What you do
The Senior Controller is accountable for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and steering of the technical and non-technical result of Allianz Direct in IFRS 17 and HGB. This position partners closely with Accounting, Actuarial, Pricing and Business stakeholders to monitor performance against commitments, assess profitability trajectory and ensure that planning assumptions are robust, traceable, and decision‑ready. You will report directly to the Global Head of Planning and Controlling.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Leads planning, forecasting, and analysis of the P&L across markets and lines of business, ensuring consistent steering views under IFRS 17 and HGB
- Partners with Actuarial and Accounting to reconcile economic, IFRS 17 and HGB views of the P&C result, explaining bridges between measurement bases to senior management
- Manages variance analysis on the core P&C KPIs, partnering with the business to understand drivers
- Coordinates analysis on portfolio profitability, channel economics, and product line steering across Allianz Direct markets
- Supports ad‑hoc deep dives, Board reporting, and Group requests on underwriting performance, portfolio profitability, and capital implications
- Leads business case tracking for strategic initiatives, ensuring committed financial impacts are reflected in future year plans
- Maintains the controlling framework, documentation, and audit trail for P&C planning assumptions
- Leads efforts to improve planning tools, automation, and reporting workflows across the FP&A function
- Drives the utilization of artificial intelligence tools and resources to enhance forecasting accuracy, anomaly detection, and analytical productivity
What you bring
- 7+ years experience required in controlling, actuarial, accounting, FP&A or finance within the P&C insurance industry
- Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science, or related field; Master’s degree or professional qualification (CFA, CIMA, ACCA) is a plus
- Solid working knowledge of IFRS and HGB insurance accounting as well as Solvency II framework
- Strong understanding of P&C‑specific topics: reserving concepts, reinsurance mechanics, NatCat modeling, and the linkage between underwriting cycle and financial steering
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with SAP, PowerBI
- Strong forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling skills, with the ability to build bridges between measurement bases
- High attention to detail, documentation discipline, and data integrity
- Experience working in a multi‑country, matrixed environment is preferred
- Fluent English required; German preferred given the HGB scope; additional European languages are a plus
Location: Munich
We at Allianz believe in an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
