Senior Cost Controller

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 Senior Cost Controller will offer support on different projects, having the following responsibilities contributes to forecast, plan and analysis of the financial performance of the company, supports decision making by providing useful and relevant information to senior leadership and the board of directors in driving and managing the business, assuring the strategic objectives of the business through evaluation of business cases.

What you will do

•    Responsible for Cost Controlling of Group Business Transformation area

•    Drive yearly cost planning and monthly reporting process

•    Strongly align with all department heads on their budget and support on all cost related requests
•    Create and maintain an easy-to-use reporting environment

•    Serving as main contact for all controlling and financial topics 

•    Proactively steering the P&L and cost measures 

•    Support the cost center controlling and financial processes by tracking the time and costs 

•    Controlling of service provider contracts and follow up (all necessary tasks incl. PR, PO and SIO process in Ariba; Tracking Actual vs. PO/SIO values)

What you bring

•    At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience in Finance and 3-5 years business experience in an international environment

•    Master Degree in Finance 

•    Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel-create dashboards, pivot, financial formulas, PowerPoint)

•    Strong knowledge of SAP (SAP CO and FI, SAP BO, SAP BW)
•    Fluent English written and spoken (Additional languages preferred)

•    Knowledge of Ariba and Service Now is plus

•    Self-manage multiple priorities, routine work and urgent issues; ability to drive initiatives forward.

•    Independent working, proactive person able to identify the risk and proactively came up with solutions, details oriented mindset, driver of discussions.

•    Clear understanding of key business processes and strategic goals; anticipate the impact of economic and market trends

You have
 

•    Ability to work autonomously, attention to detail, critical thinking, can-do attitude, hands on approach 

•    Strong affinity to digital developments and strategy topics 

•    Excellent command of English, French and/or German/another language is a plus

•    Independent and intrinsically motivated; strong organizational skills with ability to work on own initiative; adaptable.

•    Excellent analytical skills, critical thinking, technical excellence, attention to detail, pragmatic.

•    Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, particularly in communicating complex and interdependent topics; fluency in written and spoken English.

•    Excellent inter-personal and communication skills; collaborative leadership.

•    Strong judgement, investigation skills and quantitative and analytical skills.

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 24th and 31st 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.

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