Allianz is hiring a Middle Office Accounting Senior Expert

Allianz is hiring a Middle Office Accounting Senior Expert to uphold the integrity and quality of accounting data for our global operations. In this role, you will be responsible for managing essential accounting calculations, closing activities, regulatory reporting, and the administration of our accounting systems. You will also act as a key expert user in transformation initiatives, such as system rollouts and process harmonization.

What You'll Do

• Perform calculations for bad debts, provisions, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Safeguard the data quality, accuracy, and timeliness of postings in accounting systems.
• Evaluate the performance of AP/AR and other departments to enhance transactional accounting.
• Conduct sanity checks on suspense accounts, premiums, service revenue, claims, commissions, payroll, investments, FX, and tax.
• Ensure closing quality assurance and compliance with standard booking schemes and global accounting policies.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor and report on closing progress.
• Supervise or perform ECCS uploads.
• Lead post-mortem reviews to identify issues, track resolutions, and implement process improvements.
• Prepare statutory reports, deliver regulatory reports, and produce specific regulatory or business-required reporting.
• Manage access rights, including user and account setup.
• Configure and administer GRP (tables, interfaces, and settings).
• Oversee incident management related to accounting systems.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams involved in closing, reporting, or transformation initiatives.
• Contribute as an expert key user in accounting transformation projects, including system rollout, process harmonization, and new business onboarding.
• Support additional month-end closing tasks or ad-hoc accounting matters.

What We're Looking For

• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT and technologies to enhance productivity and drive innovative solutions.
• Experience in Information Security Management and Data Protection.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize large data volumes into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Solution-oriented mindset with flexibility and openness to different approaches.
• Curiosity, willingness to learn, and a proactive attitude.
• Customer-oriented approach.
• Ability to innovate and explore new technologies and practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English required).
• Strong networking abilities and ease in collaborating with multiple functions.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures, seniority levels, and global teams.
• Comfortable working in remote and distributed environments.
• Solid finance acumen and strong accounting and tax knowledge.
• Experience with SAP.
• Familiarity with Solvency II regulation.

Nice to Have

• Italian language skills are a plus.

Technical Stack

• AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT)
• SAP
• GRP
• ECCS

Benefits & Compensation

• Large variety of courses and targeted development programs.
• International mobility and career progression encouraged.
• Work Well programs for health and wellbeing.
• Flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

Work Mode

This is a global role, operating in a remote and distributed environment.

We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.