Finance Director - Asia

What you do

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Finance Director to join Allianz Partners in a newly created role as Finance Director – Asia.  

As the Finance Director – Asia you will have a broad remit across the finance function, wider organization and region, having ultimate accountability over our internal and external reporting deliverables as well as the overall financial health of the Asia region. Within the region, you will oversee financial matters of several legal entities in different countries (China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Middle East countries)

Working closely with the leads of the wider finance function, i.e. Accounting & Reporting, Planning & Controlling and the Finance Centre of Excellence, you will play a pivotal role in driving the ongoing transformation activities across the region. 

You will act as a Finance business partner, you will also be collaborating closely with the lines of business, including sales, underwriting and actuarial whilst supporting the Regional Managing Director in the successful execution of the overarching strategy. 

Your main responsibilities

• Supporting the Asia Managing Director in the delivery of the region’s ambitious growth targets by developing and executing the strategic direction;
• Ultimate accountability for the monthly and quarterly financial closing governance, heavily supported by the sub-regional finance teams;
• Collaborate closely with underwriting, sales and the line of business teams to secure the financial health of the region, ensuring profitable growth across all segments;
• Drive the Group Finance strategy across the region, supporting the transformation activities across all aspects;
• Ensure smooth and efficient collaboration with external bodies, such as external auditors, regulators or tax administrations;
• Lead the “OneTeam” culture across the Asia finance teams, lead by example and drive excellence across the wider region

What you bring

• 2-3 years’ experience of operating at a Finance Director level, ideally in an international / matrix environment;
• Strong commercial business partnering capabilities and experience;
• Pro-active and not afraid to challenge the status quo;
• Professional approach and delivery of work product;
• Energy, enthusiasm, persistence and adaptability;
• Ability to influence and lead others;
• Focus on timely delivery of quality outputs;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and diplomatic skills;
• Fluent English, any regional languages would be a plus;
• Positive energy and can-do attitude in a global organization

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.
 

61528 | Finance & Accounting | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

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.
Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.
Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.