JOB OVERVIEW: This role sits within the Group Accounting & Governance within the Finance Function. The Accounting & Governance Function ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual ledger close and reporting under IFRS and local GAAP requirements and compliance with Solvency II regulation within Allianz Partners.
The ultimate goal of this role is to:
Ensure the quality of financial reporting of reported results, being accountable for their compliance with accounting internal and external regulations guidelines.Manage the communication and explanation of the financial reporting (together with P&C team) to internal and external stakeholders, e.g., local and regional senior management, local tax authority and regulators, external auditors.RESPONSIBILITIES: The role holder is accountable for the financial disclosures of the Paris branch of H&L entity, acting in compliance with respect to Environmental, social, and corporate principles established by the group:
Ensure that all periodic financial reporting (monthly, quarterly, and yearly) are timely disclosed in accordance with group internal deadlines and regulatory requirements, under accounting, tax, and legal requirements.Ensure the consistency and appropriateness in accounting methods and the respect of accounting requirements across the Finance Factory, leading compliance with the business's internal corporate and finance rules book.Perform financial analysis with the ultimate aim to ensure quality and reliability of financial reports.Monitor the balance sheet accounts and ensure that proper and correct reconciliation have been implemented by Finance Factory, to provide a reliable situation of the financial statements.Monitor periodically the profit and loss accounts and ensure that proper and correct bookkeeping have been implemented by Finance Factory, to provide a reliable situation of the financial statements and of the profitability of the legal companies under responsibility.Support Finance Factory in order to ensure a correct and timely delivery of tax submissions, escalating in case of risks for the company that require mitigation actions and playing a role in coordinating ad-hoc tax audits.Coordinate external audits and ensure inputs are timely and accurately delivered.Ensure a timely and proper execution of internal audits & closure of related findings, developing relevant controls, rules, and guidelines to enhance governance and mitigate risks.Encourage and facilitate communication with other teams, focusing on collaboration with team members of Finance Factory, acting in a diligent and fair way to support the correct performance of the tasks in their area of responsibility and proactively encourage the resolution of issues that can harm the value of the company.Collect from Finance Factory the necessary information to exercise controlling duties over the financial reporting and processes performed.Support implementation of Group initiatives at legal entity level, and support and locally drive transformation as required by the company's strategy. REQUIREMENTS: To be successful in this position you will need to have the following skills/experience:
Experienced qualified accountant.Demonstrable experience identifying and implementing solutions for complex queries.Personal Effectiveness – highly motivated, proactive, customer-centric, responsible, and highly committed.Demonstrable knowledge of the following tools: MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, SAP GR.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. Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.
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