Career Opportunities: Chief Financial Officer (54752)

54752 | Strategy | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in

Germany, USA, Italy, France and Singapore with 7500+ colleagues globally.

Allianz Services Mauritius, part of Allianz Services, offers an extensive portfolio of insurance services spanning all lines of business as well as a high potential segment of professional business services. Today, it stands as a dynamic hub of talent, with a dedicated team of over 1000 professionals, each playing a vital role in the company's ongoing success and expansion.

Job Role
The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for P&L, balance sheet and all Finance and Controlling, safeguarding, procurement related areas for AZ Services Mauritius. This includes ensuring the overall profitability, financial planning and target setting, management of risks, management reporting, accountable for ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and is responsible for the financial safeguarding of Allianz Services' assets. Leads the team, act as a Business Partner in all finance and safeguarding matters by developing and executing the finance and pricing strategy for Mauritius, in support of the overall business priorities in line with the global procedures. In addition the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for managing in a matrix all key functions - including Controlling (i.e. legal, risk, compliance) in alignment and under according guidance from function holder in AZ Technology headquarters in Munich (lead responsibility is with the respective function in HQ in Munich).

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership and manage the Finance and Controlling, Contract Management, Risk Management, Procurement, Legal, Data Privacy & Compliance team. Drive the day-to-day financial operations within AZ Services Mauritius, such as Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Billing, Pricing and Controlling. Responsible for Accounting (statutory, IFRS), Tax (VAT, CIT, withholding tax) and treasury in AZ Services Mauritius. Root cause analysis of revenue, operating costs and EBIT variances to plan and projections
• Managing all closing relevant processes and ensure proper cash management
• Responsible for reporting to local authorities (Tax Office, Statistical Office, National Bank, etc) and to the Headquarter
• Providers' relationship management for services pertaining to tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs as necessary. Representation of the entity in front of external stakeholder (e.g. auditors, authorities)
• Manage the financial planning as well as pricing and support the Planning Dialogue (process) of Allianz Service and also contribute to Strategic Dialogue.
• Manage profitability of AZ Services Mauritius by taking relevant means; together with Operational Excellence functions ensure internal productivity gains are being realized and provide insightful information and expectations to senior managers to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
• Implement framework for price calculations for global products and services (e.g. rate cards) and take accountability for compliance with AZ Group rules and external regulations. Establish guidelines, governance for financial decision
• Set framework and standards for AZ Services Mauritius internal charges (e.g. internal overhead allocation)

What You Bring

• 10+ years’ leadership experience gained in the financial domain of a customer-driven international financial service organization is a must
• Experience in a leadership role with the ability to energize diverse and inclusive teams as well as to connect the different stakeholder and customers within Allianz Group
• Solid knowledge of local statutory requirements, Transfer Pricing rules and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
• Strong affinity with finance systems and processes, and a track-record of driving complex global finance process improvements
• Competence in change management and able to translate necessary changes into operational and tactical plans and prepared to be “hands-on“ in the operations when required
• Able to think in end-to-end processes, beyond the boundaries of the own department and able to drive efficiency and quality improvements in the company’s processes

What You Have

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, and/or Controlling
• Excellent analytical skills, influencing skills, initiative, assertiveness, and decisiveness
• Good networking and relationship building skills to be applied both within the Finance Community of Allianz Group
• Spoken and written fluency in English is crucial

What We Offer
Come to the Allianz side! We have attractive Compensation and Benefits:

• Fixed Benefits - We place people at the core of what we do, this is why we are committed to your personal wellbeing and professional growth
• Flexible Benefits - We care about the performance of our employees, and we know it can only be reached by ensuring your proper work-life balance: Medical Insurance, Private pension, many other benefits
• Rewards and Recognition Program and Personal Development plans
• Complete Training Curricula available, Comprehensive Leadership Programs, LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Flexible working environment (work from home, hybrid)

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. 
 
Join us. 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 expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.