Primary Details

Senior Finance Business Partner

Permanent (Hybrid)
Location: Brussels or London

About QBE

At QBE we get to the heart of what matters for our customers and we do it with a human touch.
Were an international insurer with over 13000 people across 26 countries which means were big enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a meaningful impact.

Its an exciting time to join us as we continue building momentum towards our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact at work and in the world
As part of the QBE team youll work every day with people who are passionate talented and kind.

The Opportunity

Were looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to lead all aspects of business partnering across a division of QBE European Operations. This is a key strategic role where you will provide credible insight challenge decisionmaking and help QBE Re achieve its goals through strong financial leadership.

What sets this opportunity apart is the breadth of influence youll hold shaping financial performance driving operational efficiency strengthening decision frameworks and leading a highperforming team in a complex fastmoving environment.

Your New Role

In this role youll act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership bringing clarity commercial challenge and forwardlooking insight that drives stronger business outcomes.
Youll play a central role in ensuring accuracy of financial results leading key projects from a finance perspective and embedding best practice across planning reporting and cost management.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the Business Partnering strategy across the division proactively managing key relationships and supporting change management and senior decisionmaking.

• Lead the financial planning and reforecasting processes across the divisions cost base.

• Challenge expense plans to ensure delivery within budget and partner with senior management on costsaving initiatives.

• Drive ad hoc operational efficiency projects to improve financial discipline and commercial awareness.

• Establish management board expectations and lead standardisation across a complex decisionmaking matrix.

• Work with EO and Group Finance teams to continuously update improve and redesign management reporting.

• Direct the preparation and consolidation of the divisions budget in support of the overall EO finance plan.

• Provide regular standardised management information and lead ad hoc analysis to support business decisions.

• Lead monthly commentary analysis and communication across the division.

About You

This role offers the opportunity to shape how finance supports the business and influences decisionmaking. Youll enjoy working in an environment where you can collaborate with senior leaders offer thoughtful challenge and help build financial understanding across the division. You bring a practical mindset a focus on partnership and an interest in helping others make wellinformed decisions.

Youll also feel comfortable guiding improvements across processes supporting change and contributing to a more consistent and transparent financial framework. You value clarity open communication and a team culture where people learn from each other.

What Youll Need:

• Ability to build effective working relationships across the business.

• Comfortable engaging with and influencing senior colleagues when priorities need to be aligned.

• Ability to explain finance concepts in a clear and accessible way to nonfinance audiences.

• Comfortable offering challenge when needed in a constructive solutionsfocused way.

• Clear communication skills that support understanding across different groups.

• Ability to represent Finance in conversations with stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to navigate discussions facilitate agreement and support informed decisions.

• A solid foundation in accounting principles and management information.

• Experience leading people processes or projects within a finance environment.

• Ability to identify options solve problems and support practical outcomes in a complex organisation.

• Background in management accounting within a businessfacing or stakeholderfocused role.

• Experience contributing to or leading project or change work.

• Experience gained within industry or financial services.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

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.

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Awards & Recognition

We value our employees experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Winner of Excellence in Diversity Equity & Inclusion Award 2025 at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program

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

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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.