What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Accountant position at QBE?
Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Title: Accounting Associate
The Opportunity: The purpose of this role is to provide essential support to the finance function by maintaining accurate financial records, assisting in managing financial operations, monitoring company expenditure, and supporting cash flow and expense management. The role involves tasks such as bookkeeping, processing invoices and payments, preparing financial reports, liaising with auditors, and ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Location: Sun Prairie, WI (One QBE Way)
- Work Arrangement: This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days per week
- The hourly range for this role is between $24.00 an hour and $35.75 an hour
Your new role
- Contribute to the preparation of financial statements, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- Ensure accounting records are maintained in line with relevant accounting standards and internal policies and guidance.
- Participate in cash flow management activities.
- Assist in the implementation of relevant optimization projects and process efficiencies.
- Establish and maintain an efficient, effective relationship between Finance and Business Unit Finance staff.
- Support efforts to achieve compliance with financial regulations and meet compliance deadlines.
- Build relationships across all areas of the company.
- Undertake all required training to acquire and maintain necessary knowledge and skills.
- Deliver high-quality advice to underwriting and processing staff.
- Act as onshore liaison to the accounts payable and receivable teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Preferred Experience
- 2 years relevant experience
- Experience in a finance or accounting / assistant accounting role.
Skills:
- Work independently with little supervision or direction
- Implement reports to provide access to critical system information
- Complete tasks by taking decisive or quick action
- Take responsibility and willing to make decisions
- Work with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal
- Quickly learn, understand, and take action
- Show drive and initiative
- Be a willing, effective, and efficient learner
- Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading
- Use internal and external resources to gather, analyze and reorganize information
Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.
QBE 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:
- Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
- 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
- Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
- Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
- Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community
To learn more, click here:
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Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world?
At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.
Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.
Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours!
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Commitment to Diversity
QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.
Supplementary information
Skills:
Accounting, Account Reconciliations, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Financial Data Reporting, Intentional collaboration, Intuit QuickBooks, Managing performance, Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Team Management, Working Independently
How to Apply:
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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.
Salary : $24 - $36
