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The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part qualified Accountant to pursue and develop a successful career within a friendly, dynamic and committed insurance company. QBE is an international insurer and reinsurer, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. We employ more than 11,000 people, with a local presence in 27 countries.

Due to our continued commitment for growth in our Leeds office, we have an opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our Finance Operations team. The Finance Operations team are responsible for ensuring the integrity of the financial results and the control over the balance sheet to minimise risk.

As a Financial Accountant, you will take ownership of aspects of accounting and balance sheet substantiation activities ensuring the accuracy and consistency of underlying data, and will liaise with external and internal customers to manage expectations and ensure continued process excellence.

At QBE, we are passionate about helping to support and are committed to your growth and development. We'll strive to give you the opportunity to build your breadth of skills and provide you with a range of experiences to meet the demands we face at work today, and in the years ahead.

Your new role

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Detailed understanding of the Finance business plan to appropriately align service delivery

• Contribute to the development of team's business plan in order to maximize productivity and performance

• Participate in meetings, as required, in order to share and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice.

• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met.

• Contribute and manage the refinement of process, procedures and systems to continuously improve the efficiency of accounting activities.

• Provide high level advice, guidance and information on financial matters to support decision making and improve understanding on financial management.

• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including internal and external auditors, to ensure service delivery meets customer expectations

Your story so far

Given the fast pace and cyclical demand, it's important that you already have an understanding of the workings of a finance department and be driven to succeed.?

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

• Be a part-qualified accountant (for example ACA, ACCA or CIMA)?or equivalent or have relevant years of working experience

• Have an in depth understanding of best-practice accounting (in an insurance environment preferred,?although strong candidates from other industries will be considered)

• Have good working knowledge of relevant accounting software and tools?

• Can demonstrate experience of structured process improvement in an accounting environment

• Be confident building controls into processes

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. 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.

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

Employer of the Year 2022Winner - Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year

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

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 know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.

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 NOW! 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.

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

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.