Product Owner, Head of Accounting Policy and Initiatives
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
At Allianz, we're proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire people who can further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.
Reporting to the Chief Accounting Lead, Financial Controller, you will lead the development and implementation of accounting policies. You will also monitor compliance and optimise these policies for Allianz Australia. Additionally, you will ensure that appropriate frameworks, controls, and monitoring are in place and provide strategic input into the review of business proposals, and company initiatives.
Let's care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.
About the role:
- Lead technical compliance with IFRS, AASB, NZ IFRS and solvency regimes (APRA, Solvency II) through the delivery of robust, fit‑for‑purpose accounting policies.
- Anticipate regulatory and accounting change, translating complexity into clear policy positions that ensure commercial decision‑making.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, shaping accounting outcomes that support strategy and securing alignment with Group Accounting and external auditors.
- Partner with Finance leadership to deliver core control outcomes and enable strategic priorities across the Accounting & Control Tribe.
- Lead the integration of accounting policy into financial operations, ensuring efficient month‑end close and high‑quality reporting outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement in controls, processes and insight, lifting efficiency, transparency and confidence in financial information.
- Provide technical leadership on strategic initiatives, including due diligence, risk assessments and enterprise control reviews.
- Lead agile, outcome‑driven delivery by setting clear priorities, managing trade‑offs, removing impediments and building enterprise capability.
About you:
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and certification as a Chartered Accountant (CA/CPA).
- 10+ years experience in a technical accounting policy role with a commercial mindset to interpret accounting standards, analyse complex information, extract meaningful insights and make recommendations.
- Able to identify, analyse and assess risks inherent to the business and put in place appropriate controls/ actions to manage the risks for future sustainability.
- Experience in a senior leadership role in a complex, matrixed financial services or general insurance organisation.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement through the effective use of AI, automation and emerging technologies.
Benefits and Perks:
- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive team and bring your authentic self to work every day!
- Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness plans and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
- For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.
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About Allianz Group
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.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Adjustments and support
If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.
Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers
