Senior Analyst

Primary Details

Senior Analyst

London

Permanent (Hybrid)

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join QBE Blue Ocean & Equator’s (BO&E’s) dynamic team.

This is a non-traditional, dual-focussed role, where you'll support BO&E planning, forecasting, and actual reporting processes and will be heavily involved in BO&E’s strategic projects, including capital solutions.

Your new role

Reporting to BO&E’s Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you'll use your presentational skills to prepare feasibility studies and business cases. You'll carry out Profit/Loss, Balance Sheet, and Capital financial impact assessments.

Other responsibilities:

• Support accurate, timely, and insightful monitoring of the financial performance of BO&E
• Support the delivery of BO&E’s planning, forecasting, preliminary, and actual results processes for BO&E’s management and statutory reporting
• Contribute as a core member of project teams delivering strategic priorities and capital solutions. This includes preparing feasibility studies and business cases and carrying out financial impact assessments.
• Build a foundation of trust with Group, Divisional, and BO&E team-members and play an active role in cultivating an Enterprise QBE mindset

About you

To be successful as the Senior Analyst you'll have experience within accounting, finance, actuarial, or capital solutions, ideally in the insurance or financial services industry.

Other skills you'll need:

• Relevant degree in accounting, finance, actuarial, or related field
• Good excel and analytical skills, including ability to prepare financial analysis
• Good presentations skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• An ability to interpret data and work systematically through complex matters and positively influence outcomes

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/). 

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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 2022 Winner – 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 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 QBE’s 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 (Link).