Accounting Manager, A&H

About the position

The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate the operational and day-to-day management of accounting and reporting activities within the A&H Accounting Operations team. This includes ensuring accurate month-end close, managing accountants, supporting business partners, and overseeing banking administration and accounts payable and receivable processes. The role involves analyzing, reviewing, and approving team outputs, implementing changes and policies, and providing high-level business analysis and recommendations to key stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Additionally, this role leverages deep financial expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive the achievement of the organization's overarching goals by enabling sound financial management and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely accounting reporting to support business operations.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives in forecasting and reporting processes.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of team services to meet specific needs of the business.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on financial matters.
• Drive process optimization and efficiency targets.
• Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Provide financial management leadership in areas such as tax, financial reporting, and treasury management to the finance team.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports and forecasts for the organization.
• Establish effective financial controls to protect the organization's profits.
• Support the development and maintenance of financial systems and procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of direct leadership experience managing a finance, accounting or operations team.
• Proven experience in a leadership role focused on driving operational efficiencies.
• Experience with developing positive relationships and providing excellent customer service.
• Self-start with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Significant experience in a relevant role post qualification (Financial Control in a Global Insurance or Finance Services organization).
• People management, financial services and/or accounting experience, with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Background in strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting process, monthly analyses and reports, building complex financial models, managing and supporting Budget and Reforecasting submissions, preparation of ad hoc financial projections and analysis, building and updating profitability and cash flow models, drawdown funding, special financial planning and analysis projects.
• Experience managing a highly performing team, working on a global team, leading and supporting continuous improvement of dynamic forecasting and reporting processes.
• Project management and change management experience, proven experience in taking active accountability for own workload, consistent and constructive people management capabilities, working with all levels of an organization, significant accounting experience within a complex financial services organization.
• Prior experience in review or preparation of financial accounts, and accounting for multinational business.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working - a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community - QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community