Senior Finance Business Partner

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee

Senior Finance Business Partner           

London or Leeds

Permanent (Hybrid)

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner to join Ed Quiery’s Business Partnering team.  In this role you will provide high-quality finance business partnering to senior leadership within QBE Re, managing financial planning, management reporting, and analysis for supported leaders.

This role involves providing strategic support and insight to the Executive Director – QBE Re International, as well as providing accurate and timely management reporting to key stakeholders.  You will play a key role in the setting, validating and challenge on the business plans, as well as providing insight and input to the monthly close, quarterly close and prelim processes.

Your new role

• Provide Finance support to enable the delivery of the QBE Re International business plan, managing relationships and supporting senior management decision-making.

• Develop and implement financial planning processes, challenging expense plans and identifying cost-saving initiatives.

• Support the preparation and consolidation of the budget, providing regular management information and analysis.

• Develop strong relationships with senior management and act as a trusted business adviser on finance matters.

• Provide regular updates to improve commercial awareness and manage team resources effectively.

• Contribute to functional strategy development and translate it into achievable targets and goals.

• Prioritise workloads, balance conflicting demands and ensure alignment with business strategy.

• Manage operational budgets, support compliance, and drive continuous improvement.

About you

• Extensive experience in financial roles.

• Data analysis and reporting experience.

• Increasing levels of responsibility.

• Experience managing or leading others.

• Experience managing business change programmes.

• Managing customer support/operational management.

• Project management and change management experience.

• Extensive experience supporting business stakeholders.

• Management accounting experience in client support role.

• Making impactful finance to business presentations.

• Post qualified experience in industry or financial services.

• Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role.  QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

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

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. 

• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours. 

• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary. 

• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.  

• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent. 

• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad. 

• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own. 

• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000. 

To find out more visit our  Reward Page 

QBE Awards  

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

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year,
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Execut

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