Head of Accounting / Head of Accounting

Job Description

We are seeking a Head of Accounting - ART, based in Wallisellen, Switzerland.

Your Team

The Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) line of business at Allianz Commercial is dedicated to creating innovative, tailored structured insurance, captive reinsurance, and other non-traditional risk management solutions for a diverse range of corporate and financial clients globally. Our expertise lies in helping customers mitigate their most complex risks with bespoke, multi-year, and multi-line agreements that cover a broad spectrum of risks, all while leveraging the global capabilities of the Allianz Group.

The Impact You Will Have

In this pivotal role, reporting to the Regional CFO, you will serve as the primary contact for the Global Accounting Center (GAC) and local regulators, ensuring compliance with all reporting requirements under your purview. Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing the financial closing for AGCS Global, catering to regulatory, tax, and management reporting needs.
• Ensuring compliance with the Group Accounting Policy and overseeing the implementation of reporting standards under Solvency II (SII) and IFRS 4.
• Driving shared services and outsourcing initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations.

Your Specific Responsibilities Will Include

• Strategy Development & Team Alignment: Develop strategy aligned with functional/regional goals; guide employees on strategic alignment while setting clear, challenging targets.
• Organizational Setup & Budget Management: Drive organizational setup, personnel selection, and budget management.
• Employee Coaching & Empowerment: Coach and develop employees in a changing environment; empower independent task execution and foster desired behaviors.
• Financial Closing & Reporting: Perform financial closing for tax, regulatory, and internal reporting; ensure reconciliation of intercompany transactions.
• Governance & Quality Assurance: Align with CFO colleagues and implement accounting policies to ensure compliance with reporting requirements while ensuring data quality during closing.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster collaboration across the business to enhance overall understanding.
• Relationship Management: Interface with external auditors, regulators, and other third parties for financial reporting and compliance.

What You Will Bring to the Role

• Legal and Regulatory Expertise: In-depth knowledge of local GAAP, IAS/IFRS, regulatory, tax, and Allianz Accounting policies for reporting and compliance.
• Data Quality and Reporting: Ensure compliance with internal and external closing and reporting requirements, including capital management.
• Insurance Accounting and Business Acumen: Understanding of insurance financial statements, non-life insurance processes, reserving techniques, and extensive experience in insurance accounting.
• Leadership and Management Experience: A minimum of 7-10 years of managerial experience in developing and leading teams within a complex global or matrix environment.
• Change Management: Proven experience in leading change across various business scenarios, such as restructuring and integration.
• Communication and Presentation Skills: Effectively convey information tailored to different audiences and management levels.
• Decision Making and Complexity Navigation: Evaluate complex issues, make informed decisions, involve stakeholders, and anticipate potential challenges.
• AI Technology: Ensure ethical AI practices and stay updated with emerging AI technologies to maintain a competitive edge.

75708 | Finance & Accounting | Management | 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, recognizing the importance of balancing in-person collaboration with remote work. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s Care for Your Financial Wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a competitive 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 opportunities for our employees worldwide in an environment that fosters innovation, delivery, and empowerment.

Let’s Care for Life’s Twists and Turns

We provide support for flexible working arrangements, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), and assist individuals returning from career breaks. We’ve got your back!

Let’s Care for Our Society and Our Planet

We engage in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive, and sustainable, demonstrating care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry, and our clients.

Care to Join Us?

Allianz Commercial serves as the center of expertise within Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our clients include leading consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, and the global aviation and shipping sectors, as well as family-owned and medium-sized enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects, and film productions. Clients rely on us to provide a wide array of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting, multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial is dedicated to helping customers prepare for what lies ahead.

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Allianz is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We believe diversity of thought is integral to our culture.