Financial Accountant

Job description

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 principal objective of the role is to assist in the effective and efficient running of Financial Reporting function. The person will be responsible for providing timely and accurate financial reporting, supporting the month end process, regulatory returns, and internal Allianz plc and Group reporting.

What you will do

Monthly/Quarterly

• Preparation of account reconciliations for all assigned accounts for review by management
• Investigating and querying any unreconciled differences liaising with relevant departments to ensure accounts are fully reconciled
• Strict timely production of quarterly reporting including, line of business reporting / Carve out
• Preparation of CFO letters
• IFRS ECCS uploads and reconciliations P&L and BS
• MVBS uploads and reconciliations

Governance and Committee Support

• Maintain accounting policies and procedures
• Assist with preparation of reports and presentations for monthly Board of Management and quarterly Board of Director and relevant sub-committee meetings
• Prepare and circulate key monthly management trading information and reconciliations
• Prepare and coordinate third party statutory returns including regulatory filings

Year End Audit

• Responsible for dealing with audit queries within the Financial reporting function.
• Support the preparation of the financial statements, regulatory reporting including SFCRs
• Liaising with various different departments to gather information in a timely fashion

Customer Focus

• Communicating in a timely manner with both internal and external customers
• Providing support and backup for other Senior Accountant roles
• Supporting innovation and continuous improvement of processes

What you bring

• Knowledge and experience in accounting
• Prior General Ledger experience – SAP
• Strong insurance accounting experience would be a plus
• Demonstrated experience of coordinating and delivering highly accurate output in an environment of multiple deadlines
• Proven ability to manage and complete a variety of projects simultaneously

You have

• University Degree (preferably Accounting, Economics or Finance)
• Strong accounting skills. IFRS 17 and insurance accounting skills are a plus
• SAP Knowledge
• Proficiency in MS Office (primarily Excel)
• Fluent in English

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 24^th and 31^st 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.