Senior Manager Accounting Hub Operations and Governance

SENIOR MANAGER ACCOUNTING HUB OPERATIONS AND GOVERNANCE – FINANCE – SYDNEY

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We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let's care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

About the role

• Develop key working relationships with A&R Hub Team management to ensure effective operations of hub. ​
• Coordinate onshore management in regard to operations and plans on A&R hub matters, including the Product Owners and SMEs in relation to their Hub executed Processes. ​
• Develop, embed, enhance a robust control and governance framework which effectively monitors KPIs and SLAs to ensure the operational effectiveness and identify areas of improvement in relation to the end-to-end A&R Hub processes and team assignment.  
• Ownership, design and execution of the end-to-end governance process for new, updated and changes processes across the hub. 
• Champions, monitor and ensure effective use of tools such as JMP in the delivery of Hub services including issues management. ​
• Aid in the resolution of operational issues and ensure seamless service delivery and in effective onboarding and assignment of hub team members to processes including correct access. ​​
• Monitor and ensure effective maintenance of A&R Hub service catalogue for assigned A&R Hub team. ​
• Coordinate forward looking requests on hub and managing the movement of processes through the creation to execution cycle gaining relevant sign off from owners throughout process.​
• Ensure key artefacts meet required standards and are kept up to date in collaboration with Hub (e.g. Service Catalogue and Standard Operating Procedures). Executing quality reviews and SOP update schedules. ​
• Collaborate with the Senior Project Manager and Business Analyst Accounting Hub and the Hub & Onshore for the continuous improvement initiatives and changes to the Hub-executed processes. ​ Also, work closely with Risk team in completion of necessary reviews and audits. ​
• Ensure processes are maintained and any impacts from projects and reg changes are effectively managed in accordance with wider business strategies and the Hubs governance model.  ​ ​

About you

• Leadership experience directly or indirectly within a finance team, with the ability to influence teams without formal authority.
• Experience in optimisation of work processes and, or project management experience.
• Extensive experience in building strong working relationships with offshore team and designing, embedding effective governance and control frameworks
• Comprehensive understanding of organisational financial frameworks, end-to-end finance data flows and experience in managing financial management processes, resources, and systems, providing advice to improve.
• Ability to identify, analyse and assess risks inherent to the business and put in place appropriate controls, actions to manage financial reporting risk and support compliance.
• Ability to partner and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of seniority to establish strong professional relationships and influence outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver engaging and impactful presentations using presentation and visualisation tools.
• Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands to deliver objectives. 
• Proven capability to manage change through the initiation and promotion of organisational transformation, leveraging effective process, collaboration, and communication to foster commitment and participation.
• Highly developed consulting skills and influencing skills, demonstrating the ability to contribute to Strategy creation.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends and links that inform judgements and solutions with highly developed 'first principles' problem-solving skills, combined with a curious and creative mind-set.
• Demonstrate an Agile mindset and knowledge of Agile methodologies and concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to articulate and influence key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Ability to travel and spend time in India
• A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Benefits and perks

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day
• Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer
• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

About our culture

We care about everything that makes you, you. We believe in a workplace that celebrates inclusion and equal opportunity, where people of all genders, ages, religions, sexual orientations and abilities are not only welcomed but valued for the unique perspectives and talents they bring to work.  We're committed to fostering an environment where everyone belongs and can thrive and reach their fullest potential.

Adjustments and support

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to for a confidential conversation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.