Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Allianz is the home for those who dare - a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people - both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142,000 employees - Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, push the boundaries and challenge the industry. Allianz Partners (AWP) provides diverse expertise in automotive, international health & life, travel insurance, assistance and direct sales and is at the forefront of the Allianz B2B2C offering. United under one brand, Allianz Global Assistance, Allianz Global Automotive and Allianz Worldwide Care are specialist areas combining forces to push boundaries and create tomorrow`s solutions to deliver an enhanced experience to our clients. Our 15,000 employees are based across 34 countries and combine 58 different languages and 60 nationalities, reflecting the truly diverse nature of Allianz Worldwide Partners. Our DNA is unique: we dare and care, anytime, anywhere. If this sounds like you, come and join us. Allianz Care are the international health experts at Allianz Partners. Our focus is on addressing the health and wellbeing protection needs of clients worldwide, through the delivery of straightforward, innovative solutions that make each client feel understood, confident and valued. The dedicated multicultural teams who deliver this service and support have a clear culture of making a positive difference to clients in every interaction, by taking a personal and solution oriented approach. Allianz Care offers health, life and disability insurance as well as a wide range of health and protection services to employers and insurance partners worldwide. Senior Financial Planning Analyst The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate and detailed country and regional level Actual and Forecast reporting to the Regional teams within Allianz Partners. Additionally, the role will include some responsibility for the planning, consolidation and reporting of the 3 year planning and budgeting process as well as monthly updates and variance analysis. Responsibilities -Manage regional and country level reporting process, including working with Accounting, Actuarial, Sales and Underwriting teams to provide detailed and accurate view of Actual and Projected results -Communicate results to Regional Finance and Allianz Partners central teams and respond to any queries on the results -Enhance systems and processes around country level reporting -Assist with the company`s 3 year financial planning process and liaise with the relevant departments to ensure sign-off by all key stakeholders -Proactively review and challenge the financial plans and understand key drivers and assumptions -Prepare monthly variance analysis of the Actual vs Plan results and present to senior management -Support new projects by providing timely, accurate and detailed forecasts for new regions -Ensure high standards of accuracy and attention to detail in the preparation of all outputs. -Enhance processes and procedures to strengthen the control environment around production of results -Ad hoc financial projects -Participate in various operational activities within the department to ensure that department objectives and reporting and compliance requirements are met. -Promote high Customer Service and Quality ethos on the team and in the company as appropriate. Promote both the Finance department values and the Company values and the `I make a difference` initiative Responsibilities -Qualified or part qualified accountant with at least three years` experience in financial planning or budgeting -A relevant third level business qualification or equivalent -Strong interpersonal skills with ability to manage relationships, both internal and external -Excellent verbal and written communication skills; -Proven experience in delivering financial results / plans under tight deadlines; -Strong financial and analytical skills; -Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen; -Strong Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills; -Ability to work to strict deadlines on particular projects, budget, strategy plan -Ability to manage a busy workload -Ability to work well as part of a team -Ability to influence/support and build relationships The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in growing multicultural company committed to empowering its employees and furthering their development. A competitive remuneration and benefits package is offered, including healthcare, pension, life & disability, travel subsidy, discounts on home and car insurance, sports & social club and support for professional studies Further information on Allianz Care can be found at: https://www.allianzworldwidecare.com/en/about-us/ . To apply direct click here