Senior Business Analyst - Finance & Actuarial

Senior Business Analyst – Finance & Actuarial Role Overview

The purpose of this role is to analyse business needs, document requirements, manage stakeholders, and support testing processes to ensure successful solutions are delivered.

• London
• Permanent, Full-Time (Hybrid)

• Work with stakeholders to implement business‑led change and support business objectives.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert for key internal stakeholders, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Assist in development of project documentation and best practices.
• Support end‑users by ensuring thorough understanding of user requirements and providing relevant process documentation.
• Collaborate with developers and subject‑matter experts to develop functional specifications that design and document the desired outcome of system enhancement/development.
• Participate in implementation planning and support successful outcomes.
• Complete system and procedure performance testing, providing recommendations for improvement.

• Background in insurance is essential.
• Finance / Actuarial experience, particularly exposure to regulatory environments or finance transformation initiatives is advantageous.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and user stories.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Mindset that challenges the status quo and proposes new ideas.
• Experience working closely with technology/delivery teams.
• Working understanding of process integrated with technology systems in an agile framework.
• Strong organisational skills – able to manage multiple deliverables.
• Business analysis, technical analysis, and process improvement experience.
• Broad understanding in IT, exposure to business process re‑engineering, commercial analysis, development and monitoring of SLAs, and business transformation.
• Data analysis experience.
• Process mapping experience.

Having the right to work in the UK is required for this role. Sponsorship may be considered at QBE’s discretion.

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – balancing work and life is important; flexible working opportunities are open to all, including part‑time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan; employer contributions of 10% of basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and your family.
• Family friendly policies – offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short‑term remote work abroad – can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing – pension strategy supports a net‑zero goal; investment focus on green businesses.
• Cycle‑to‑Work – benefit from exercise whilst making commute greener; bike/ accessories up to £5,000.

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.