Financial Delivery Analyst - QBE Management Services (UK) Limited : Job Details

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee

An interesting a varied position within the Financial Delivery team working to support the Finance and Actuarial departments deliver results to pre-agreed timelines. This role is a perfect entry role to the company giving the successful applicant a wide exposure to many aspects of an operational role within Finance.

Your new role

• Support the creation and tracking of Finance, Actuarial and Solvency plans

• Support the month end process by updating the pre-agreed plans

• Manage the Quarterly FCM process (Group reporting tool) to ensure correct responsible people are updated and tasks are completed to agreed timelines.

• Support the Co-ordination of monthly IT process & when required run the process (revals & translations)

• Understand where escalations are required and channel appropriately in a timely manner

• Identify & be confident in suggesting new approaches and ideas to benefit the department

• Keep the Delivery Teams Channel up to date as required

• Keep the Delivery Teams issue logs up to date as required

• Manage the under/overs process quarterly

• Support the co-ordination of the Finance & Actuarial audit for PwC, Mazars & EY

• Support keeping the Delivery Teams masterplans up to date

• Set up & attend meetings with Stakeholders & where necessary record the actions

• Be an example to the rest of the FAL department as a person with unshakeable customer led mindset and encourage this thinking throughout Finance, Actuarial & Legal

About you

• Communications skills – good communication skills both verbal and written are required for this role. Also the candidate should be able to demonstrate ability to change style and approach to the audience and message to be delivered

• Organised - Excellent organisational skills are required for this role

• Confidence- Able to demonstrate confidence of working with Stakeholders across all levels of the Organisation as well as third parties (eg auditors)

• Reactive- Ability to work under pressure and with a sense of urgency when required- this can be a demanding role

• Flexibility- the role will demand hours outside the core hours in critical periods, we are also flexible when there is downtime. There is also a need to be able to prioritise actions & understand the criticality of the re-prioritisation

• Motivated- whilst line management is very supportive with hybrid working there will be time when the successful applicant will be required to work independently at home , this requires a good level of self motivation. We expect the same quality of work from home as in the office

• IT literate- Strong skills in Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook. Also understanding of Power BI & other analytical tools is useful. . Ideally able to interpret basic analytical data

Preferred experience:

Whilst the below are desirable they are not a pre-requisite for this job & we will consider all applicants put forward by our HR partners if they have exceptional soft skills and can demonstrate the above competencies:

• Part qualified accounting or actuarial, or equivalent body

• Experience of motivating teams

• Commercial awareness and negotiation skills, combined with experience of working with 3rd party strategic partners

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 - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

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 (https://careers/flex-qbe/).#LI-Hybrid

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

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada

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. 

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 fosterin