Senior Financial Accountant

4 days ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant to join our Insurance Accounting function within the Corporate Reporting team at QBE Management Services (UK) Limited.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review and challenge the Syndicate underwriting results, working closely with the Finance Business Partners.
  • Review the reserves in conjunction with the Actuarial Department to ensure completeness and accuracy.
  • Produce commentary for senior management around the Syndicate results, reviewing late adjustments, bridging analysis, group balance sheet analytics and COB reviews on a quarterly basis.
  • Oversee and provide data into the annual Statement of Actuarial Opinion (SAO), UK Tax and US Level II returns.
  • Involvement in producing the Lloyd's QMA and QMB quarterly returns.
  • Assist in the monthly and quarterly close process, including preparation and posting of underwriting and non-underwriting journals for the Lloyd's Syndicates for submission to the (Re) / Insurance Finance Director, senior European (EO) management and Group.
  • Ensure the statutory books and records are properly maintained in accordance with QBE Accounting policies and market best practice and the balance sheet appropriately reflects the Syndicate position.
  • Assist on ad hoc tasks in the wider reporting team. For example Statutory Accounts, Review of other QBE company results and submission.
  • Assist on Projects impacting Financial Reporting.
Requirements
  • Qualified Accountant (ACCA or equivalent).
  • Significant experience of working in a complex financial services environment.
  • Recent or current experience of working as an Accountant.
  • Strong financial accounting background with experience of reviewing Insurance Underwriting results preferable. Familiarity with Oracle and TM1 would be desirable but not essential.
  • Experienced MS Excel user (pivots, if statements, lookups and experience of working with large amounts of data) and other MS Office applications.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Working for a Syndicate or Company Insurance Accounting team would be desirable.
About QBE

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.

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.

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.



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