BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER | 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

The Business Support Manager is responsible for providing support to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Finance Business Manager across a range of key operational, strategic, project and regulatory initiatives, in line with the divisional priorities.

Key Accountabilities:

Support the effective day-to-day operation of the CFO Office and Finance Division, ensuring priorities, deliverables and strategic initiatives are coordinated and delivered to a high standard.

Drive forward planning and prioritisation across the Finance Division, tracking actions, managing competing priorities and ensuring key commitments are met.

Coordinate executive meetings, events and CFO briefing materials, ensuring leaders are well prepared for key internal and external engagements.

Prepare and review reports, presentations and communications, supporting Finance leadership with performance insights and executive-level reporting.

Provide coordination support for strategic projects and regulatory initiatives, helping to drive execution, governance and business outcomes.

Lead continuous improvement and champion AI-enabled ways of working by implementing automation, standardised processes and digital solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the CFO office and across the Finance Division.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Experience supporting senior executives or leadership teams within a complex, matrixed environment, ideally within insurance or financial services.

Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing demands proactively.

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality reports, presentations and executive briefings.

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience navigating ambiguity and driving outcomes.

High attention to detail, sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Strong AI and automation proficiency, with experience improving processes and embedding more efficient ways of working.

Please note this is a fully onsite role, and the successful candidate is expected to work from the office five days per week.

Benefits and perks

Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!

Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.

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 Allianz Group

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.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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