Finance Officer

at  Allianz Worldwide care

We are Allianz Partners. The leader in assistance and insurance solutions in the areas of international health, assistance, automotive and travel insurance. Allianz Partners is a global family of over 19,000 employees across 78 countries. This role is in the International Health part of the business, which has a number of well-known customer facing brands such as Allianz Care, NEXtCARE and Medi24.
The International Health line of business provides international health, life and disability insurance and services, reinsurance and administration services to a wide range of customers. These include multinational companies, intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), private individuals, families and students. Our mission is to ensure that customers have access to quality healthcare through our support, care and commitment to go the extra mile. We are a truly global health partner for our customers, ensuring fast and simple access to the best advice, treatment and value for our customers.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Previous experience in call centre environment would be beneficial
• Experience working in cash management environment or Treasury team processing where managing cash is required
• Experience with processing payments on an online payment system
• Proven reconciliation skills would be an advantage
• Intermediate Level Excel skills
• Hold a third level business degree or appropriate professional qualification
• Fluency in English
• Valid EU work permit
• High attention to detail & accuracy
• Ability to prioritize workload and manage time effectively
• Ability to work on own initiative and also work effectively within a team environment
• Customer Focused
• Strong Communication (verbal & written) and Interpersonal Skills
• Honesty & Integrity
  As an equal opportunity employer, Allianz Partners recognizes that our strength lies in our people and we are committed to diversity and inclusivity. So if you would like to be part of a global company that offers international career opportunities, kick-start your career and dare to join us!
  For more information, please visit: www.allianzcare.co

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The key focus of this role on the Finance team will be to ensure adequate funding is in place for the daily payment run and payments are released daily.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the management of all daily account funding as required.
• Work closely with the team to ensure the timely funding of accounts within standard cut off times.
• Review daily account funding check to ensure accounts are adequately funded. Highlight where funding may be an issue.
• Maintain minimum balances in all working bank accounts within agreed limits.
• Update daily Internal Transfers report and prepare all manual funding transfers.
• Prepare weekly Cash Management Reports for weekly review with the CIO.
• Develop existing reports using all available data to help manage the cash flows and maximise return on investments. Use existing data to produce additional charts and reports.
• Build additional charts and trending information which will be used to assist decisions in regards to future investment decisions.
• Month end cash reconciliation and investment schedule.
• Manage the Daily Payment run and related weekly reporting.
• Ensure the payments are released daily for both CitiDirect & CitiConnect.
• Work closely with the all departments to resolve all payment and reconciliation queries.
• Process all manual payments as required for Head Office for AP H&L Dublin & Paris.
• Assist with the regular (weekly, monthly, ad-hoc) reporting to Senior Management.
• Ensure all reports are updated and prepared for the weekly EC packs.
• Constantly review the existing processes to ensure the quality of the payment instructions. Seek to introduce efficiencies and further automation to the daily payment process.
• Assist with improving the systems capabilities for meeting payment requirements.
• Support on the accounts payable & BEST processing as required.