Senior Financial Accountant

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney
• Type: 6-month Fixed Term Contract, full time
• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity to join QBE as a Senior Financial Accountant. In this role you will oversee the management of accounting processes both onshore and offshore to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and continuity of operation.

This opportunity will provide exposure to a number of business areas across QBE, within both Group and regional divisions.

Your new role

In this role you will:

• Oversee and review the offshore financial closing process for Group Head Office (GHO) entities, including bank reconciliation, transaction recording, and period-end reporting.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of hedging instructions, confirm maturing hedge positions with Treasury FX dealers, and manage operational foreign exchange exposures.
• Prepare and review quarterly financial reports, including Corporate Divisional Analytical reports and statutory deliverables, and perform internal verification for report disclosures.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders on ad-hoc requests and inquiries, including Tax, Treasury, Investment Accounting, and Audit teams.
• Liaise with external auditors for interim and year-end audits, provide financial guidance, and support the Financial Accounting Manager in implementing finance department strategies.

About you

In order to succeed in this role, you will need:

• Relevant prior experience within a financial accounting role, preferably within a Financial Services organisation
• Excellent technical accounting knowledge of AGAAP/IFRS relevant to head office companies along with good understanding of technical accounting and reporting compliance.
• Attention to details and strong analytical skills in spreadsheets, data analysis and reconciliation procedures
• Effective time management skills with the ability to manage priorities to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Accounting qualifications such as CA/CPA or equivalent
• Good knowledge of governance and control

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 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.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE - let's make it happen!

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
• 18 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
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program 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 and let's make it happen!

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 recognise 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 recruitment@qbe.com

Application Close Date: 05/09/2024 11:59 PM

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.