Finance Business Partner - IT & Transformation (m/f/x)

Job Level: Professional

Location:

München, DE, 81677

Area of Expertise: Finance & Accounting

Unit: Allianz Direct

Employing Entity: Allianz Direct Versicherungs AG

Job Type: Full-Time

Remote Job: Not applicable

Employment Type: Permanent

ID: 108526

Position Cluster: n.a.

About Allianz Direct

Allianz Direct is the digital insurance platform of the Allianz Group, serving over 3.2 million customers across Europe. With a fully digital business model and an agile engineering mindset, we are redefining insurance for smart shoppers and price-conscious consumers. We offer car, home, liability, and travel insurance through a digital platform built for speed, scalability, and customer centricity.

Why This Role Exists

Automation, AI, and transformation are accelerating across our business and finance function. To ensure that finance requirements are represented from the outset, we are looking for a senior expert who connects Finance, IT, and business development and ensures that financial architecture, data quality, and reporting requirements are embedded in technology and transformation initiatives.

What You Will Do

As Finance Business Partner – IT & Transformation, you will sit within the CFO area and work across finance functions and strategic initiatives.

Connect Finance, IT & Business

Act as the senior finance expert and key point of contact for technology transformation, new business initiatives, and potential M&A activities
Ensure finance architecture, data, reporting, and control requirements are considered in technology decisions from the outset
Translate finance requirements into clear guidance for IT and business stakeholders

Own Finance Technology & Data Interfaces

Oversee finance-relevant interfaces, including feeder systems and partner data connections
Ensure consistent data structures and reliable data flows across finance-related systems
Safeguard finance data quality and reporting integrity throughout transformation initiatives

Govern Finance Automation

Shape the prioritization and implementation of automation initiatives within Finance
Assess financial impact and business cases for automation projects
Ensure automation initiatives support Finance's strategic objectives and control framework

Drive Finance Transformation

Take senior finance ownership for the Simplifi implementation, Allianz Group's strategic program to harmonize the finance data and system landscape
Manage implications for finance data, controls, and reporting
Drive finance transformation initiatives end-to-end in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Who You Are

Qualifications & Experience

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CMA are an advantage
8+ years of experience in Finance, ideally with a strong focus on transformation, IT projects, or finance systems
Proven experience working at the intersection of Finance and IT, preferably in insurance, financial services, or another regulated environment
Strong understanding of financial architecture, data structures, reporting frameworks, and ERP/finance systems
Experience with large-scale transformation programs, such as system harmonization or data migration
Proven experience driving the design and implementation of financial processes end-to-end, from requirements and target operating model through rollout and continuous improvement
Hands-on experience with automation in financial systems and translating automation opportunities into scalable, controlled solutions
Good understanding of automation technologies, including RPA and AI applications in Finance

Skills & Competencies

Transformative mindset, combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery capability and a strong drive for continuous improvement
Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with senior leadership, IT, and cross-functional teams
Ability to translate complex financial and technical topics into clear, actionable recommendations
High level of ownership with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, and digitally driven environment
Excellent English skills

What We Offer

A high-impact role within the CFO area of a leading European digital insurer
The opportunity to shape Finance's role in technology transformation and strategic growth
A dynamic and agile working environment with flat hierarchies
Competitive compensation and benefits
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Access to Allianz Group career development, learning, and global mobility opportunities

Location: Munich, Germany / Milan, Italy / Madrid, Spain

108526 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Direct | Full-Time |

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 an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We 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 ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.