FINANCE SPECIALIST

Job description

70319 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | PG09 | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

Position Summary

 

This role consists of ensuring the accounting data quality and managing specific accounting calculations, closing review, regulatory reporting and accounting systems administration for the entities / business units under responsibility. On an ad hoc basis, the Middle Office Accounting Expert shall be assigned to participate as an Expert key user in Accounting transformation projects, including but not limited to IT system rollout, process harmonization and new business tender & onboarding.

 

 

Key Result Areas

 

Accounting Calculations

·  Perform the calculations related to Bad Debts.
·  Perform the calculations related Provisions and accruals.
·  Perform the calculations related Fixed Asset

 

 

Closing Review

·  Ensure data quality, accuracy and timeliness of the postings done into the accounting systems,
·  evaluation of performance of different departments (AP/AR etc) and delivering feedback on that aims improve work of Transactional Accounting
·  Perform Sanity Check on Suspense Account, premiums/service revenue/claims/commissions, payroll, investments, FX and Tax
·  Ensure Closing Quality Assurance and the compliance with standard booking schemes and the global accounting policy
·  Perform review of balance sheet reconciliations
·  Monitor and report progress of the closing
·  Supervise / Perform ECCS upload
·  Perform post-mortem review of the closing review process to identify, monitor and resolve issues and design and implement improvements to the process.

 

Regulatory Reporting

·  Statutory Reporting.
·  Regulatory Reporting.
·  Specific Reporting.

 

Accounting systems administration

·  Access Rights Management, including assignment of new groups, set-up of new accounts and users
·  GRP: Set-up & Configuration, Tables Management, Interfaces Management
·  Incident Management

 

Other responsibilities

·  Coordination with other teams involved in closing, reporting or accounting transformation projects
·  Expert key user in Accounting transformation projects, including but not limited to IT system rollout, process harmonization and new business tender & onboarding
·  Other accounting duties related to month-end closing or ad-hoc accounting topics

 

 

Key Skills

 

Efficiency

Strong analytical skills.

Ability to synthesize.

Ability to consolidate large volume of data into structured and simple outputs.

Ability to arbitrate and prioritize.

Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.

Solutions and results oriented.

Openness and flexibility to address challenges from various perspectives in order to find the best possible way to manage the challenge.

 

Accountability

Capacity to learn.

Ability to undertake initiative.

Customer service.

Ability to innovate and seek for advances in technology and practices.

 

Communication

Excellent written and verbal communication (English is a must; an additional language specific to the area of assignment is a plus).

Networking skills: Ability to liaise with members of other functions.

Ability to work and communicate with different cultures, levels and organizations world-wide.

Ability to work in remote teams.

 

Finance

Finance Acumen

Accounting & Tax knowledge

SAP knowledge

Solvency II Regulation

 

 

 

What we offer:

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey. We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

 

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 diverse and 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 race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulators.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.