Manager, Accounting

Primary Details Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate the operational and day-to-day management of accounting and reporting activities within the Finance Accounting Operations team. This includes ensuring an accurate and timely month-end close, preparing regulatory returns, supporting the annual external audit, and supporting finance business partners. The role involves analysing, reviewing, and approving team outputs, implementing changes and policies, and providing high-level business analysis and recommendations to key stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Additionally, this role leverages deep financial expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive the achievement of the organization's overarching goals by enabling sound financial management and decision-making.

Role Highlights

Singapore, Full Time

Happy to talk flexible working 

The Opportunity 

The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate the operational and day-to-day management of accounting and reporting activities within the Finance Accounting Operations team. This includes ensuring an accurate and timely month-end close, preparing regulatory returns, supporting the annual external audit, and supporting finance business partners. The role involves analysing, reviewing, and approving team outputs, implementing changes and policies, and providing high-level business analysis and recommendations to key stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Additionally, this role leverages deep financial expertise, strategic thinking, and collaborative leadership to drive the achievement of the organization's overarching goals by enabling sound financial management and decision-making.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.  

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your New Role

Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support business operations.

Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives in reporting processes.

Manage day-to-day delivery of team services to meet specific needs of the business.

Provide technical expertise and guidance on financial matters.

Preparation of regulatory returns.

Drive process optimisation and efficiency targets.

Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.

Provide financial management leadership in areas such as tax, financial reporting, and treasury management to the finance team.

Prepare accurate and timely financial reports and forecasts for the organisation.

Establish effective financial controls.

Support the development and maintenance of financial systems and procedures.

About You

Significant accounting experience within a complex financial services organisation, and sound understanding of relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS17).

People management, financial services and/or accounting experience, with increasing levels of responsibility.

Background in planning and forecasting process, monthly analyses and reports, building complex financial models, managing and supporting Budget and Reforecasting submissions, preparation of ad hoc financial projections and analysis, building and updating profitability and cash flow models, drawdown funding, special financial planning and analysis projects.

Experience of technical transformation processes and change management.

Experience working within a global team, to lead and support continuous improvement in reporting processes and financial controls.

Project management and change management experience,

Proven experience in taking active accountability for own workload, consistent and constructive people management capabilities, working with all levels of an organisation.

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

Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest

Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

Awards & Recognition

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

Qorus Reinvention Awards APAC 2025: Gold winner in the ESG category

Digital Insurance Awards APAC: Digital Insurance - Insurer Leader 2025 

HKB Technology Excellence Awards: Automation - Insurance

How to Apply 

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. 

 Your career. At the heart of it. 

Skills: Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Financial Accounting, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Talent Management, Team Management

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.