Primary Details

• Location: Leeds

• Type: Permanent, full time

• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity:  

An exciting opportunity has opened within our Reporting Centre of Excellence (CoE) for a Reporting Accountant, Regulatory. In this role you will work to deliver the process and models that support our external regulatory reporting requirements.

This role will involve the delivery of multiple challenging processes across a variety of complex regulatory reporting models. Delivery is to internal Subject Matter Experts who own the technical knowledge and legislative understanding, the role of the Reporting Accountant is to operate and improve the process to support the detailed reporting requirements.

This opportunity within the Reporting CoE team is a great entry point into both QBE and the reporting space with a focus on the regulatory reporting requirements.

If you’re detail-oriented, process-driven, and eager to grow in a supportive finance environment – we’d love to hear from you.

Your New Role:  

• Ongoing delivery of reporting requirements into the regulatory subject matter experts to meet internal and external monthly and ad-hoc reporting timelines

• Drive the continuous improvement, development and automation of production for reporting solutions across multiple areas of financial reporting and analytics

• Maintain consistency of processes between business areas and functions to enable effective analysis and comparison where necessary. Ensuring one version of the financial truth across the all reporting requirements

• Ensure that the needs of business clients/users are fully understood and proactively resolve issues and queries in order to facilitate effective reporting

• Build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including external audit) in order to assist in the delivery and implementation of objectives.

• Support the development and delivery of reporting solutions which are fit for purpose and support user needs and requirements

About you:   

In order to thrive in the role as a Reporting Accountant, Regulatory here at QBE, we would expect you to have working experience in most of the following areas:

• Part Qualified/Qualified Accountant or comparable experience, preferably gained within the insurance industry. 3+ years of accounting experience

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

• Significant experience of working in a complex financial services environment, insurance industry experience preferred

• Track record of demonstrable process change and improvement

• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and x-lookups; ability to analyse, interpret and communicate financial data

• A ''can-do'' attitude to driving change in established businesses and an ability to deal with ambiguity during change, having the ability to challenge and influence commercial decisions.

• Knowledge of relevant reporting and analytical tools with enthusiasm to embrace new tools

• Experience of Oracle, HFM, Hyperion, PowerBI, PowerQuery, Alteryx and other automation tools a significant advantage

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://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.  As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!