Finance Accounting Operations Team Leader
The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate the operational and day-to-day management of accounting and reporting activities within the Finance Accounting Operations team. This includes ensuring an accurate and timely month-end close, preparing regulatory returns, supporting the annual external audit, and supporting finance business partners. The role involves analysing, reviewing, and approving team outputs, implementing changes and policies, and providing high-level business analysis and recommendations to key stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
Additionally, this role leverages deep financial expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive the achievement of the organization's overarching goals by enabling sound financial management and decision-making.
About QBE
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch. We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support business operations.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives in reporting processes.
- Manage day-to-day delivery of team services to meet specific needs of the business.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on financial matters.
- Preparation of regulatory returns.
- Drive process optimisation and efficiency targets.
- Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Provide financial management leadership in areas such as tax, financial reporting, and treasury management to the finance team.
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports and forecasts for the organisation.
- Establish effective financial controls.
- Support the development and maintenance of financial systems and procedures.
- Significant accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation, and sound understanding of relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS
17). - People management, financial services and/or accounting experience, with increasing levels of responsibility.
- Background in planning and forecasting process, monthly analyses and reports, building complex financial models, managing and supporting Budget and Reforecasting submissions, preparation of ad hoc financial projections and analysis, building and updating profitability and cash flow models, drawdown funding, special financial planning and analysis projects.
- Experience of technical transformation processes and change management.
- Experience working within a global team, to lead and support continuous improvement in reporting processes and financial controls.
- Project management and change management experience,
- Proven experience in taking active accountability for own workload, consistent and constructive people management capabilities, working with all levels of an organisation.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:'Hybrid Working' – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Awards & Recognition
We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
Qorus Reinvention Awards APAC 2025:
Gold winner in the ESG category
Digital Insurance Awards APAC:
Digital Insurance
- Insurer Leader 2025 HKB Technology Excellence Awards:
Automation
- Insurance
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Financial Accounting, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Talent Management, Team Management
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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