Controlling Specialist

About the Job 

The Controlling Specialist plans, forecasts, reports, and challenges financial Indicators and their main driver for services, projects, and line cost centers in close collaboration with the business, and co-ordinates improvement measures. You will advise managers on all financial controlling topics. Furthermore, you will manage the implementation of controlling processes and ensure compliance with controlling-relevant standards.

What you do

• Develop recommendations for financial targets within the strategic and operational planning and forecasting process (long-, mid- and short-term perspective).
• Create and provide financial analyses, reports, and dashboards for multiple partners (ad-hoc, monthly, quarterly, and yearly base).
• Evaluate, develop, coordinate financial accounts, e.g., services, materials, and cost centers.
• Contribute, establish, and further develop guidelines, methods, and processes for controlling topics.
• Monitor actuals vs. plan, analyze deviations and their drivers, recommend measures to ensure plan achievement and track ongoing progress.
• Manage pricing processes and approve prices.

What you bring

• Possess controlling, economic and business knowledge.
• Experienced in the application of systems that are relevant for Controlling, e.g., SAP FI-CO/BW.
• Analytical thinking, methodological and conceptual, and moderation and presentation techniques.
• Degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant work experience in accounting or controlling in an international work environment.
• Certification as a controller desirable.
• Training or certification in service, project, or process management desirable.
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

About Allianz Technology 

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and commits itself to creating an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome all people, regardless of e.g., gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, philosophy of life, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. After all, our greatest strength as a company is rooted in the diversity of skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.