Role - Chief Financial Officer
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, Morocco and Portugal, as well as operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France and Singapore with 8000+ colleagues globally.
Today, Allianz Services Private Limited India stands as a dynamic hub of talent, with a dedicated team of over 4000 professionals, each playing a vital role in the company's ongoing success and expansion.
In this demanding management role, you will make an important contribution to strategy development and implementation of Allianz Services in India (revenue :90 mn€) and be P+L responsible together with the CEO. Your functional management spectrum includes Financial Control & Reporting (including Tax and Treasury), Business Control, Legal, Risk, Compliance and Procurement. With the corresponding highly qualified teams you provide insightful financial analysis and decision-relevant information that will support our management to further drive performance and execute our full potential plan. Additionally, you continuously improve and enhance the existing tools/methodologies, structures, processes and systems in terms of quality, pace, accuracy and efficiency, creating the basis for further scaling and integration as well as establishing your teams as strong and proactive corporate drivers and sparring partners for our business leaders and their finance teams. You will report to the local CEO and also to the Allianz Services Group CFO.
As a well-rounded finance manager, with operative experience in all areas of financial management and a personal emphasis in Controlling, FP&A, Accounting, you possess cross-functional business understanding, a pronounced IT affinity and a strong focus on organizational development. Besides all strategic elements of the role, a mind-set is expected that enjoys pace and constantly changing challenges, the relentless pursuit of improvement and a strong “can-do” mentality, therefore attention to detail and systems and a hands on mentality is crucial. Furthermore, an authentic and inspiring personality is sought in order to develop a strong and business-oriented team with a performance-driven culture.
Develop and execute the financial strategy & objectives for Allianz Services India in line with overall business goals and Allianz Services’ global strategy
Position Summary
Key Responsibilities
- Drive financial planning and analysis, pricing, forecasting and budgeting exercises for the company
- Oversee all aspects of financial operations including accounting, controlling, reporting, tax planning, and auditing including monitor cash flow and working capital
- Analyze financial results and provide actionable insights on profitability, cost management, and growth opportunities.
- Ensure the company complies with all relevant regulations and standards (local and global) including accounting standards, corporate laws, and tax compliances.
- Ensure proper risk and compliance set up and performance and implementation of its frameworks
- Guide the Legal team in providing comprehensive legal advice to internal stakeholders, adherence to corporate secretarial compliances and manage any litigation matters, in addition to regular legal & contracting responsibilities.
- Identify domain and process improvement opportunities and leverage technology-tools to improve process effectiveness and efficiency.
- Nurture and develop a positive team culture with high engagement. Consistently enhance team capabilities & future-readiness through ongoing upskilling initiatives.
Qualifications
- Professional degree in Finance and Accounting such as CA/CMA/MBA (Finance) or equivalent.
- 10+ years’ leadership experience as CFO or in senior Finance roles, ideally in GBS/BPO industry.
- In depth knowledge of financial regulations, taxation rules including Transfer Pricing, local statutory requirements, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Knowledge of Financial Services/Insurance domain would be an added advantage.
- Strong leadership and communication skills to work effectively across teams and functions, including senior stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and influencing skills. Showcases initiative, assertiveness, and decisiveness.
- Ability to inspire, influence, and lead diverse teams while effectively connecting with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of finance systems and processes, and a track-record of driving transformation programs.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Skills
- Adapt in change management with the capability to convert required changes into actionable plans.
- Excellent communication skills (proficient in English) for collaborating with the executive teams, board members, and external parties.
67751 | Finance & Accounting | Management | Allianz Senior Executive | Allianz Services | 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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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 encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.