Chief Financial Officer (m/f/d)

Mauritius
Permanent
Full-time

28 days ago

Allianz Services is a global center of excellence delivering high-quality business services to the Allianz Group. We are a diverse team across multiple continents, driving transformation, operational excellence, and customer-centric solutions to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 8500 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group.At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, contact center operations and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz.Job RoleThe Head of Finance is responsible for P&L, balance sheet and all Finance and Controlling, safeguarding, procurement related areas for AZS Mauritius. This includes ensuring the overall profitability, financial planning and target setting, management of risks, management reporting, accountable for ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and is responsible for the financial safeguarding of Allianz Services' assets. Leads the team, act as a Business Partner in all finance and safeguarding matters by developing and executing the finance and pricing strategy for Mauritius, in support of the overall business priorities in line with the global procedures. In addition the Head of Finance is responsible for managing in a matrix all key functions - including Controlling (i.e. legal, risk, compliance) in alignment and under according guidance from function holder in AZ Services headquarters in Munich.Key responsibilities

Provide leadership and manage the Finance and Controlling, Contract Management, Risk Management, Procurement, Legal, Data Privacy & Compliance team. Drive the day-to-day financial operations within AZS Mauritius, such as Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Billing, Pricing and Controlling. Responsible for Accounting (statutory, IFRS), Tax (VAT, CIT, withholding tax) and treasury in AZS Mauritius. Root cause analysis of revenue, operating costs and EBIT variances to plan and projections
Managing all closing relevant processes and ensure proper cash management
Responsible for reporting to local authorities (Tax Office, Statistical Office, National Bank, etc) and to Headquarter
Providers' relationship management for services pertaining to tax preparation, auditing, banking, investments, and other financial needs as necessary. Representation of the entity in front of external stakeholder (e.g. auditors, authorities)
Manage the financial planning as well as pricing and support the Planning Dialogue (process) of Allianz Service and also contribute to Strategic Dialogue.
Manage profitability of AZS Mauritius by taking relevant means; together with Operational Excellence functions ensure internal productivity gains are being realized and provide insightful information and expectations to senior managers to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
Implement framework for price calculations for global products and services (e.g. rate cards) and take accountability for compliance with AZ Group rules and external regulations. Establish guidelines, governance for financial decision
Set framework and standards for AZ Services Mauritius internal charges (e.g. internal overhead allocation)

Qualifications & Skills

Master’s degree in Business Administration , Accounting, Finance and/or Controlling
Spoken and written fluency in English and French
10+ years’ leadership experience gained in the financial domain of a customer-driven international financial service organization is a must
Solid knowledge of local statutory requirements, Transfer Pricing rules and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
Strong affinity with finance systems and processes, and a track-record of driving complex global finance process improvements
Competence in change management and able to translate necessary changes into operational and tactical plans and prepared to be „hands-on“ in the operations when required
Able to think in end-to-end processes, beyond the boundaries of the own department and able to drive efficiency and quality improvements in the company’s processes
Strong understanding of the contact center industry and global market trends.
Ability and credibility to act on eye-level with C-level counterparts

Strong understanding of the contact center industry and global market trends.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
Result orientation

Growth mindset
Affinity to change and the usage of Gen AI

89017 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Allianz Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | PermanentAllianz 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.Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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