Senior Finance Controller

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our strong global footprint, with around 5500 employees located across eight countries and four continents, enables us to unlock the full potential towards driving a superior client experience within Allianz Group.

We are Actuaries, Business Analysts, Finance Experts, Consulting Managers, HR People, Communication Professionals; Operation Engineers and Insurers; we are daughters and sons, mothers and fathers.

Our people are what matter most, rooted in our values, and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and create a superior client experience while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.

Job role

The Senior Finance Controller role contributes to forecast, plan, and analysis of the financial performance of the company, supports decision making by providing useful and relevant information to senior leadership and the board of directors in driving and managing the business assuring the strategic objectives of the business through evaluation of business cases

Responsibilities

• Production of monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc management reporting;
• Deliver financial and strategic planning, forecasting and reporting, working closely with senior management
• Compare historical results against forecasts, and perform variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Coordinate completion of the planning dialogue with business partners; prepare applicable portions of the planning dialogue from Finance
• Support, as needed, in the preparation of the strategic dialogue
• Production of financial reports to the Executive Committees
• Support management in development of business strategies, as required
• Evaluate business cases of strategic initiatives
• Stay up to date with all changes to Group, IFRS and local GAAP reporting and ensure full understanding of the impact to the business

Requirements

•  University Degree (preferably Business Administration, Economics or Finance)
• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) with previous financial control and management reporting experience; knowledge of actuarial techniques preferred; 5-7+ years PQE.
• Experience in finance management in the life assurance industry and, ideally, in a cross-border company; ability to translate complex data into decision useful information; understanding of planning and forecasting principles.
• Knowledge of life assurance products and business; knowledge of general ledger systems and reporting capabilities; knowledge of new and emerging International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Self-manage multiple priorities, routine work and urgent issues; ability to drive initiatives forward.
• Clear understanding of key business processes and strategic goals; anticipate the impact of economic and market trends
• Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience of the life assurance business, or 1-2 years compliance, audit, legal or similar experience.

Skills

• Independent and intrinsically motivated; strong organizational skills with ability to work on own initiative; adaptable.
• Excellent analytical skills, critical thinking, technical excellence, attention to detail, pragmatic.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, particularly in communicating complex and interdependent topics; fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills; collaborative leadership.
• Strong judgement, investigation skills and quantitative and analytical skills.
• Clear and comprehensive understanding of the regulatory and legal environment.
• Concurrent responsibilities do not impair ability to perform
• Conduct to be honest, ethical and to act with integrity.

Benefits Come to the Allianz side! We have attractive compensation and incentives:

• Fixed salary compensation along with fixed benefits.
• Flexible benefits that can be individually customized, so that they best suit your needs.

Fixed Benefits - We place people at the core of what we do, this is why we are committed to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

• Additional vacation days (work tenure, Allianz tenure, special events, Paid day for child medical check-up)
• Rewards and Recognition Program (Team Excellence Award, Anniversary Awards, Above & Beyond Awards, Thank you for your contribution!)
• Complete training curricula available (tailored courses)
• International Certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM etc.)
• Comprehensive Leadership Programs
• All you can learn with LinkedIn Learning!
• German Language Courses for any level
• All you can read with Bookster!
• Employee Referral Program
• Exclusive Deals & Discounts
• Share Purchase Plan
• Allowances for special events (Birth Allowance, Losing a Family Member)
• Parking lot (limited parking spaces, reservation system)
• Open cafeteria on each floor (coffee, tea, water, fruits)
• Relaxation areas (on each floor) & Gaming area
• Flexible working program

FlexiBenefits - We care about the performance of our employees and we know it can only be reached by ensuring your proper work-life balance.

• Medical services  
• Private pension
• Internal Tourism
• Smart Experiences
• Meal Tickets  
• Transportation vouchers
• Cultural events  
• Telemunca
• Gifts and giveaways
• Donations

The personal information that you may provide to us (including sensitive information) may be provided to Hiring Managers for the purposes of assessing your suitability as a candidate. Only suitable candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated with confidentiality.