Manager, Finance Controls Assurance

Role Highlights

• Location: Sydney

• Type: 2 x 12 month fixed term contracts

• A senior assurance role focused on strengthening finance controls, managing risk, and partnering with leaders

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

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

The opportunity

As Manager, Finance Controls Assurance, you’ll help strengthen and evolve the financial control environment across Group Finance. This is a high‑impact role working with senior stakeholders to deliver meaningful assurance, uplift risk management practices, and build capability across a global controls testing function.

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

Sitting within Group Finance, this role plays a critical part in ensuring a strong, well‑governed control environment across core finance and transformation activities. You’ll combine technical expertise, commercial judgement and collaborative leadership to identify risks, drive remediation, and continuously improve how finance manages control assurance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the finance controls assurance program, aligned with Group Risk, Internal Audit and External Audit.

• Partnering with stakeholders across Group Functions to assess risks and understand end‑to‑end finance processes.

• Providing clear, timely insight to senior leaders on emerging risks, issues, and control weaknesses.

• Leading root cause analysis and ad‑hoc reviews to support effective remediation and risk reduction.

• Coaching and guiding offshore controls testers to ensure consistent, high‑quality assurance outcomes.

• Contributing to the ongoing uplift of the Internal Control Assurance Framework and operating guidance.

About you

You’re a trusted finance or risk professional who enjoys working in complex, regulated environments. You bring strong judgement, curiosity, and a pragmatic mindset, with the ability to influence stakeholders and translate risk insights into tangible business outcomes.

Key requirements:

• Experience in financial control assurance, operational risk, audit, or a related discipline.

• Background in financial services, ideally insurance or another highly regulated industry.

• Experience with Project assurance or ESG assurance activities is highly advantageous.

• Strong professional judgement, with the ability to evaluate both control effectiveness and inherent risk.

• Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including experience working with senior leaders.

• Tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, risk or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification desirable).

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:

• 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

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

To learn more about our achievements, click here.

How to Apply

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Your career. At the heart of it. 

QBE recognises 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.