Group Accounting & Consolidation Lead

• Location: Sydney

• Type: Permanent, full time

• Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a qualified financial accountant to join our Group Accounting and Consolidation Team. You will play a key role in ensuring the achievement of the Group’s reporting deadlines and financial reporting requirements, and supporting the broader Group Finance team.

Your new role

In this position you will:

• Demonstrate a good level of technical expertise, focusing on the QBE Group balance sheet and associated results, support stakeholders through identifying and addressing accounting and reporting issues, and offer practical alternatives to address problems and/or provide innovative solutions.

• Ensure achievement of the Group’s reporting deadlines and financial reporting requirements in a compliant, timely manner, whilst ensuring the outputs are of the highest quality

• Monitor the effectiveness of Group Finance controls, and implement change where required, documenting processes, systems and judgements to the highest levels.

• Create a real and active partnership with the QBE Divisions, providing 'real time' support and analysis.

• Play an active role in the planning, execution and completion of the Group’s consolidated financial reporting process and other reporting and analysis requirements.

• Support the Group Finance team as a whole, including leading, training and coaching other members of the team.

The recruitment process will consist of 2-3 interviews, psychometric assessments and background checks.

About you

To succeed in this role you will possess:

• Qualified with post qualification experience in a professional services environment (CPA/CA or equivalent experience).

• Excellent accounting skills, including a good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Corporations Act and ASX listing rules.

• Proven experience in the preparation of consolidated financial statements.

• An understanding of financial services industry and general insurance in particular

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities and an ability to work systematically through complex matters

You will be an excellent team player with high attention to detail and a willingness and desire to learn. You will possess the ability to work independently and flexibly, using a high degree of initiative to identify and resolve issues.

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 13,000 people working across 26 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 

• 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 

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

• Voluntary super contributions and company matching 

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums 

• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services 

Rewards & Recognition 

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

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program 

• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) 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 in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates 

• Family Friendly Workplace 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 access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected] 

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

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