Finance Lead

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 27 countries?

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ more than 13,000 people around the world.

QBE Europe SA/NV is headquartered in Brussels and while we are international in our outlook, we are also proudly local in our operations with Nordic offices in Stockholm and Copenhagen.

We're recruiting a Finance Lead to join our international European team! You will be based in Sweden and report to our Finance Manager in Germany.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support business operations.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives in forecasting and 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.
• 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 to protect the organisation's profits.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial systems and procedures.

About you

Preferred Work Experience includes:

• Work experience in a BPO/shared service environment, preferably with work experience in Insurance.
• Experience in a relevant role post qualification (Financial Control in a Global Insurance or Finance Services organisation).
• People management, financial services and/or accounting experience, with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Background in budgeting, forecasting process, monthly analyses and reports, managing and supporting Budget and Reforecasting submissions, preparation of ad hoc financial projections and analysis, building and updating profitability.
• Experience managing a highly performing team, working on a global team, leading and supporting continuous improvement of dynamic forecasting and reporting processes.
• 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, significant accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation.
• Prior experience in review or preparation of financial accounts, and accounting for multinational business.

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Certifications as an accountant.

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://qbeeurope.com/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. 

QBE Awards 

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee 

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

 We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

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.