Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To manage the integrity and provision of business financial, management and regulatory information to meet Executive management, corporate, statutory and regulatory requirements and maintain financial control and management.

Responsibilities:

In the area of Financial Reporting (GL), Operations (AP) and Investments, to:

Strategy and Planning

• Budgeting and forecast exercises.

Policy, Process and Procedures

• Oversee and manage relevant area of responsibility to ensure compliance with the appropriate statutory, legal and regulatory requirements, codes of conduct and best practice guidelines.
• Monitor and review internal reporting processes to ensure they meet executive management, corporate, regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Resolve financial and/or management accounting and regulatory issues to ensure accurate reporting.
• Support the development of financial systems and procedures to meet current and future financial accounting and reporting requirements in line with executive management and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the refinement of processes and procedures to improve financial accounting systems and procedures.
• Manage internal controls over authorities and banking signatories to ensure continuous integrity of processes are maintained and adhered to (if applicable).

Environmental Awareness/Customer Focus

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders together with auditors, banking, regulators and rating agencies 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.

Technical Performance

• 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 the financials.
• Manage the production and delivery of reports on business performance and progress for Group, Board and stakeholder to support and inform decision making management and performance.
• Provide support in sourcing and executing investment opportunities, liaising with Investee’s committee members, and ensuring that best financial and non-financial practices, including group treasury policy and investment policies are adhered to.
• Cash flow management and assist in clearing bank reconciliation items.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects as and when required by reporting manager

People Management

• Manage a team of finance employees to ensure that the overall output and quality of the service provided by the team meets customer expectations and is within specified levels.
• Motivate and develop the finance team so as to ensure the required standards of performance are met.
• Provide technical expertise and mentoring to Finance Services Analysts and Specialists.
• Support the general management and development of the Finance and Accounts department to ensure effective use of resources in line with business needs

Requirement :

• 5+ years experience in an accounting role.
• Work experience in a BPO/shared service environment is preferred or an advantage.
• Proven post qualification experience within the insurance or Financial Services industry desirable.
• Experience of networking/liaison with internal and external customers.
• Professional accounting qualification.
• Strong technical knowledge of the current statutory, legal and regulatory and Group requirements (IFRS 17 reporting experience will be advantageous).
• Current best practice for financial management and reporting.
• Good understanding of IT solutions to address finance accounting, regulatory and reporting issues.

Application Close Date: 30/05/2024 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

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