Sector Advisor

Job description

Allianz Trade, the world’s leading provider of credit insurance services, helps its customers around the globe to trade wisely and develop their business safely. With 6,000 employees from more than 70 nationalities, in over 50 countries, Allianz Trade offers a complete range of services for the management of B-to-B trade receivables. Allianz Trade has developed a credit intelligence network to analyze the financial stability of 40+ million businesses across the globe. Allianz Trade, a company of Allianz, is rated AA by Standard & Poor’s. At Allianz Trade, we are committed to support our employees in every step of their professional journey, provide tailor-made development programs and open gateways to international opportunities. We encourage them to take ownership and accountability, and to dare to make a difference! 

We are looking for a Sector Advisor within our Economic Research department

 

As a Sector Advisor within our Economic Research department, you are in charge of monitoring the business environment to assess and monitor sector risks, and to develop in depth analyzes on sectors including key crosscutting themes such as SMEs, ESG and digitalization both for internal (strategic, commercial and risk decisions) and external (brand awareness) purposes.

 
Key responsibilities / What you do

·  Ensure thorough monitoring of industry trends to (i) complete the macro and market monitoring and analysis and (ii) better inform commercial and risk decisions (maintain database, update forecasts, follow panels and respond to queries from operations)
·  Deliver quality knowledge products on industry developments, sector risks and companies-related topics (such as insolvencies, DSO, credit ratings, earning seasons, equity performance, M&A) to leverage Allianz Trade’s outreach (write analytical reports and make presentations to clients, prospects and the media)
·  Conducting ad-hoc researches, setting up new indicators, setting-up new database, leveraging our proprietary databases and developing new tools 
·  Develop research on SMEs and ESG through reports, monitoring dashboard etc.

 

Key requirements / What you bring

 

·  Knowledge in micro-economy/corporate finance/statistics and an interest for macroeconomics 
·  Previous experience in financial analysis or research
·  Writing skills
·  Additional knowledge in macro economy is an advantage
·  Ability to work in an international environment
·  Very good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
·  Experience with financial data providers (Refinitiv Eikon, Bloomberg) 
·  Skills in econometrics/data science and programming in Python is a plus
 

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.

 

Note: Diversity of minds 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 encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.