Investment Accountant

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius, and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France, and Singapore with almost 6000 colleagues globally.

Allianz Services Romania has a key role in the transformation of the Group by improving operations and creating a superior experience for customers, offering actuarial, financial, IT, HR and governance services. Our team counts over 1000 passionate professionals whose main assets are the expertise and top qualifications, combined with multilingual skills, ranging from English, German, French and Italian, to Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian.

At Allianz Services Romania, we aim to attract best talents and create an inspiring environment for our people to develop, while unceasingly caring for our community and for shaping a better future together!

Job role

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Investment Accountant to become part of our team at our Bucharest office. The individual will be tasked with the responsibility of managing the reporting and accounting of investments, in compliance with HGB and IFRS regulations. This role is pivotal to the compilation of quarterly and annual financial statements within the Allianz Group.

What you will do

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and HGB and regulatory reports

• Analyse investment information to recommend the appropriate investment transaction to be posted to the investment accounting system

• Compile journal entries for investment transactions, valuation, amortization, accretion, income accruals and gains/losses for both public markets and alternative investments instruments

• Investment transactions / open item management: recording and control of transactions in SAP IMA, reconciliation between bank and subledger, preparation of bookings

• Preparation of reports: Organize and prepare the required data, filling the reports

• Processing of intercompany and accounts receivable accounting, reconciliation of receivables/payables and monitoring of open items

• Performance of analytical reconciliation tasks within the framework of account responsibility

• Participation in projects related to payment transactions and SAP environment

• Handling the payment and related accounting processes for Allianz companies
• Support in projects and special tasks of the Investment Accounting

• Reviews and recommends improvements to the internal control environment in the investment accounting and operations processes.

What you bring

• Strong academic background (preferably Accounting, Business Administration, Economics)

• Investment accounting knowledge (nice to have) and expertise on financial instruments

• Classification of financial assets in IFRS9 or investment accounting would be a plus

• Good experience with SAP FI

• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

• Excellent technical and analytical skills, logical in approach and high attention to detail

• Excellent understanding of numbers and processes

• Good user skills in MS Office (esp. Excel)

• ACCA, CECCAR or similar diplomas are a plus

You have

• Ability to adapt to on-going change and work in a fast-paced, deadline intensive environment

• Pro-active behaviour and goal-oriented thinking skills

• Strong analytical, communication and influence skills

• Strong interpersonal, intercultural, communication and organizational skills

• Flexibility to work with different regions worldwide

• Ability to think in processes and process dependencies as well as ensure deliverables are connected with operating plans

• Strong ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize tasks to meet deadlines

• Self-motivated and proven “can do” attitude

What we offer
Come to the Allianz side! We have attractive compensation and incentives:
• Fixed salary compensation along with fixed benefits.
• Flexible benefits that can be individually customized, so that they best suit your needs.
Fixed Benefits - We place people at the core of what we do, this is why we are committed to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.
• Additional vacation days (work tenure, Allianz tenure, special events, Paid day for child medical check-up)
• Rewards and Recognition Program (Team Excellence Award, Anniversary Awards, Above & Beyond Awards, Thank you for your contribution!)
• Complete training curricula available (tailored courses): International Certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM etc.), Comprehensive Leadership Programs, LinkedIn Learning, German Language Courses for any level.
• All you can read with Bookster
• Share Purchase Plan
• Allowances for special events (Birth Allowance, Losing a Family Member)
• Flexible working environment (work from home, hybrid)
FlexiBenefits - We care about the performance of our employees, and we know it can only be reached by ensuring your proper work-life balance: Medical services, Private pension, Internal Tourism, Meal Tickets, and many other benefits of your choice.

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Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams, and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
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.