Planning Expert

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence 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.

Allianz Services is a company which belongs to the legal entity, Allianz Technology SE.

Job role

The Planning Expert will assist the Allianz Technology Controlling community with planning and forecasting as a member of the Planning, Pricing, and Controlling Team

What will you do  

Support the coordination and quality assurance of planning and forecasting processes and tools
Provide 1st level support for end users, planning & forecasting users, and power users
Validate planning and forecasting data, and perform consistency checks in the data model
Conduct regular progress tracking of the Planning and Forecasting process
Document processes and tools (user guide and “handbook”) to perform 1st level support and create a knowledge base for team members
Maintain and manage users of the AZ Tech planning and forecasting tool
Consolidate and ensure quality assurance of bottom-up plans and forecasts delivered by pillars and locations
Coach users/power users on the best practices to fulfill planning and forecasting tasks
Review user/power user tickets, perform 1st level investigation, and route further within the organization
Monitor the completion of planning steps and validate quality/YoY deltas in strong collaboration with the Functional Controlling Team

What you bring  

Professional experience in Finance/Controlling area (>3 years)
University degree in Finance, Business, Management, or comparable
Profound skills in MS Office, especially Excel and VBA
Solid knowledge of controlling tools (SAP CO/OM, CO-PA, SAP BW/BO is beneficial)
Fluent in written and spoken English; German language skills would be a plus
Planning process understanding beneficial

You have  

Proactive, structured, result- and team-oriented working style
Mental agility, engagement, and performance orientation
High analytical skills to identify inconsistencies in data/quality issues
Technical affinity towards tool landscape and underlying data model
High quality standards in daily work and follow-up routine on open topics
Ability to work resiliently with high quality and focus during peak times of the planning period
Good communication skills
Customer-oriented attitude

What we offer

We support your well-being 

We foster an inclusive and healthy workplace with a flexible hybrid working model: 

• Experience access to counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best 
• Enjoy a monthly budget via the Benefit platform, for personalized benefits packages, including comprehensive medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pensions plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac insurance discounts, and many more. 
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off for your birthday, extra days off for each year in Allianz (up to 5),  days off for legal holidays that fall on weekends, as well as 24th and 31st of December, plus special allowances to support diverse life events. 

We invest in your growth 

Benefit from an extensive learning curriculum designed to support your career advancement and meet your professional needs, with access to technical and soft-skills trainings, international certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, opportunities to advance your languages skills(German, French, English) and elevate with our leadership Program.

We value you and your work 

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance based-rewards to celebrate your achievements, team and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.  

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to assess your suitability as a candidate. Only suitable candidates will be contacted, and all applications are confidential. Allianz Group, a trusted global insurance and asset management company, values employee ambitions and challenges, fostering an empowering environment. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging you to bring your whole self to work. 

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