Accounting Supervisor

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeThe purpose of this role is to provide leadership, direction, and coordination of operational activities within the team, focusing on driving change and optimizing service delivery. The role involves overseeing the management of accounting and reconciliaiton processes for both onshore and offshore operations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, and continuity of operation. Additionally, the role includes providing expertise in financial and statutory reporting, high-level business analysis, and ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of capital reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate accounting records following internal procedures and statutory requirements to ensure compliance.
• Provide support for timely financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements, and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Supervise the creation and approval of financial reports, ensuring quality and accuracy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Analyse and adjust regulatory reports to meet internal and external requirements.
• Provide visible leadership, effective communication, and feedback to the team.
• Manage resources and capacity for financial accounting and operations reporting processes efficiently.
• Drive process improvement and efficiency gains.
• Contribute to the overall strategy and planning to meet business targets.
• Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.

Work Experience:

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• A moderate level of relevant experience.
   

Preferred Work Experience includes:

• Extensive financial experience in the insurance industry, with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Proven experience in a financial control role or similar, with demonstrated financial literacy.
• Continuous professional development in line with professional accounting body requirements.
• Dealing with people at all levels of the organisation to be credible to senior management.
• More than some finance experience in a similar size and geographically spread organisation.
• Experience in using Oracle Hyperion Financial Management tool is an advantage.
• Experience in Financial and Statutory Reporting, Accounting, Taxation, and audit firm is advantageous.
• People management experience, preferably in Accounts Payable, T&E, and Payments.
• Experience working on a global team, preferably in a Shared Service background.
• General ledger experience in a corporate accounting or shared services function.
• Experience in BPO/Shared Services, with a strong understanding of Accounting concepts.
• Senior level roles in Financial reporting in a global Insurance or Finance Services organisation, with supervisory or management experience.

Qualifications:

Necessary Qualifications include:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Certifications as an accountant.

Global Disclaimer:

The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee's normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.

US Only Disclaimer:

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

US Only - Travel Frequency:

Occasional (approximately 5-10 trips annually)

US Only - Physical Demands:

General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.

Skills:

Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Accounting, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Management, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Results-Oriented, Risk Management, Team Management

How to Apply:

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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.

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