Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeePermanent, full-time role
Auckland, CBD location
Hybrid working, 2 days in the office

The opportunity

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for driving strategic decision-making?

Join us as in a senior finance business partnering role within a dynamic and evolving environment of general insurance. With an expanded scope, this role offers end-to-end ownership, giving you the ability to add real value, influence at a senior level, and see the bigger picture. If you thrive on working with complex financial data, providing meaningful insights, and navigating challenges in a complex industry—this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will lead financial and budget analysis, delivering forward-looking insights to support decision-making across the business. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with leaders & stakeholders across NZ and the Pacific to provide financial leadership and commercial insights.
• Driving and managing budgets and operational financial processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
• Producing timely and insightful management information, including complex financial performance analysis, recommendations, and visualisations.
• Navigating ambiguity, challenging assumptions, and supporting senior leaders with strategic financial decision-making.
• Leveraging tools such as Power BI and Microsoft Office to present financial insights effectively.
• This role does not have direct reports but requires a senior, driven finance SME who can manage and drive business processes, with continuous improvement and efficiency mindset.
• Happy to talk flexible working.

More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process.

Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks.

About you

You will be:

• CA, CPA, or CIMA-qualified professional with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Understanding of full P&L and main profitability metrics.
• Solid experience in management reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and deliver insights.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, with a curious mindset to understand the business and challenge the status quo.
• An effective communicator, able to engage with diverse senior stakeholders and navigate complex business landscapes.
• Insurance industry experience is highly desirable

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 11,000 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!

www.qbe.com/nz/about-qbe/careers

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, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance
• 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
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 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!

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 accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Products, Financial Regulation, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Process Improvements, Reporting and Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementApplication Close Date: 03/05/2025 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.