Associate Manager, Group Head Office Expenses

Title: Associate Manager, Group Head Office Expenses

Location: Sydney Australia

Job Description:

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Role Highlights

• Location: Sydney

• Full time, permanent

• Group FP&A role focused on enabling decision‑making on expenses through strong financial oversight, insight and senior stakeholder partnership.

• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

• Click here to discover what it's like to be a part of QBE Group

The opportunity

The Associate Manager, Group Head Office Expenses sits within Group FP&A and plays a key role in enabling strong cost management across Group Functions. The role delivers forward‑looking analysis and insight, robust governance and strategic expense oversight. Partnering closely with senior leaders, it supports informed decision‑making through a strong understanding of the expense base and actionable insights.

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

Reporting into Group Finance, this role is responsible for the end‑to‑end management of the Group Head Office expense base, spanning reporting, planning, forecasting and performance insights.

You will work at the intersection of finance, strategy and stakeholder engagement, translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for executives.

You will also:

• Lead end‑to‑end Group Head Office expense reporting, including variance analysis and executive‑level commentary

• Own planning and forecasting processes, partnering with cost centre owners on expense management

• Provide value‑adding financial insights to senior stakeholders to support informed decision‑making

• Lead and mentor offshore shared service resources to deliver high‑quality and, timely financial outcomes

• Partner with broader Finance teams on strategic and ad‑hoc initiatives

• Drive continuous improvement across expense management, reporting quality and financial controls

About you

You are a commercially minded finance professional who thrives in an enterprise environment and enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes. You bring strong financial planning and analysis capability, the ability to translate complex data into strategic insight, and a mindset focused on continuous improvement and value creation.

Key requirements:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline

• Proven experience in financial planning and analysis or a similar analytical role

• Strong capability in financial reporting, analysis and forecasting

• Experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA or equivalent) highly regarded

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to balance rigour and commercial pragmatism

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

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

• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click here.

Awards & Recognition

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

 

• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards

• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates