Primary Responsibilities
• Strategy and Planning
•Contribute to the attainment of the team’s operating plan to maximize productivity and performance
•Provide recommendations on business improvement plans and strategies
•Recommend resolutions of issues being raised by onshore partners or by the business by coordinating with various stakeholder as needed.
•Policy, Process and Procedures
•Ensure all processes conducted are documented in a standard format and maintained in an accessible fashion
•Contribute to the refinement of processes and procedures to improve systems and procedures by recommending process improvement initiatives, adhere to the current business needs and other changes needed by the stakeholder.
•Resolve issues and concern outside of the standardized process by seeking support and assistance to various department applicable.
•Comply on provided legislations, industry codes, company policies and procedures
•Environmental Awareness and Customer Focus
•Establish and maintain an efficient or effective relationship with finance teams.
•Resolve daily issues and escalations, provide valuable contribution for their resolutions, and communicate information to the team to prevent further issues.
•Maintain good business relationship with onshore partners by gaining trust and confidence through quality of work, timely feedback and response.
•Technical Performance
•Ensure consistency and effective suite of reports e.g. general ledger and results provided to business enabling management to monitor business profitability
•Perform high complexity and urgent tasks like monthly expense reports, management commentaries, variance analysis and other reports presented to high level onshore business partners
•Responsible for the preparation of the monthly deliverables such as expense journal workings, reclassification of accounts, and management reports.
•Responsible for AU GSSC support in relation to Blackline Reconciliation and ATO returns such as Stamp Duty and BAS queries in case of any unusual/significant movement.
•Primary point of contact between AU onshore FBPs within GSSC. Filter queries answerable within GSSC and coordinate those that will require onshore assistance.
•People Management
•Provide technical expertise and role modeling to Sr. analysts, analysts and specialists.
Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Required Experience
• 5 years relevant experience
Preferred Competencies/Skills
• Strong skills in spreadsheets, data analysis, reconciliations and all other end to end accounting process.
•Advanced Problem solving skills and analytical skills
•Very good attention to detail for review and control purposes
•Excellent presentation skills
•Proficiency in MS tools especially in Excel
•Strong communication skills
•Can work as an individual contributor with minimal supervision from Service Manager or Team Leader
Preferred Experience
• 4 to 5 years in an accounting role, with preferably 2 to 3 years in management accounting, financial planning and analysis role
•Accounting, preferably CPA, CMA or CFA
•Insurance background an advantage
Preferred Licenses/Certifications
• CPA, CMA or CFA
Preferred Knowledge
• Fundamental knowledge of organizational accounting procedures
•Thorough understanding of Insurance accounting business in relation to business units being supported
•Knowledge of appropriate regulatory or statutory frameworks and how they impact on the insurance sectors
•Resourcefulness in providing solution to various business needs and adoptability to changing organization and industry environment
QBE Cultural DNA
• Everything we do at QBE is underpinned by our DNA (which interlinks seven cultural elements) – because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. We expect all employees to role model and inspire the right behaviours that link to our cultural elements:
•We are customer-focused
•We are technical experts
•We are inclusive
•We are fast-paced
•We are courageous
•We are accountable
•We are a team
•All employees are expected to adhere to QBE’s Code of Ethics and Conduct and apply sound risk management practices
US Only - Disclaimer
• To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
Job Type
• Individual Contributor
Global Disclaimer
• The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee’s normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.