Head of Finance, Actuarial and Legal (FAL) Data & Change

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee

Head of Finance, Actuarial and Legal (FAL) Change, Data and Controls

Location: London or Leeds

Closing Date: Tuesday 4th March

Are you ready to make a strategic impact within a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join our team as the Head of Finance, Actuarial and Legal (FAL) Change, Data and Controls at QBE’s European Operation (EO).

The Opportunity

As the Head of FAL Change, Data and Controls, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the strategic change & data roadmap and delivering an enhanced controls framework for our finance, actuarial, and legal functions. Your collaboration with senior stakeholders, including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Finance Leadership Team (FLT), and the Director of Transformation and Technology, will be crucial in developing and executing the FAL strategy and roadmap.

If you have experience in a similar role and are a qualified Accountant or Actuary, then we want to hear from you! Apply today and you could enjoy flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and become an integral part of our innovative team.

Your New Role:

• Work with the CFO, FLT, and the Director of Transformation & Technology to drive the development and execution of the Finance, Actuarial & Legal (FAL) data & change strategy and roadmap.
• Ensure change is smoothly integrated into FAL from both internal and external sources.
• Design and deliver an enhanced control framework, including independent controls testing.
• Promote a control culture and support the Risk Maturity Self-Assessment (RMSA) and Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) processes.
• Champion data quality across FAL and strive for a “zero tolerance” to data quality issues.
• Balance BAU delivery with change initiatives by prioritising effectively and making informed decisions.
• Represent FAL’s interests at key business governance meetings, ensuring risks and issues are appropriately addressed.
• Maintain a holistic overview of change resourcing and risks across FAL.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across FAL, EO Business, and Group Finance to ensure early engagement and clear communication of change initiatives.
• Promote a high-performing risk culture and reward innovation.
• Manage performance by actively coaching, providing regular feedback, and being clear on decision-making, deadlines, and accountabilities.

About you:

• Qualified accountant or actuary
• Strong leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels and developing successful teams.
• Experienced in developing finance operating models, processes, and controls, and able to prioritise and manage workload effectively.
• Expert knowledge of finance change management and data, with experience of large-scale finance transformation within global Financial Services.
• Expert in enhancing control frameworks and SoX (or equivalent) compliance.
• Broad working knowledge of London market insurance practices.
• Skilled in matrix management, stakeholder engagement, and fostering a high-performing team culture.
• Strong people management skills with experience in finance control environments and data management.
• Skilled in data literacy and proven experience in interpreting data to communicate key messages to the wider audience.
• Senior stakeholder management and relationship-building expertise.

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.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 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.

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.

With 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.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 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 planet's 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 £5,000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page.

QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE is proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

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.

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 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. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page.

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

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.

What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Business Transformation, Client Counseling, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Performance Management (PM), Risk Management, Sound Judgment, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, Waterfall Project Management

Application Close Date: 04/03/2025 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.