Senior Controller - Strategic Projects Lead CTO-1 (m/f/d)

About the Job We are looking for a Senior Controller to lead the Strategic Projects area within the unified CTO-1 (Germany & Switzerland) and Central Europe Finance team. You drive financial initiatives and central demand across the region, act as the main point of contact for strategic and ad hoc topics, and also cover reporting responsibilities as part of the role. You work independently, take full ownership, and are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and central functions. What you do Drive strategic projects: Take full ownership of financial initiatives and central demand, covering strategic topics and ad hoc requests from central functions, end to end. Manage central requests: Be the first point of contact for incoming central requests, assess priorities, and make sure each one is picked up, tracked, and delivered on time. Support reporting: Cover reporting tasks as a secondary responsibility, including contributing to management output and ensuring content is decision-ready for senior stakeholders. Deliver clear output: Package and present financial analysis and project updates in a structured way that supports senior management decisions. Use AI and automation: Champion the use of AI (including Claude) and other tools to make project and reporting work smarter, and keep looking for ways to simplify and improve how we work. Communicate proactively: Stay in close contact with central and local colleagues, senior finance managers, Heads of IT, and senior management across the Germany, Switzerland, and Central Europe regions. Support the transformation: Contribute to bringing Germany, Switzerland, and Central Europe together under the new Finance organizational set-up. What you bring Degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field, with at least 8 years of experience in controlling or finance, ideally with exposure to strategic projects or financial initiatives in a complex, multi-entity or international environment. Proven ability to manage projects, coordinate across functions and deliver to senior stakeholders under pressure as well as strong financial analysis skills and the ability to turn complex topics into clear, concise output. A genuine interest and knowledge in AI and automation tools (e.g. Claude, Power BI, Power Platform) and how they can make finance work better. Good knowledge of SAP (FI/CO) or similar ERP systems and strong MS Excel skills. Fluent in English; German is a plus but not mandatory. Self-starter; you take ownership and drive your projects forward without needing to be pushed. You can handle complex topics and break them down into a clear plan and story, you care about the detail and hold yourself to a high standard on every deliverable, build trust quickly, and know how to present to a senior audience. You embrace AI and new tools and always look for a better, simpler way of working, whilst staying focused and effective even when priorities shift and deadlines are tight. You work well with others and know how to bring Steering, Reporting, and central functions together to get things done. What we offer We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad. We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location). From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered. Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. About Allianz Technology With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform and innovate the infrastructure, applications and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience. We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction. In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz. Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology . Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion 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. We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. To Recruitment Agencies Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters. When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz. 103784 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent