Senior Finance Business Partner - Technology and Transformation

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Senior Finance Business Partner – Technology and Transformation

London

The Opportunity

QBE Europe is currently recruiting to join a well-established and successful expense finance team in our London office. In this role you will lead a team of 2 Portfolio Finance Officers who provide expert financial knowledge guidance and challenge to our Transformation Office and Program Delivery team on delivery of initiatives and their value realisation.

Your new role

• Proactive Business Partnering by reaching out and exploring the activities of the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) and their leadership teams.

• Present financials at the Transformation Forum and to other key stakeholders.

• Finance representative for QBE Europe at relevant Group Technology and Transformation meetings.

• Develop strong relationships and credibility with the respective divisional personnel, and act as a trusted adviser on matters relating to finance.

• Lead the financial planning and analysis process for the Technology and Transformation functions ensuring accurate tracking vs. budget/reforecast; investigation & explanation for variances arising; and communication of performance to key stakeholders. Add commercial value through delivery of clear, targeted analytics to enable appropriate management action to be taken and commercial value delivered.

• Partner your internal customers with the pursuit of operational efficiency. Or by performing ad hoc analysis and forward-looking strategic projections over the cost base as required.

• Act as an exemplar to the team and the wider finance community of an unshakeable customer-led mind-set

• Drive continuous improvements in processes and reporting to ensure that the activities of the team best deliver the requirements of our customers.

• Build a strong culture of accountability, to ensure output and quality of the services meet stakeholder/customer expectations and are in line with agreed KPIs

• Invest in development and give individuals in your team the opportunity to expand and diversify their knowledge and experience.

• Provide visible leadership and deliver effective and timely communications to the CFO, CTO and CIO

About you

To thrive in the role as a Senior Finance Business Partner here at QBE, we would expect you to have working experience in most of the following areas: 

• Proven ability to build successful internal business relationships.

• Networking skills and influencing skills to ensure priorities are met.

• Ability to simplify and communicate finance terminology to non-financial colleagues

• Be resilient to challenge and not afraid to back themselves with senior management.

• Communicates effectively at all levels within the organization

• Ability to represent Finance to all stakeholders

• Negotiates, persuades and influences across QBE and external network

• Strong accounting skills

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 (https://careers/flex-qbe/). 

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.  

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website. 

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.  FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!  

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. 

Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours. 

Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary. 

Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.  

Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent. 

Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad. 

Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own. Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000. 

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