Senior Controller - Deputy Team Lead (m/f/d)

About the Job

A Senior Controller acting as the deputy and right hand to the Regional Head of Finance of CTO-1 and Central Europe.

An independent, end-to-end role that proactively drives and coordinates the controlling function, covering daily operations and ad hoc requests through to major projects and deliverables, while coaching the controllers and colleagues in the team and championing AI and automation to unlock real efficiencies in a complex, multi-entity environment.

What you do

• Deputy to the Regional Head of Finance: Act as deputy and trusted right hand, ensuring continuity of decisions and deliverables, and coordinating priorities, agendas, and information flow across the regional finance leadership.
• Organizational transformation: Support the Regional Head of Finance in unifying Germany, Switzerland, and Central Europe under the new Finance organizational set-up.
• End-to-end demand coordination: Proactively prioritize, coordinate, and allocate all requests, ensuring every task has a clear owner, deadlines are met, and deliverables are submitted on time and at the right quality.
• Quality and storyline: Act as the final quality gate, then debrief the Regional Head of Finance on the overall picture and jointly shape the storyline and key messages.
• Coaching and development: Coach, support, and develop the controllers and colleagues in the team, keeping delivery and quality high in a demanding environment.
• AI, automation, and simplification: Champion the use of AI (including Claude) and automation to drive efficiencies, and continuously identify ways to further simplify and improve our processes.
• Stakeholder communication: Communicate proactively with central and local colleagues, senior finance managers, controllers, central finance, the Heads of IT, and senior management across the CE region.

What you bring

• Degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, Business Informatics, Economics, or a related field. Senior-level controlling/finance experience of at least 10 years, ideally in a complex, multi-entity or international environment.
• Track record coordinating cross-functional work, managing projects, and delivering to senior stakeholders under tight deadlines. Experience coaching and developing controllers or colleagues in a team setting.
• Hands-on interest in AI and automation tools (e.g. Claude, PowerBI Platform, or comparable) to drive process efficiencies. Knowledge of SAP (FI/CO) or other ERP systems; strong MS Excel skills.
• Independent and proactive, you take ownership, anticipate needs, and move work forward with end-to-end accountability as well as excellent organizational and time-management skills; keeping many deliverables on track at once.
• High personal standard and a sharp eye for completeness, accuracy and quality.
• Clear, concise and credible communication with colleagues and senior management; distilling complexity into a compelling storyline. Fluent business English; additional languages such as German or CE-region languages (Slovak or Hungarian) are an advantage, however not a must.
• You posses the knowledge and embrace AI and automation and continuously seek simpler, better ways of working.
• You are composed and effective amid competing priorities and demanding deadlines whilst also supporting, coaching and developing the controllers and colleagues in the team.

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.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

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.

We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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.

 104253 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent