Strategic Planning & Controlling Manager

What you do

The Strategic Planning and Controlling Manager directly reports to the Head of Strategic Planning and Controlling. The Strategic Planning and Controlling Manager acts with surpassing integrity along all dimensions of the Allianz People Attributes.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs and contributes to AzP planning process and support implementation of PD framework across AzP organization, engage with relevant stakeholders in AzP and AZ Group
• Provides and analyzes AzP consolidated financial plan, including relevant alignment and granularity according to AzP Group, LoBs, Regions, BUs, Functions needs
• Performs ongoing business driver plan vs actual analysis, productivity controlling (especially IT cost steering) and financial performance monitoring in the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, thus ensures pro-active, forward looking controlling of Sub-Region/Regions/LoB performance
• Handles and oversees monthly, quarterly and annual multidimensional closing and reporting process for AzP internal, manages deliverables on time and in quality, assures quality financial oversight as well as analysis deep-dives and deliveries for ad hoc requests
• Contributes actively to strategic decision-making of AzP CFO and AzP Board of Management based on sound business and financial analysis
• Contributes and lead preparation for BoM conversation, interactions with H5 (e.g. QBR, productivity

Transform the company and P&C function into a global organization:

• Supports ongoing cross-functional (e.g. Finance, OM, Ops, CTO) and/or cross-OE (e.g. AzP, AZ Technology) projects with holistic financial know-how and consolidated view on relevant AzP financial KPIs, but also integration in overall planning process and framework
• Enforces data availability and quality according to increasing customer demands (also outside Finance) with full leverage of enhanced technical solutions and automated tools
• Contributes to cost and budget steering in alignment with global functional targets of P&C, thus keeps strong focus on increasing efficiency and productivity in all areas of responsibility including coordination of outsourcing activities
• Participates in AzP projects and business cases, i.e. being a strategic partner to the business and supporting the decision making by financial analyses in defined business opportunities, thus setting harmonized standards for evaluation from an economic point of view

Leadership – global exposure to wide range of customers:

• Acts with surpassing integrity along all dimensions of the Allianz People Attributes
• Coordinatehigh-performing team of highly skilled financial specialists combining both functional expertise and strategic/business judgment
• Provides guidance and communicates to a diverse and very international small group of people in the finance area
• Manages regular exposure, communication and interaction with AzP CFO and AzP Board members, Regional MD, Finance Head of LoB, as well as to senior management executives in AZ Group next to daily interaction with head of SPC and frequent interaction with Global Head of P&C
• Implements and ensures well-managed cross-functional collaboration within AzP organization, in particular with HR, CTO, COO, UW, Markets, Strategy, CEO & CFO Office

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced training in Corporate Finance, preferably with a Master's degree or MBA.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience within the Financial Department (Controlling, Risk, Investments, M&A, Accounting).
• International work experience with cross-boarder exposure with capability of acting in a global, regional and local scope and multicultural environment and excellent command of English language (oral and written).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and exposure to top management and decision-makers.
• Deep understanding of: corporate finance instruments and capital transactions; capital for different business models (working capital); valuation principles for financial assets; M&A processes.
• Strategic thinking and tactical problem solving; frame issues and create effective plans for execution.
• Proficiency in MS Office, statistical programs, Excel and database.

Key benefits/What we offer

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.

63007 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

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