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Allianz UK Hiring for Senior Finance Analyst – Expense Management Job at Guildford, England Full Time

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Location: Guildford (hybrid)
Salary: Dependent on experience + annual bonus + benefits

About Us
At Allianz we want everyone to bring their full self to work, so we invest in our people’s personal and professional development. This helps us build the high performing workforce of tomorrow, but don’t just take our word for it – at the 2022 British Insurance Awards we were recognized with nominations in nine categories and won the Commercial Lines Insurer of the year award.
We’re at a pivotal moment in our history following the purchases of the LV= General Insurance Group and the General Insurance division of Legal & General, making us the second biggest general insurer in the UK. We’re building our future together, and we’re excited about the possibilities ahead!
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Financial Planning and Analysis team (FP&A): The role will span across Allianz Holdings (Allianz Personal and Allianz Commercial) with a focus on expense management across the organisation. This will suit a fully qualified accountant looking to progress their career within financial services and be part of a global organisation.
Your key Responsibilities will include:
  • Refine, enhance and manage the monthly and quarterly expense cycle with focus on consolidation of the UK performance and Group deliverables
  • Developing and providing regular value add management information to senior stakeholders and Group colleagues to aid decision making
  • Manage and coordinate the annual expense budgeting Plan cycle and regular forecasting
  • Challenging the business on the robustness of Plan and forecast assumptions to ensure financial performance is optimised
  • Drive further business insights through expense benchmarking, including review of competitor results, market development and legislative changes
  • Support the wider FP&A with Group requests, analysis and consolidation support across Allianz UK Group

Skills & Experience
  • Insurance and/or FP&A background
  • IT literate including MS office
  • Strong analysis skills and interpretation of data
  • Strong Excel including pivot tables & lookups
  • PowerPoint / presentation software
  • Strong knowledge of the insurance industry and insurance P&L (knowledge of IFRS 17/9 would be advantageous)
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
  • Highly numerate with attention to detail
  • Proven ability to consistently meet tight timescales and deadlines.
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player
  • Willingness to challenge and critically analyse information

Qualifications:

  • Relevant degree (numeracy-based) or equivalent.
  • Qualified Accountant with minimum 2 years Post Qualified Experience (essential)
  • Excellent written and spoken English

Benefits
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from – including: retail discounts and insurance cover – so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

  • Annual bonus scheme
  • 22 days holiday & 1 addition for birthday plus bank holidays
  • Flexible buy/sell holiday options
  • Global Career development benefits
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Ensure equal pay
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Full time and part time policies
  • Employee parental support
  • Maternity & paternity leave
  • Generous pension contributions
  • Development days
  • A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
  • Retail discounts

Allianz is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

At Allianz we believe that the difference in our people makes the difference to our business. We’re committed to removing any barriers in our recruitment process so if you’re having difficulties with your online application or any other stage, please email us at [email protected]

For external applicants only –
Please be aware that we will require satisfactory pre-employment evidence to include DBS, Financial Probity and Fraud checks, before you can commence employment with us.

Job Level:

Professional
Location:

Guildford, ENG, GB, GU1 1DB
Available until:

19/12/2022
Area of Expertise:

Finance & Accounting
Unit:

Allianz UK
Employing Entity:

Allianz Management Services Ltd
Job Type:

Full-Time
Remote Job:

Hybrid working
Employment Type:

Permanent
ID:

19663

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  • ID: 293637
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  • Job Title: Allianz UK Hiring for Senior Finance Analyst – Expense Management Job at Guildford, England