MI Reporting Accountant

AXA UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking a MI Reporting Accountant to join their Reporting Centre of Excellence. This role involves delivering monthly reports, driving process improvements, and ensuring alignment with external regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong Excel skills and a blend of accounting knowledge, ready to contribute within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

30 days holiday per year

Flexible working options

Private medical insurance

Pension plan with employer contributions

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with accounting experience in financial services.
• Proficient in stakeholder management and process improvements.
• Experienced in handling large complex data systems.

Responsibilities

• Delivering monthly reporting requirements and ensuring accuracy.
• Driving continuous improvement and automation of reporting solutions.
• Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvements

Reporting and Analysis

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant status

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Alteryx

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

MI Reporting Accountant

Permanent

Leeds / Hybrid

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity within our Reporting Centre of Excellence (CoE) for anMI Reporting Accountant.

If you're detail-oriented, process-driven, and eager to grow within a collaborative and supportive finance environment - we’d love to hear from you. To thrive in this role, you’ll bring a blend of technical expertise and collaborative spirit.

Your New Role

This role is central to delivering the processes and models that underpin our monthly reporting cycle, as well as meeting quarterly external regulatory reporting requirements to Lloyd’s.

Joining the Reporting CoE offers a fantastic entry point into both QBE and the world of financial reporting. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about adding value, driving efficiencies, and making a real impact.

Main responsibilities:

• Delivering monthly reporting requirements to subject matter experts, ensuring timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
• Driving continuous improvement and automation of reporting solutions across financial reporting and analytics.
• Promoting consistency across business areas to ensure a single version of financial truth and enable meaningful analysis.
• Understanding the needs of business users and proactively resolving queries to support effective reporting.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Lloyd’s, to support delivery and implementation of objectives.
• Supporting the development of reporting solutions that are fit for purpose and aligned with user needs.

About You

You’re a confident communicator who can engage with stakeholders at all levels. You bring a “can-do” attitude, embrace change, and are comfortable navigating ambiguity. You’re curious, proactive, and always looking for ways to make things better — both for the team and the business.

Skills you’ll need:

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant status (or equivalent experience), preferably within the insurance industry would be beneficial but not essential.
• Ideally an accounting experience in a complex financial services environment.
• Exposure of driving process improvements and delivering change.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUPs) and the ability to interpret and communicate financial data clearly.
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, Power Query, or Alteryx and other automation tools a significant advantage.
• Experience with dealing with large complex data systems
• Familiarity with London Market Insurance and Lloyd’s reporting is beneficial, though not essential.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”.It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

#LI-Hybrid

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 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.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/).

With more than more than 13,000 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.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit ourcareers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working -balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.

Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad -you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.

Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employer

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at ourCareers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next?If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Skills:

Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Advising, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Regulation, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Reporting and Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning

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.