Senior Finance Manager, Management Reporting

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Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee

Senior Finance Manager, Management Reporting

London/ Hybrid

FTC for 12 – 24  months 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Financial Reporting team as a Senior Finance Manager for Management reporting on a 12–24 month fixed term basis. The purpose of this role is to oversee the delivery of precise and timely financial data for the QBE Group and its divisions, ensuring compliance with statutory and management reporting standards. This position involves leading the identification of reporting needs at a portfolio level and developing the necessary procedures and tools to fulfil these requirements effectively.

Your New Role:  

• Develop the functional strategy and prioritise operational deliverables and activities of the Group Finance team.

• Design, build and enhance a reporting and operational framework in order to meet requirements of key stakeholders plus statutory and regulatory reporting submissions

• Produce reports for presentation to the EO executives and Boards on financial performance on a regular and ad hoc basis

• Contribute to the overall strategy for the department across the organization

• Ensure that financial data and reports comply with the appropriate management, statutory and regulatory requirements, plus QBE Group accounting guidance and best practice guidelines

• Manage the preparation and production of regular reporting to Group ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.

• Deliver high-quality and timely financial information for internal and external reporting deadlines.

• Regularly monitor and review reporting requirements (including documentation of procedures) in order to ensure compliance

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to understand their issues and determine their requirements

• Maintain regular communication with peers across QBE, as appropriate to ensure consistency, transfer of knowledge and promotion of best practice

• Produce and submit all executive management reports, statutory reports, regulatory returns and Group finance reports in line with specified timescales to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements

• Continue to seek out improvements in system reporting and interpretation of results to enhance quality of delivery

• Work closely with Group Business Solutions to identify appropriate system solutions to meet business needs.

• Provide support to Group finance activities such as financing transactions and accounting advice.

• Promote a culture of high performance and strong technical knowledge within the team.

• Actively mentor team members to assist in their personal development.

About you:   

• Qualified Accountant

• Strong financial accounting background.

• Experience in strategic analysis.

• Experience in developing management and statutory reporting processes and systems.

• Practical experience in management and financial reporting environments.

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Why QBE? At My Best  

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.  

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.? 

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/). 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.  

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website. 

At My Best – QBE Benefits  

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.  As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!  

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. 

• Flexible working – balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours. 

• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary. 

• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.  

• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent. 

• Short term remote work abroad – you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad. 

  Sustainable investing – we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, s