Head of Controlling Benelux

Lead Financial Excellence as Head of Controlling at Allianz Benelux

Are you ready to drive financial performance and strategic growth in a dynamic, international environment? Join Allianz Benelux as the Head of Controlling and play a pivotal role in shaping our financial future.

As the Head of Controlling, you will be responsible for evaluating and steering the financial performance across our Life and P&C businesses in Benelux. Reporting to the Regional CFO, you will maintain and keep on enhancing the performance management framework, providing critical insights to the Benelux CEO, CFO, and key stakeholders, locally and at Allianz Group. Your role will involve leveraging operational KPIs, adapting reporting to market changes, and fostering strong relationships with business leaders. You will act as a sparring partner for the Board of Management on financial management topics, while leading a team focused on continuous development and innovation. In this role, you will elevate the team's data-driven and agile capabilities, fostering adaptability and continuous learning, while building on and enhancing our existing strengths.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Thrive in a collaborative and innovative setting.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse workplace committed to excellence and equality.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from adaptable working hours and remote options.

Your Responsibilities:

• Own the financial performance steering process, including regular reviews and planning dialogues.
• Serve as the key contact for Group on financial reporting and steering matters.
• Supervise spending, ensuring cost discipline and transparency in allocation.
• Evaluate M&A and external opportunities, assessing Allianz's competitive position.
• Collaborate with the Transformation Office for business case development and tracking.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of financial performance reporting.
• Lead a team of over 15 FTEs, fostering a culture of high performance and nurturing a robust talent pipeline. Guide the team in fostering a strategy that emphasizes data-driven decision-making and agile practices, enhancing efficiency and cultivating innovation for positive growth and development.

Your Profile

We are seeking a seasoned financial expert with a deep understanding of insurance financial reporting, steering, and forecasting across P&C and Life. You hold a Master’s degree in econometrics, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or computer science. You possess strong knowledge of actuarial concepts, IFRS17, S2, and capital management, along with expertise in reinsurance and insurance products. Your skills include financial communication, team and project steering, and navigating complex global organizations. You have experience managing diverse teams in an international setting, and are adept at influencing and driving change. A passion for fostering a data-savvy and agile team culture is essential. At Allianz, we're always on the lookout for individuals who are enthusiastic about AI and Data Analytics to shape the future and drive innovation across our organization.

Ready to make an impact? If you're eager to lead financial excellence and drive strategic growth at Allianz Benelux, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of finance.

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.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.