Senior Accounts Technician

Job description

Role Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accounts Technician to join the business on a 12 Month FTC

The Transformation Program at Allianz is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the company's operational efficiency, customer experience, and overall competitiveness in the market. This program typically involves a series of projects and actions designed to modernize processes, integrate advanced technologies, and foster a culture of innovation and agility across the organization

From a finance perspective, the Transformation Program at Allianz is focused on optimizing financial operations, improving financial performance, and ensuring sustainable growth. This involves a series of strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing financial processes, leveraging technology, and fostering a culture of financial agility and innovation

This role is based in our Guildford Office. This is a Hybrid role with expectations of being on site 2 to 3 days per week, please note that occasional travel may be required.

Salary Information

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• Deep Financial Control Expertise: You'll bring comprehensive knowledge of payments and collections at subledger level, providing critical insights that ensure our transformation program delivers accurate and relevant outcomes for the finance function.
• Sharp Eye for Detail: You're naturally data-driven with an exceptional ability to spot the difference between quality financial data and errors – your attention to detail will be crucial in maintaining the integrity of our financial systems.
• Quality Assurance Mindset: You'll take ownership of verifying data quality and accuracy from a financial control perspective, conducting thorough reviews and testing to ensure everything meets our exacting standards.
• Requirements Gathering Skills: You'll work closely with the Finance BAU team to define and refine requirements, ensuring our transformation initiatives align perfectly with operational needs and business objectives.
• Clear Communication: You'll keep stakeholders informed and engaged, translating complex financial concepts into clear updates and addressing concerns with confidence and clarity.
• Risk Awareness: You'll proactively identify potential risks to the ledger and finance processes, recommending practical mitigation strategies that protect our financial integrity.
• Solution Design Contribution: You'll have the opportunity to shape finance solutions from the ground up, offering expert advice on feasibility and impact to ensure our approaches are both technically sound and fit for purpose.
• Training & Mentoring Ability: You'll support and develop team members, helping them navigate complex financial processes and potentially creating training materials that leave a lasting impact.
• Continuous Improvement Drive: You'll bring fresh ideas and innovations to optimize our processes, always looking for ways to enhance how we work and deliver better outcomes.
• Evaluation & Feedback Skills: You'll provide valuable feedback on project progress, helping us assess whether we're meeting our objectives and maintaining the high standards we set for ourselves.

Essential Skills

• Part-Qualified (ACCA, CIMA) or AAT
• Extensive Finance experience
• SAP experience
• Project / transformation experience
• Project management experience

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust  

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. 

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Cathryn Thomas

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment, please include this information in your CV.

Closing date 19th April 2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.