Senior Controller LoB Sub-Region RSA & Mobility

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What you do

The Senior Controller for the LoB reports to the Head of Planning & Controlling and plays a pivotal role in advancing Allianz Partners (AzP) towards a LoB-driven organization. This senior-level position is responsible for delivering comprehensive financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to facilitate strategic decision-making within the assigned LoB and geographical area. The role ensures adherence to internal and external financial regulations, optimizes financial performance, and significantly contributes to the overall business strategy. It also necessitates collaboration with various departments and stakeholders to align financial objectives with the company's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the planning, budgeting, and periodic forecasting processes for the LoB and sub-region, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Develop, prepare, and present detailed and accurate financial reports that adhere to corporate guidelines and facilitate strategic decision-making.
• Provide expert support to Planning & Controlling Managers for Sub-regions (Tribe Lead) during closing and trend analysis activities, with a focus on highlighting performance and understanding key market and business plan drivers.
• Collaborate with the Head of Planning & Controlling of the LoB to craft financial strategies that support the LoB's and sub-region's business goals.
• Lead and support projects that impact the LoB or span across multiple LoBs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost optimization, enhancing financial efficiency within the LoB and sub-region.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in business admin./ economics or related subjects.
• Minimum of 7 years’ of proven experience within the Financial Department  in financial planning, analysis, and controlling – ideally in an international environment and/or in the insurance sector.
• Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., SAP, Microsoft Excel).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments with stakeholders at all levels.
• High level of integrity, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to work, with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent command of English language (oral and written).
• Good understanding of AzP business models/products/services.
• Capability of acting in a regional and local scope and multicultural environment.

Key benefits/What we offer

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring  that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 

Great to have you on board.

Let's care for tomorrow.