Senior Finance Business Partner
What you d
This role reports to the Head of Planning & Controlling of the Health LoB and is responsible for business partnering with the sales, underwriting, actuarial teams and functional leaders to support the P&L planning, reporting and analysis for portfolios within the Health LoB.
* Business partner with the sales, underwriting and actuarial teams and be the main point of contact within the P&C team on analysis of the topline and commercial results
* Business partner with functional leaders to undertand and manage their FTE’s and cost base
* Provide business partnering and finance support to the business on strategic projects and initiatives
* Be a key contributor to the development of the organisations 3 year financial plan by liaising with relevant business areas to gather requirements. Proactively review and challenge the financial plans and understand key drivers and assumptions
* Work closely with the rest of the Health Planning & Controlling team to coordinate, consolidate and submit the annual plan
* Produce accurate and timely P&L forecasts for the health LOB, understanding the drivers of the monthly results to date, deviations to the annual plan, and liaise with the business to understand expected results for the remainder of the year
* Proactively work to identify risks/opportunities to achievement of the plan/forecast and work with the wider team to identify potential actions to mitigate the risk or realise the opportunity
* Assist as required with the production of month end P&L analysis that enables the business to understand the financial performance of each portfolio and drivers of variances to plan, forecast and prior year
* Deliver clear and concise analysis and commentary on the health LoB’s P&L performance to be included in reports to various stakeholders to include senior management and Group
* Contribute new ideas to improve the quality and accuracy of the P&L reporting and analysis across all portfolios within health and lead the implementation of changes and enhancements
* Support with the training and coaching of other finance analysts within the team
What you brin
* Bachelor’s degree in finance/ business/ economics or related subjects (e.g. applied mathematics).
* Qualified accountant (ACCA/ CIMA/ ACA)
* Minimum of 7 years’ experience within a financial planning and analysis team/ finance business partnering role for an international insurer
* Strong IT skills, proficiency in MS Office, statistical programs, Excel and database
* Experience of finance business partnering with sales, underwriting and operational departments
* Experience of busines partnering and presenting to senior managment
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team environment and to collaborate effectively across departments
* Motivated self-starter with ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver results within agreed deadlines
* An analytical and inquisitive nature with ability to deliver results to a high standard of accuracy with particular attention to detail
* Excellent command of English language (oral and written)
What we offer
Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.
We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. 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.
74050 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | PG12 | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent
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.
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