Primary Details

Time Type: Full time



Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working
  
  
  
  

The opportunity

• Opportunity to work for a leading Global Insurer.
• A great opportunity for a manager to join QBE’s Group Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team.
  
  
  
  

Your new role

This non-traditional, strategic role will be supporting the Head of Group Planning to manage and lead strategic initiatives across the business. Key strategic priorities include Portfolio Optimisation and Sustainable Growth. This role will also be actively involved Reinsurance Strategy and Analytics of the company.

Partnering with business and functional leaders, you will gather financial information in an accurate and timely manner, support designing of frameworks and provide commercially sound analyses to support decision making. This role will also involve identifying areas of improvement of existing process and producing materials for senior management including the Group CFO and CEO, GEC and the Board to support effective decision making by the wider business.

You will also:

• Actively contribute to the implementation of the QBE Global Finance Strategy
• Assist with the advancing and embedding of finance frameworks
• Build a foundation of trust and advisory with divisional leaders to ensure alignment with the Group Portfolio Optimisation
• Support design and analysis of reinsurance solutions and assess financial impact to the business
• Support with quarterly and annual forecasting, planning and budgeting for Group, identifying and driving improvements and acceptable outcome along the way
• Maintain a productive working relationship between Group teams and play an active role in cultivating an Enterprise mindset with Divisional teams
• Develop and maintain Group Planning & Forecasting Requirement documents and update planning models as required
  
  
  
  

About You

To be successful as the Manager, Group Planning and Forecasting you will have extensive experience within finance, actuarial, investment management or banking roles, ideally in the insurance or financial services industry.

• A relevant tertiary degree in finance, actuarial science, or business; experience in the General Insurance or Reinsurance sector is highly desirable.
• Proven experience in a managerial role, with a strong track record of leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.
• Commercially aware and financially and commercially astute mindset
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, work systematically through challenges, and positively influence outcomes.
• Experience in financial modeling is highly regarded.
• Project management experience is an advantage.
  
  
  
  

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

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:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners
  
  
  
  

Rewards & Recognition

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

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021
  
  
  
  

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected]

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Regulation, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Personal Initiative, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 10/05/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.