Hybrid Ops Controller India (Gurgaon, IN) bei Allianz Group

Key Responsibilities:

As part of the Global Operations (COO) function, the Performance and Productivity Team is tasked with overseeing and optimizing financial and performance management processes within Operations. This includes strategic financial planning, budgeting, and analysis to support effective decision-making and enhance global Operations performance. The unit plays a crucial role in ensuring financial health, identifying efficiency improvement opportunities, and providing insights to achieve strategic goals. With a global scope covering over 50 business units and all Lines of Business (LoB), encompassing approximately 17,000 FTEs, the team contributes to the organization's overall success.

In your role as an Ops Controller, you will report to the Head of Performance & Productivity APAC and be responsible for overseeing and optimizing financial management processes for all Lines of Business (LoBs) within the APAC region. Your duties involve driving strategic financial planning, budgeting, and analysis to support effective decision-making. You will collaborate with various departments to deliver high-quality reporting and forecasting, designing solutions that adhere to Group policies and guidelines. By ensuring financial health and identifying efficiency improvement opportunities, you will contribute to the organization's success and support the achievement of global strategic goals

You will be responsible for

• Monitoring Operations costs to ensure adherence to budgets and financial targets.
• Conducting continuous analysis of financial performance.
• Coordinating Operations Planning Dialogue (PD).
• Delivering high-quality cost reporting and forecasting to support sound decision-making.
• Contributing to and driving the automation of data collection, consolidation, and reporting with systematic integration into the Finance department
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Duties and Responsibilities

• Financial Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive financial plans aligned with organizational targets, broken down into concrete budgets for budget owners.

• Financial Controls: Establish and maintain robust financial controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance with policies.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analyses and provide insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Performance Monitoring: Oversee the monitoring of financial performance against budgets, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Financial Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to all relevant stakeholders, including management and regulatory bodies.
• Financial Forecasting: Develop financial forecasts and projections, aiding proactive decision-making and resource allocation.
• Cross-departmental Collaboration: Collaborate closely with other Operations and non-Operations departments to gather data, align financial strategies, and contribute to cross-functional initiatives, enhancing the overall success of Allianz Partners.
• Risk Management: Identify financial risks and implement strategies to mitigate them, safeguarding the financial health of Allianz Partners.
• Process Excellence: Drive continuous process improvements in financial procedures and systems to increase efficiency and accuracy from a Business Unit perspective following global standards.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with other teams to align financial strategies with overall organizational objectives of Allianz Partners.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate financial insights and recommendations clearly and systematically to non-financial stakeholders to facilitate understanding and informed decision-making.
• Audit Coordination: Coordinate and manage external audits, ensuring compliance and accurate representation of Operations financial data.
• Adherence to Group Standards: Stay informed about standards, ensuring the organization’s practices of Allianz Partners comply with them

Key Requirements/What You Bring:

This role requires strong analytical and communication skills. You should be a team player with a background in Finance and/or Operations performance management, high motivation, and energy, eager to learn more about the insurance and service business, its core operations, and underlying drivers for cost and productivity

• 3+ years of experience in Operations, Finance, IT, audit, consulting, or a similar analytical role with an affinity for new technologies.
• A passion for data, technology, and analytics, translating data-driven insights into decisions and actions.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel (including VBA) and BI tools; preferably programming skills (e.g., Python).
• IT technical affinity and practical experience in handling databases and process systems.
• Ability to bring structure to complex issues and possess strong analytical skills.
• Passion for managing change and being a good communicator with the ability to thrive in a global setup.
• Comfortable with multiplex setups driven by a large number of (senior) stakeholders in a multicultural environment.
• Proficiently and efficiently working in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of BI tools and similar, e.g., PowerBI, SAP BO, SQL.
• Fluent in English, with an additional language as a plus.

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