Primary Details

• Location: Leeds / London

• Type: Permanent full time

• Hybrid role happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity to join QBEs growing Regulatory Reporting team. As a Regulatory Reporting Accountant youll play a key role in delivering high-quality regulatory reporting while contributing to process improvements and system enhancements. With regulatory requirements constantly evolving this role offers significant scope for growth learning and career progression. Were looking for someone proactive adaptable and eager to make an impactwhether youre part-qualified or newly qualified your fresh perspective and drive will be highly valued.

Your New Role:

• Support the production of regulatory returns ensuring accurate reporting and in line with respective timescales across a range of local and overseas regulators (Lloyds PRA NBB etc.)

• Support the preparation and maintenance of accurate accounting records in accordance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance with legal regulatory codes of conduct and best practice guidelines

• Collaborate with the wider regulatory reporting team to uphold high standards of output and service contributing to a culture of accountability quality and continuous improvement.

• Support the development and implementation of process enhancements including automation and system improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in reporting activities.

• Provide high-quality financial insights and analysis to support internal decision-making and enhance understanding of regulatory and financial performance.

• Monitor and adapt to evolving regulatory requirements contributing to the design and implementation of appropriate governance and control frameworks.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders including internal teams external auditors and regulatory bodies to ensure effective communication and service delivery.

• Contribute to a culture of learning and progression bringing fresh perspectives a proactive mindset and a willingness to grow within a fast-paced and evolving regulatory environment.

About you:

• Experience within the insurance or broader financial services industry is essential with a solid understanding of the regulatory landscape and reporting expectations in these sectors.

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent) with a strong foundation in financial and regulatory accounting principles.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the organisation and tailor messaging to different audiences.

• Collaborative and flexible team player capable of working independently while involving others appropriately across the wider finance function and business.

• Strong attention to detail with high levels of numeracy and literacy to ensure accuracy in reporting and analysis.

• Effective time management and prioritisation skills able to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced evolving environment.

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach to identifying improvements and implementing solutions.

• Proficiency in accounting systems and tools including strong Excel skills; experience with Power BI Alteryx and other financial reporting software is highly desirable.

Why QBE At My Best

At QBE we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best thats why we have created At My Best. Its our connection our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesnt 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. Its in the culture of our business our QBE DNA to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

Were an international insurer thats building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict whats around the corner but at QBE were 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 ( more than more than 13000 people working across 27 countries were 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. 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 planets 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 5000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won been a finalist for and shortlisted for include;

• 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 Womens 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 QBEs 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 nextIf you have a passion to contribute to QBEs 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 lets make it happen!

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