Accounting & Reporting Governance Manager

Allianz; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking an experienced Accounting & Reporting Governance Manager. This role involves ensuring accurate financial disclosures, coordinating audits, and supporting organizational transformations. Candidates should have a background in a complex, multinational environment and be skilled in data analysis. The company offers opportunities for personal development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Personal and professional development courses

Health and wellbeing programs

Flexibility in work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experienced qualified accountant.
• Experience in a multinational, complex matrix environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively across different levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate periodic financial reporting.
• Perform financial analysis to ensure report reliability.
• Coordinate external audits and manage internal audit findings.

Skills

Communication skills across different levels

Data analysis

Team-player

Proactiveness

Customer centricity

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

SAP GRP

SAP ECCS

PowerPoint

Word

Visio

Job description

What you will do

This role sits within the Group Accounting & Reporting (A&R) department within the Finance Function. The Accounting & Reporting Function ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual ledger close and reporting under IFRS and local GAAP requirements and compliance to Solvency II regulation within Allianz Partners.

The Accounting & Reporting Governance Manager, reporting to the Regional A&R Governance Manager, is accountable for the financial disclosures of the legal entities in their scope, 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.
• Ensure the consistency and appropriateness in accounting methods
• Perform financial analysis with the ultimate aim to ensure quality and reliability of financial reports (balance sheet accounts, monitor periodically the profit and loss accounts and ensure that proper and correct bookkeeping have been implemented
• Provide a reliable situation of the financial statements and of the profitability of the legal companies under responsibility
• Coordinate external audits and ensure inputs are timely and with accuracy delivered
• Ensure a timely and proper execution of internal audits & closure of related findings
• Support implementation of Group initiatives at legal entity level, and support and locally drive transformation as required by the company's strategy

What you will bring

• Experienced qualified accountant
• Experience in a multinational, complex matrix environment
• Be able to communicate effectively across different levels, be a team-player and collaborative in her/his working style.
• Be adept at data analysis and presentation and being able to establish trends and identify data quality issues
• Personal Effectiveness - highly motivated, proactive, customer centric, responsible and highly committed
• Demonstrable knowledge of the following tools: MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, SAP GRP, SAP ECCS, Power BI

What we offer

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

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.