Senior Financial Analyst

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65337 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent Warning: When posting this job advertisment on an external job board, the length of the following fields combined must not exceed 3950 characters: "External Posting Description", "External Posting Footer"
Role Description Salary circa £70k

We have an opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst to join the business on a permanent basis. This role will be based from out Guildford office on a hybrid working basis (circa 1 day a week currently).

This role sits within the FP&A reporting team who are responsible for the consolidation and reporting for the Allianz UK group both actual and plan. The role works closely with the Financial Reporting and Business Partner teams to coordinate the close, while understanding and challenging the results as they come in.

The role will work closely with the relevant business area to provide guidance, analysis and insight on financial matters, providing both recommendations and challenge. Through building relationships and influencing stakeholders the Senior Financial Analyst provides financial support to facilitate the achievement of the business goals.

If you like the technical, but want to play more of an analytical role - this could be for you - whether it's challenging own funds forecasts or calculating and reviewing the ratios for our plan there is lots of technical to get your teeth into without doing a core accounting role.

Transformation is the watchword in Allianz Finance, and you will get to be part of that change - our new planning tool was implemented for 2024 plan period, but there is much more to do to improve its capability and build out FP&A's challenge to that plan.

As always there are some key accountabilities for this role set out as follows:

• Support the regular monthly and quarterly result cycle to the required standards and quality, with focus on consolidation of the UK result and Group deliverables.
• Production of accurate, regular value add management information, analysis and insights to senior stakeholders and Group colleagues to aid decision making.
• Provision of financial management expertise, analysis and insight to inform and contribute to decision-making.
• Identify variances, ensuring these are investigated, and work with the business on mitigating actions.
• Support in the coordination and production of the annual Planning.
• Support the wider FP&A with Group requests, analysis and consolidation support across Allianz UK Group.
• Ensure all reporting and accounting is carried out to the required standards and quality, and to the agreed timescales.
• Influence business decision-making through engagement with key stakeholders.
• Provide business insight through competitor and market analysis, including review of competitor results, market development and legislative changes

About YouWorking in Finance the ability to work to tight timescales is almost always a requirement and this role is no different. You will be managing multiple asks at the same time - it will keep things interesting but being organised is a must.

Above all, we want a person who is keen to learn, this role will evolve as transformation accelerates, which offers great growth opportunities for the candidate willing to get stuck in and help us make Allianz UK FP&A a true support partner for our executives and the business.

Technical skills

• Up-to-date insurance accounting and reporting knowledge.
• Ability to apply management accounting and financial management techniques to inform business decision-making.
• Basic understanding of underwriting and technical disciplines, and their application within the business.
• Strong analysis skills including good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Experience

• Post-qualification experience of working in finance within the insurance industry.
• Proven ability to influence business stakeholders
• Previous exposure to Solvency or Investment reporting (nice to have)

Qualifications

• Maths, Science or Finance-related degree preferred.
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).

What We Will Offer You Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• 25 days holiday
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts

Our Ways of WorkingDo you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen.

Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Diversity & InclusionAt Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for AllAs part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.ukresourcingteam@allianz.co.uk

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