Group Financial Controller

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney

• Type: Permanent, full time

The opportunity

• Group Financial Controller professional reporting to the Group Head of FP&A and Corporate Development

• Join a major Australian and International Insurer

• It’s Our Moment and Yours Too – Let's make it Happen.

Your new role

As the Group Financial Controller, reporting to the Group Head of FP&A and Corporate Development, you will play a critical role in overseeing financial control and statutory reporting. Your focus will be on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial results, while supporting sustainable, profitable growth aligned with the company’s strategic business plans.

This role is essential in fostering strong, collaborative relationships with the Group Shared Services Centre, divisional financial control teams, global finance operations, global reinsurance finance & operations, global tax teams, and external auditors. Your ability to effectively manage these key partnerships will be critical to ensuring seamless financial operations and compliance across the organisation.

Other key accountabilities include:

• Manage the Group’s close and consolidation process to meet external reporting deadlines, working closely with counterparts in Divisional finance teams

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including Group and Divisional Finance teams, Operations and systems teams, together with auditors and regulatory bodies.

• Support the external and internal audit process ensuring that all information is compiled and available for the audit process.

• Manage and develop financial systems and procedure to meet current and anticipated future financial accounting and reporting in line with corporate and regulatory requirements

• Actively motivate the team and act as a catalyst for action and change within finance and QBE more broadly.

• Manage the preparation and production of financial reports/accounts to ensure complete, timely and accurate delivery of information.

• Provide regular and ad hoc management information to support and inform decision making.

• Manage the Group’s reporting requirements including for sustainability, regulatory reporting and investments and treasury reporting

• Manage, develop and organise team members and ensure resources are appropriately allocated to fit business needs.

About you

This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned Financial Controller and accounting professional who has worked in a complex organisation within the General Insurance Industry. We are seeking a dynamic and influential leader with a proven track record of collaborating on a global level. You will have a passion for continuous process improvement and operational excellence.

Other key skills and experiences include:

• Strong accounting and consolidation skills with an understanding of international reporting standards.

• Advanced experience in finance and accounting systems (Oracle GCS)

• Strong reporting skills with an ability to articulate financial matters to a broad audience.

• Proven ability to lead a team and work under pressure and deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective communication at all levels within the organisation.

About QBE

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. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 11,000 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.

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

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

• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 12 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer since 2022 - the definitive national LGBTIQ+ benchmark for workplace inclusion recognising employers achieving Gold status for 4 or more years

• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates

• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected]

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Application Close Date: 26/09/2024 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.