Head of Finance Partnering – Planning
QBE Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Auckland • New Zealand
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About the role
- Lead financial planning and analysis across designated Pacific business lines, bringing together budgeting, forecasting, planning and reporting into a clear, forward looking financial narrative
- Deliver high quality, decision ready insights that support strategic, commercial and operational decision making across the Pacific
- Play a critical role in advancing performance management, enabling business growth and improving outcomes through strong financial partnering with senior leaders
- Ensure robust financial governance, including compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies and consistent application of accounting standards
- Lead the delivery of accurate, timely financial information to support both consolidated group reporting and local statutory requirements
- Act as a trusted finance partner to Pacific leadership, helping translate strategy into actionable financial plans and outcomes
- Build and sustain a high performing financial planning and partnerships team, with a strong focus on capability development, talent management and succession
- Create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and curiosity, balancing hands-on leadership with coaching and empowerment
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, regional and group finance teams, and external partners, navigating a complex, multi geography environment
Requirements
- An experienced Manager or Senior Manager in FP&A with strong foundations in budgeting, forecasting and reporting, and a mindset of accountability and ownership
- Brings a customer ‑ led, insight ‑ driven , market leading approach, translating financial data into clear, practical insights that enable confident decision ‑ making
- A collaborative and trusted partner to senior leaders, influencing outcomes through thoughtful challenge, curiosity and strong relationships
- Demonstrates strong technical finance expertise and commercial judgement, ideally within insurance or financial services, with a commitment to continuous improvement
- Comfortable working across matrixed and offshore environments, building inclusive, respectful stakeholder relationships across regions
- A supportive, empowering people leader who invests in mentoring, capability uplift and psychological safety to build high ‑ performing teams
- French language capability is a nice to have, given support of French territories
Benefits
- ‘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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial planningbudgetingforecastingreportingfinancial governanceaccounting standardsperformance managementfinancial analysiscommercial judgementdata translation
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationinfluencingaccountabilitycuriosityrelationship buildingmentoringcoachingcontinuous improvementpsychological safety