Business Acceptance Testing in Finance

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France and Singapore with almost 6000 colleagues globally.

 

 

Allianz Services Romania has a key role in the transformation of the Group by improving operations and creating a superior experience for customers, offering actuarial, financial, IT, HR and governance services. Our team counts over 1000 passionate professionals whose main assets are the expertise and top qualifications, combined with multilingual skills, ranging from English, German, French and Italian, to Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian.  

 

At Allianz Services Romania, we aim to attract best talents and create an inspiring environment for our people to develop, while unceasingly caring for our community and for shaping a better future together!

 

Job role

 

We are seeking a leader to drive our Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) Centers of Excellence in  Finance  test domains. This pivotal role will be responsible for establishing world-class testing practices, enhancing value delivery, driving innovation, optimizing resources, and elevating the strategic importance of BAT within Allianz.

 

What you will do

 

1.           Strategy and Leadership:

•            Develop and implement standardized BAT methodologies specifically for finance systems and processes

•            Lead the establishment and growth of the Finance BAT Center of Excellence

•            Drive continuous improvement and innovation in finance testing practices

•            Collaborate with finance executives to align BAT strategies with financial objectives and regulatory requirements

 

2.           Operational Excellence:

•            Enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness across all finance-related systems

•            Implement and oversee automation initiatives to increase test coverage in finance applications

•            Reduce testing cycle times while maintaining or improving quality metrics for finance systems

•            Optimize resource allocation and utilization within the Finance BAT CoE

 

3.           Stakeholder Management:

•            Improve stakeholder satisfaction among finance teams and elevate the perceived value of Finance BAT services

•            Integrate Finance BAT representatives into major finance transformation project steering committees

•            Conduct regular strategy sessions with senior finance leadership

•            Develop and present case studies demonstrating Finance BAT's impact on financial operations and reporting

 

4.           Innovation and Best Practices:

•            Establish a Finance BAT innovation lab to explore and implement cutting-edge testing technologies for financial systems

•            Develop and publish finance-specific testing best practice guides

•            Drive the adoption of new testing methodologies s