Financial Manager, Accounting Policy - Financial Instruments | Hybrid

At Allianz Life, we are driven by our mission – we secure your future – and by our common goal of caring for tomorrow. We care for our employees by promoting an inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to grow and be rewarded for their success. We care for our customers by creating new products that help them protect their families and pursue their retirement goals. We care for our community by giving time, resources, and donations. And we care for the future by supporting sustainability, protecting the local environment, and promoting societal equity. 

What you do:

Do you want to drive change by leading an accounting policy and project team in a large multinational insurance company?  You will manage a small team of people conducting project management and accounting policy functions for new investment strategies, business combinations, and other company initiatives.  These functions include responsibility for monitoring new accounting guidance, coordination with external auditors and Group accounting policy, supporting accounting and investment operations accounting issues, researching technical accounting guidance and coaching team members in performing these responsibilities.  You’ll have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced setting, while learning about a variety of topics, innovating new ideas, developing relationships with colleagues on other teams and overseas, and presenting project status to senior and executive leadership of the Company.  You will report to the Accounting Policy Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely execution of projects and coordinate completion of documentation of those projects with cross-functional teams
• Concisely communicate status and other information about responsibilities to Director, work team, project sponsors, and Company leadership
• Review or perform accounting research, accounting interpretations, and communicate results of that work
• Participate in trade groups, monitor status of proposed accounting guidance and support Group Accounting Policy in lobbying Company’s views on proposed new accounting standards
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues in work team, project teams, and other business areas, as needed
• Coordinate with internal and external customers to produce clear, consistent, effective written and verbal communication
• Proactively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Direct and coach team members in performing their responsibilities

Leadership & Communication:

• Must be flexible and adaptable to an ever changing and demanding environment
• Serves as a role model to the team, demonstrates resilience and composure under stress
• Strong understanding of mission and vision of team, division and company and has the ability to help meet those goals and objectives
• Operates with a sense of urgency. Meets deadlines. 
• High level of motivation. Takes ownership for ensuring that the teams/divisions work is performed with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness.
• Assists with fostering an environment of collaboration in pursuit of common goals.
• Able to identify problems, issues and potential solutions.
• Ability to design and implement efficient, effective, and scalable processes involving various functional business groups.
• Works to motivate employees at the team level by helping to manage performance through coaching. Day-to-day management of all team members. Helps to influence team member career development.

Accounting Policy and Projects 

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