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 Controller plans, forecasts, reports, analyzes and challenges Financial KPIs and their main drivers for services, projects and line cost centers in close collaboration with the business, and coordinates improvement measures. He / she advises and supports managers in all financial controlling topics.

 Responsibilities

• Create and provide financial analyses, reports and dashboards for various stakeholders (ad-hoc, monthly, quarterly, yearly base)
• Monitor actuals vs. plan, analyses deviations and their drivers, recommend measures to ensure plan achievement and tracks ongoing progress of e.g. major project initiatives
• Provide full transparency on Financials by taking care of the monthly accrual process
• Support and challenge business representatives based on financial analysis
• Develop recommendations for financial targets within the strategic and operational planning and forecasting process (long-, mid- and short-term perspective)
• Support and challenging price and rate card calculations together with service owners within annual pricing process, and coordinate with central pricing team according to pricing framework
• Contribute, establish and further develop guidelines, methods, processes and systems
• Strong collaboration with central and local team members
• Drive best practice sharing, efficiency increases, standards setting and process harmonization for controlling topics
• Provide guidance and feedback to more junior team members

• University degree in finance, business administration, economics or related area
• Fluent in English; Knowledge in German is a plus
• min 3 years work experience within Controlling / Financial Steering in an international matrix organization or in comparable Consulting Company
• Experienced in the application of systems that are relevant for Controlling, e.g. SAP FI-CO/BW
• Excellent analytical capabilities and problem-solving attitude as well as moderation and presentation techniques
• Ability to work fully independent and solve complex problems or situations based on multiple sources of information
• Role model character with talent to drive new ideas and take new perspectives to challenge existing solutions
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Innovative, flexible, strong “out of the box thinking” mentality bringing new concepts/ approaches into the organization from concept phase down to implementation level

• Understanding of consulting services business
• First experience with ServiceNow Project and Portfolio Management Tool
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Work ethic and integrity

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

• 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

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