Operations & Accounting Lead - Alternative Risk Transfer

Allianz; Wallisellen; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Bonus scheme

Pension

Job summary

Allianz is seeking an experienced Deal Manager to own a complex ART portfolio in Wallisellen near Zurich. The role is full-time and hybrid, coordinating with underwriting, claims, and finance while ensuring accurate policy administration and systems entry.

You will monitor contractual features, perform KYC checks, and drive process improvements. A Finance/Accounting background and 5–7 years in insurance operations are preferred, with a degree in Business/Finance/Economics.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in insurance operations, underwriting, or insurance accounting/finance.
• Finance/Accounting background with solid understanding of booking processes as they apply to insurance transactions.
• Knowledge of insurance business, including operational underwriting and finance fundamentals.
• Experience with underwriting support tools, document management systems, tracking and reporting tools, and system entry recording.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools or data analytics platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of ART transactions and onboarding; monitor processes and evolving needs.
• Coordinate deal lifecycle activity with underwriters and related teams.
• Collaborate with Finance on booking activity and cash management.
• Coordinate with Claims for cross-functional deal management.
• Respond promptly to brokers and clients; support Credit Control as needed.
• Perform KYC checks for new counterparties and ensure accurate bindings.
• Handle policy documentation and system entries for tracking and booking.
• Prepare quarterly controls for the assigned portfolio and resolve outstanding items.
• Support portfolio monitoring and Deal Services team beyond own portfolio.
• Mentor juniors and share knowledge to strengthen team capability.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management system

Tracking & reporting tools

AI analytics platforms

Job description

Are you an experienced insurance operations professional looking to take ownership of a complex, specialist portfolio in one of the world's leading commercial insurance organizations? Allianz Commercial/Allianz Risk Transfer is looking for a Deal Manager to join the Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) Line of Business team in Wallisellen near Zurich (CH). In this full-time, hybrid role, you will take end-to-end ownership of a portfolio of bound transactions within the ART LoB - a provider of innovative solutions as an alternative to, or enhancement of, conventional insurance. You will be responsible for monitoring and tracking contractual features, coordinating with key internal functions including Underwriting, Claims, and Finance, and ensuring accurate policy administration and systems entry. Reporting to the Global Head of Deal Services, you will also contribute to portfolio-level oversight and proactively drive improvements in underlying processes to enhance team effectiveness and efficiency.

What You'll Do:

• Take ownership of a portfolio of bound ART transactions, including the onboarding of new transactions and monitoring of associated processes and evolving needs
• Work closely with underwriters on deal management, coordinating all relevant transactional activity across the deal lifecycle
• Coordinate with Finance colleagues on booking activity and support cash management and tracking activities across functions
• Collaborate with Claims colleagues on overall deal management, ensuring seamless cross-functional alignment
• Communicate proactively and respond in a timely manner to brokers and clients; support Credit Control as required
• Perform Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for new transactional counterparties and control complete and accurate binding activities
• Execute administrative tasks related to policy and other documentation; ensure accurate representation of policies in relevant systems for tracking and booking purposes
• Prepare quarterly controls for your assigned portfolio, covering all transactional aspects; proactively review and resolve outstanding items within quarterly cycles
• Contribute to portfolio-level monitoring and oversight beyond your direct portfolio, supporting the broader Deal Services team
• Independently support assigned projects, contributing to process improvement initiatives that enhance team efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide coaching, guidance, and day-to-day support to more junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to strengthen overall team capability

What You’ll Bring:

• 5-7 years of experience in insurance operations, operational underwriting, or insurance accounting/finance
• A background in Finance/Accounting is essential, including a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and booking processes as they apply to insurance transactions
• Knowledge of insurance business, including operational underwriting and finance fundamentals
• Experience working with underwriting support tools, document management systems, tracking and reporting tools, and system entry recording
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools; high affinity for digital topics and advanced uses of technology in insurance operations and deal services
• Data protection knowledge, particularly in relation to information acquisition and transfer in an insurance context
• Knowledge of applicable laws and jurisdictions relevant to insurance operations
• Strong problem-solving skills; reliability and creativity when analyzing relevant information and managing complex, multi-stakeholder tasks
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship management skills - able to engage effectively with internal stakeholders and external counterparties including brokers and clients
• Conscientious, flexible, and resilient; capable of managing conflict and working effectively in a team-oriented, service-focused environment
• Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools or data analytics platforms to support portfolio tracking, reporting, and operational workflows is a plus

107795 | Operations | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

What’s in it for you?

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let’s care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

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

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