Allianz UK
Senior Finance Manager

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Role Description
As a Senior Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Accounting within Allianz UK, leading the delivery of the Finance Strategy and helping transform our finance operating model. You will work across a broad stakeholder network, driving strategic change, embedding innovative solutions, and ensuring the successful evolution of our Business Process Outsourcing model.
Location: This role is primarily based in our Guildford office, we would also consider candidates who are London based, please note that this is a hybrid working role with the expectation you attend the office 40% of your time.
About You
- Lead the Accounting workstream within an Allianz Group wide transformation programme, acting as the key point of contact for all Accounting-related matters.
- Own and drive the Accounting business case, tracking benefits realisation and progress against agreed milestones.
- Steer and prioritise a portfolio of transformation initiatives across all accounting verticals, including AI-enabled solutions.
- Design and implement the future Accounting target operating model in partnership with HR, Genpact and Allianz Services.
- Drive organisational change, ensuring people, processes and ways of working are aligned to the new operating model.
- Establish and maintain effective governance for offshore accounting operations, ensuring delivery against service levels and quality standards.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations and wider business functions.
- Identify and manage strategic risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately and supporting effective resolution.
- Collaborate with international colleagues and operating entities to share best practice and drive continuous improvement.
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Essential Skills
- Expertise across Finance and Accounting processes, controls and systems.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
- Experience designing and implementing target operating models.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical and decision-making capabilities.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through project, programme or functional team leadership.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional and international teams.
Desirable Skills
- Experience managing outsourced, shared service or offshore delivery models.
- Experience working within or for the insurance or financial services sector.
- Professional accounting qualification.
- Experience working within agile environments or transformation programmes using agile principles.
- Knowledge of AI tools and their application within Finance and Accounting processes.
- Experience working with Business Process Outsourcing providers or global shared service organisations.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days


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Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Inclusive Support & Accessibility
At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.
If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Conor McCourt
Closing date September 24th 2026
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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