Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

At Allianz Asset Management (AllianzAM) we act with integrity, take ownership and responsibility and care for employee wellbeing. Would you like to be a part of financial and governance holding for the Allianz Group‘s asset management business? Then join us as an Internal Audit Functional Enablement Professional and become a valued member of our Internal Audit Team based in Munich or Frankfurt.

Reporting to the Global Head of Internal Audit, Functional Enablement supports the execution of audit projects in a risk-anticipating audit culture by creating and developing instruments for alignment, planning, implementation, reporting and controlling of audit activities, in cooperation with the Audit Management Team members, other Allianz functions and audit clients. Functional Enablement provides an integrated organizational framework for the Internal Audit function across all regions. This includes identification of business/industry and regulatory developments, driving related change within the global IA team, and continuously improving consistent application of standards and methodology.

What you will do

Strategy & Planning

• Ensure that statutory, regulatory and Allianz Group requirements relevant to the internal audit function are properly implemented.
• Anticipate industry developments and subsequently maintain and optimize the AllianzAM audit framework, searching for ways to simplify and industrialize related processes.
• Continuously improve and promote knowledge management.
• Coordinate and facilitate the yearly planning process of AllianzAM Internal Audit, through the development of the annual internal audit plan as well as the long-term planning following AllianzAM Internal Audit and Group Audit standards.
• Challenge the annual risk assessment as well as the annual AllianzAM global internal audit plan draft to ensure adequate coverage of risks and management concerns.
• Anticipate trends, share best practice, and transfer this knowledge to the global Internal Audit team. Develop, plan, and implement projects for the Global Head of Internal Audit, also in co-operation with other AllianzAM Internal Audit teams.

Quality and Process Management

• Execute tasks in a cost-effective, efficient, quality- and time-conscious manner.
• Ensure efficient but client-oriented audit activity reporting in form and substance for Executive Boards, Committees, regulators and for all periodic department reporting.
• Support and challenge auditors in ensuring sound and comprehensive and consistent audit result documentation based on AllianzAM’s internal audit standards and work programs; maintain an elevated standard of audit reports with regards to content and form.

Relationship Management

• Interact with external auditors and reports on audit activities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain professional connections with internal audit functional enablement teams and team members globally.
• Liaise with Allianz Group Audit, other Allianz Group functions, and AllianzAM Group functions and support an open and constructive work environment.

What you bring

• Minimum 5 years professional experience in internal/external audit.
• Several years’ experience in finance, insurance, asset management, IT, risk management or similar.
• University degree in economics, business administration or equivalent.
• Audit certification (CIA, CFA, CISA or similar) is an advantage.
• Strong expertise in project management and high level of integrity.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, German is beneficial.
• Capacity to navigate diverse interactions within a global context, including assertively challenging when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to deal responsibly with all levels of management and staff.
• Preferred experience in data analysis, data visualization is an advantage.
• Solid working knowledge of core Office applications, especially Excel (or comparable) and ideally PowerBI.
• Business know-how within other functions, regions and entities of Allianz Group preferred.

What we offer

• New ways of working (hybrid model/ flexible working hours/cross-border remote work) 
• Access to pension/ savings plans/ Allianz products
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
• Company share purchasing plan 
• Mental health and wellbeing programs 
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket)
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group 
• Self-guided learning & development
• … and so much more! 

About Allianz Asset Management

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees and their ambitions, 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.

Within Allianz Group, Allianz Asset Management (AllianzAM) is the financial and governance holding company for the asset management business of Allianz SE, with approx. EUR 2,000bn of assets under management and 6,000 employees worldwide. AllianzAM comprises two separate investment management companies: Allianz Global Investors and PIMCO. AllianzAM has created a business structure that both enables it to meet the demands of clients on a local basis and empowers its investment managers to focus on achieving strong and consistent investment results.

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.

If you think you have what it takes to fill this attractive position in our dynamic organization, then please submit your cover letter and CV. We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, please contact AllianzAM-HR-DE@allianzam.com.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.