Regional Lead Performance & Productivity Asia

Job description

Role Summary:

The Regional Lead Performance & Productivity Asia is placed within our Operations Steering and Transformation division at AWP Australia Pty Ltd also trading as Allianz Partners.  The position directly reports to the Head of Performance & Productivity. The role is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the financial management processes as well as the development and delivery of accurate and timely reports for BUs & LoBs in the Asia region. Here, it plays a pivotal role in the adoption of global assets & fostering harmonization via best-practices ensuring the right balance of global harmonized procedures and regional / local shaping while managing the running reporting to internal & external stakeholders.

 

The position involves strategic financial planning, budgeting and analysis as well as performance management to support effective decision-making. The role requires a strong grasp of Operations, financial controls, risk management and the ability to lead a team in achieving financial objectives, as well as strong leadership, change management skills and a deep understanding of data analysis, report visualization and communication skills to convey complex information effectively. Given our global multi-dimensional matrix setup with strong interdependencies across areas, it is key to collaborate with various departments leveraging an agile mindset. This role contributes to the organization’s overall success by ensuring financial & non-financial health, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements and providing valuable insights on Operations performance & productivity in Asia to support informed decision-making across the organization and the achievement of our global strategic goals.

 

 

Key responsibilities include:

 

·  RUN
·  FINANCIAL PLANNING: Develop and execute comprehensive financial plans aligned with organizational targets broken down into concrete budgets for budget owners.
·  FINANCIAL CONTROLS : Establish and maintain robust financial controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
·  DATA ANALYSIS : Conduct in-depth analyses of data in scope and in consequence provide insights to support strategic decision-making for operational leaders.
·  FINANCIAL MONITORING : Oversee the monitoring of financial performance against budgets and identify variances and to recommend corrective actions.
·  FINANCIAL REPORTING: Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to all relevant stakeholders, including management and regulatory bodies.
·  FINANCIAL FORECASTING: Develop financial forecasts and projections, aiding a proactive decision-making and resource allocation by using comprehensive performance data along with deep insights and simulation in close collaboration with workforce management, productivity and other Operations teams.
·  OPERATIONAL REPORTING: Ensure delivery of all relevant reports (external & internal) in time, quality & budget.
·  OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS: Oversee data analysis processes to ensure accuracy, relevance and reliability of the reported information.

 

·  CHANGE
·  HARMONIZE: Foster efficiency by implementing global assets & tools and actively shape the harmonization by bringing up best-practices and practical approaches to increase efficiency.
·  TRANSFORM: Push for context-driven reporting throughout all layers and dimensions with deep analytics and consistency across steering forums to provide actionable insights to support value-based decision making across the organization.
·  CREATE: Lead the design and creation of reports to meet the information needs of Allianz Partners and external stakeholders considering global assets & tools with maximum automation and local shaping where required and/or beneficial.
·  PERFORM: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of Performance & Productivity functions.
·  COLLABORATE: Collaborate closely with other Operations and non-Operations departments to gather data, align financial strategies and contribute to cross-functional initiatives and hence to the overall success of Allianz Partners.

 

·  ENABLE
·  PROCESS MANAGEMENT : Actively contribute to the design, development, and foster continuous improvement of reporting processes to ensure efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence.
·  QUALITY: Implement and maintain quality control measures to ensure the integrity of the reported data.
·  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: Provide training and support to the Performance & Productivity in Asia to enhance their reporting skills and capabilities.
·  TECHNOLOGY: Stay up to date to the newest tools and technologies and in consequence integrate innovations to improve Performance & Productivity capabilities.
·  DATA SECURITY: Implement measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of sensitive data in reporting processes.
·  COMPLIANCE: Ensure reporting practices adhere to industry regulations and organizational standards of Allianz Partners.
·  COMMUNICATION: Effectively communicate complex data insights to all relevant stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.

 

·  LEAD
·  BUILD: Build and lead a diverse high-performing team of operations professionals and foster a culture of trust, entrepreneurship and technical excellence that improves AES (Allianz Engagement Survey) scores.
·  LEAD: Be an ambassador of Allianz Partners and a role model for our values while creating a high-performance culture and teams. As Global Lines Functional Manager the role sets & track priorities for the team.
·  ALIGN: Align all initiatives with strategic objectives of Allianz Partners to contribute to the overall business success.

 

 

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.

 

62943 | Finance & Accounting | Management | [[custPositionClusterCSB]] | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

 

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 ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.