Senior Manager, Financial Reporting Production

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To lead and direct a team of finance professionals that provides management with relevant financial information, to uphold a high quality of service and meet deadlines.

As our function continues to evolve and grow, we're offering an exciting opportunity within the Reporting Centre of Excellence (CoE) to lead the Financial Reporting Production for our Corporate and Regulatory obligations. We are looking for a skilled individual who thrives in a dynamic environment, brings strategic insight to complex challenges and is passionate about driving operational excellence.

If you're a confident leader with a strong background in finance and a desire to influence change across a growing function, this is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of financial reporting transformation and make a real impact within the business.

Your New Role
This role offers broad exposure across Finance, Actuarial and Legal (FAL), with the chance to influence and improve day-to-day processes and operations. You'll be responsible for directing a team of qualified and part-qualified finance professionals, ensuring the delivery of high-quality financial information and maintaining service excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and production of accurate financial reporting for Group, Statutory, Regulatory and Lloyd's submissions, in a timely manner
• Design, build and continuously enhance the reporting and operational framework to meet evolving internal and external stakeholder needs
• Lead, manage, coach and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a high-performance culture to ensure the team achieves their professional development goals
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to increase efficiency, accuracy and scalability of reporting activities and enhance the quality and relevance of financial insights
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across Operations, Tax, Actuarial, Risk Management, Legal, Compliance, Underwriting and Group Finance
• Collaborate cross-functionally to understand reporting requirements, resolve issues and identify opportunities for improvement
• Support transformation initiatives and play a key role in shaping the future of the Reporting Centre of Excellence
• Monitor changes in regulatory requirements and proactively adapt reporting processes to maintain compliance to ensure all financial data and reports comply with statutory, regulatory and internal governance standards, including QBE Group accounting guidance

About You

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with extensive post-qualification experience in insurance accounting and reporting within the Lloyd's market
• Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing finance teams
• Significant working knowledge of the insurance sector and Lloyd's regulatory reporting requirements including QMA, QMB, RRQ and Syndicate Accounts
• Deep knowledge of financial accounting standards such as UK GAAP & IFRS
• Strong understanding of regulatory and statutory reporting requirements such as Solvency II and Lloyd's reporting frameworks
• Strong desire to improve and develop innovative solutions to complex reporting challenges
• Experience with financial systems and reporting tools such as Oracle, SAP, TM1, Workday or similar
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions with stakeholders of all seniority levels

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.

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.

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.  We offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you

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, Executive Director UK insurance
AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner:
Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024:
QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner:
Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner:
Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023:
QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

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 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. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE's sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative 'Premiums4Good', please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

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 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.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen

Skills:
Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Management, Financial Products, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Reporting and Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Working Independently

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.