Head of Finance - Paris, France - Luko x Allianz Direct

Description

Your mission in the team:

You will lead the Finance team of Allianz Direct x luko, reporting to Fanny, the CEO of Allianz Direct France, ensuring the company maintains a clear path to success:

• Lead and manage the Corporate Finance, Tax, and Accounting team, promoting a culture of high performance and continuous improvements
• Analyze and explain performance metrics to ensure they align with forecasts, and actively engage in strategic decisionmaking processes.
• Position your team as a business partner to all other departments, facilitating crossfunctional collaboration to drive business goals.
• Maintain tax and accounting compliance at the local level, ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements and standards.

Your Profile:


Must-haves:


Role based in Paris*:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in financial controlling, investment, or actuarial roles, preferably within an operational setting, plus previous management experience of a finance team
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office Suite
• You have fluency in English, with German language skills as a valuable addition.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities, adept at simplifying complex financial concepts for nonexpert audiences.
• Highly proactive and selfdriven, with a strong business acumen and the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated teamoriented mindset with a commitment to cooperation and collective success.
• Inherent curiosity and a continuous desire to learn, coupled with the readiness to embrace and drive change for ongoing improvement.

Nice to have:

• Advanced accounting and audit skills, with the ability to navigate complex financial scenarios and ensure meticulous compliance.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar data visualization tools to enhance financial reporting and insights.

What is in it for you?:

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  International Team in Paris: Work with a diverse team in our central Paris beautiful office.

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European Mobility: Opportunities for work assignments across Europe.
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Meal Voucher: Enjoy extensive dining options with our meal vouchers.
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Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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Flexible Remote Work: Embrace a work-from-home option with flexible scheduling.
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Continuous Learning: Benefit from ongoing professional development and training.


Our recruitment process:

• First interview/ Introduction call with Francis (Head of Finance Interim)
• Hiring Manager Interview with Fanny (CEO of Allianz Direct France)
• Case study + debrief with the team
• Round of interviews (Finance team, with one of the VPs + HR Behaviour interview)

Allianz Direct France x Luko, Who are we?:

We created Luko with a simple vision.
50% of consumers don't trust their insurer, yet it is mandatory in many cases and it is the

only stakeholder you can turn to when damage occurs in your home. So we decided to

reinvent insurance to make it finally customer-centric like we believe it was meant to be.


We started by creating the most transparent and useful insurance company out there:one that you can finally trust, because its business model was designed for positive impact and because its product experience is meant to empower users rather than mislead them.


We created the most intuitive and user-obsessed insurance experience you can wish

for:

subscription in 2 minutes, a simple offer, customisable coverages, no hidden fees, policies without any engagement, termination in 3 clicks.

In 6 years, we have convinced over 400,000 users to trust us.

We rapidly became the online home insurance market, putting technology at the service of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency:
by 2022, 25% of home insurance policies sold online in France were Luko policies; and nearly one in two new Luko customers took out a policy on the

recommendation of friends and family.

In February 2024, Luko joins Allianz Direct, the digital pan-European subsidiary of the

Allianz Group, with the aim of becoming the market leader in direct home insurance in

France. This makes Luko emerging the strongest neo-insurer.

Together, and because Luko and Allianz Direct share a common vision and DNA, we will continue our mission to shake up the market by offering the best value for money and even more simplicity and transparency.

Allianz Direct DNA
Becoming part of the Allianz Direct organisation means that you have a match with our DNA.

We have the following 6 core values:

• Customer obsessed
• Communicative
• Datadriven
• Agility
• Team player
• Openminded

You've read all the way, you may as well apply
Our company-wide communication language is English (written & spoken).


Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion & Equity
We believe inclusion is the result of ongoing commitment. We want to build an auth