Controller (M/F/o)

Established in Trieste (Italy) in 1831, Assicurazioni Generali SpA is a business with a history. The Generali Group is one of Europe’s biggest multiline insurers by market capitalisation and it ranks in the top three insurers in Europe by global premium income.

Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) is focusing on for the employee benefits business of the Generali Group. The GEB Network, composed of more than 100 local insurance companies, is one of the leading partners in the international employee benefits management field, servicing more than 1,500 international corporate customers.

For our Planning & Control team in Luxembourg. we are currently looking for a Controller (M/F/O).

The Controller, reporting to the Head of Planning and Control, will be involved in the preparation of the business strategic plan to be presented to the relevant stakeholders, monitoring the development of the business in order to provide early warnings that might influence the performance of the organization, working close to Actuarial team to support in steering the business under IFRS 17.

The position of Controller is outstanding as it consolidates all facts and figures of the Network Partners and is the first contact for the finance stakeholders within the network as well as the Group CFO.

Main Missions (non exhaustive list):

- Coordinate, provide input and actively contribute to preparation and running of various management dialogues, including Strategic and Planning Dialogue.
- Preparation and analysis of the strategic plan to be presented to Senior Management, and submit it to Generali Group within the agreed timeframe
- Be actively involved in the roll out IFRS17 implementation and helping management in decision making
- Working partnership with Actuarial team to challenge decisions, results and methodologies to support business steering
- An analyst who seeks data and input from others to foresee possible threats or unintended circumstances from decisions
- Preparation of the Business Strategic Reviews (BSRs) and Clearance documents for Group Head-Office
- Monitoring the performance of the business profitability on a monthly/quarterly basis
- Preparation of Financial Reporting on a quarterly basis (Profit and Loss)
- Identifying and implementing budget parameters, assumptions and financial/business goals
- Monitor the actual KPIs in comparison with Budget and assessment of targets achievement
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, also on an ad-hoc basis for the Senior Management
- Ad hoc requests to be managed

**Profile**:

- 5 years+ of experience in a similar role (Finance/Controlling in the insurance sector); preferential with 1 to 2 years of Actuarial experience
- Current active involvement on IFRS17
- Dynamic, proactive and not afraid to take ownership
- Comfortable to foster a community of cross-functional working, across Actuarial, Accounting, Technical departments and exposure to Senior Management
- Strong team player able to cope with tight deadlines
- The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance; tenacious and accountable in driving results.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
- Advanced command of Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluent in English, any other language would be considered an asset

Additional information
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Position based in Luxembourg

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