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ANJU SASI KUMAR

Finance Manager

Summary

Results-driven Finance Manager with over 13 years of experience in the insurance and finance sectors. Expertise in cash flow management, intercompany settlements, and insurance financial closing and reporting. Proven track record in team leadership, internal and external audit handling, and project management. Demonstrates profound knowledge of AGCS Financial closing processes, with a strong focus on enhancing operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Manager

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
06.2023 - Current

Manage end-to-end finance operations for the retail health business in Singapore and related activities in Hong Kong by overseeing and managing the cashflow, Optimizing liquidity and working capital to support the operational needs and ensure financial stability, enforcing and monitoring internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure accurate financial reporting, ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

Liaise with Finance teams from affiliated Allianz companies to facilitate smooth reconciliations and settlements of intercompany transactions, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all entities.

Lead and develop both onshore and offshore finance teams by providing essential process and system trainings to perform month-end closing and reporting activities. Enhance team performance through effective guidance and support.

Handle internal and external audit requirements, providing necessary evidence on internal company settlements and key controls implemented to support audit processes.

Finance Expert/SME

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
03.2022 - 06.2023

Finance Expert focusing on the requirement elicitation and solutioning of finance aspects in strategic projects aimed at the development and enhancement of financial systems and processes.


Senior Financial Analyst

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
01.2020 - 02.2022
  • Responsible for the insurance-related positions in the monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements of AGCS, ensuring that all closing and reporting tasks are performed precisely and meet timelines
  • Contributing to the IFRS 17 rollout by building knowledge, supporting the EPIC preparations, preparing features, grooming team members, and validating features from an end-user point of view.
  • Supervise global accounting transactions and processes, support the quantitative and qualitative reporting of AGCS financials to internal and external stakeholders, and assist in the monitoring and strengthening of internal controls over technical accounting.

Financial Business Analyst

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
12.2017 - 12.2019
  • Member of SAFe Agile Release Train ACE for the integration of non-strategic feeder system data to the EIM GRID landscape.
  • Responsible for the Global Genius Power User Community (Finance) and orchestrated training, knowledge sharing, enhancements, and issue resolution for the finance community.

Team Leader and Senior Business Analyst

Allianz Technology India for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
09.2011 - 11.2017
  • Worked as Project Manager / Business Analyst for AGCS Finance enhancements
  • Lead for French system enhancements and Subject Matter Expert in Global Genius for tax-related topics.
  • Transforming and optimizing financial processes and transition the same to offshore teams

Administrative officer

IITS - Indian Institute of Traditional Sciences
11.2008 - 06.2011
  • Work as a consultant for PRIST University for their professional courses admissions

Executive - Central Audit

Sutherland Global Services
01.2007 - 10.2008
  • Carrying out regular process checks prior to Client process check and Responsible for conducting huddles pertaining to process

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering -

Cochin University of Science and Technology

Skills

    Financial Closing and Reporting

    Agile Product Owner

    Scrum Master

    Project Management

    Resource Management

    Business Consulting

    Transitions and Transformation

    SAP FI and SAP BW

    SAP Analytics Cloud

    Global Genius

    OPUS

Accomplishments

  • Recovered SGD 7M in Reinsurance Costs: Successfully recovered SGD 7 million in outstanding reinsurance costs related to the fronting agreement between AGCS and the Allianz-affiliated company, significantly enhancing financial accuracy and stability.
  • Historic GST Settlement of SGD 11M: Orchestrated the historic settlement of SGD 11 million in GST with the fronting party, ensuring full compliance with tax regulations and significantly improving financial integrity.
  • Implemented Controls and Governance for Health Portfolio: Established and enforced robust controls and governance structures for the health portfolio, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency, improved risk management, and strengthened regulatory compliance.
  • Completed AGCS Business Transfer with AETNA through AWP: Directed the successful business transfer of AGCS with AETNA/AWP, managing both the integration of new business (2022) and the run-off of the health business (2023), ensuring smooth operations and strategic alignment.

Certificationsandskillsets

  • Certified SAFe 5 Product Owner, SaFe 4 Practitioner and SaFe 4 Teams
  • Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner, Scrum Master and Certified on ITIL V3
  • Project Management and Experienced in Portfolio Business Transfer
  • Cash flow Management, Intercompany reconciliations and settlements
  • Onshore and Offshore team management and Coaching
  • Experienced business user in AGCS Insurance and Financial systems (OPUS, Global Genius, GRID, SAP FI, BW)
  • Proficiency in using AGCS Reporting tools (SAP Analytical Cloud (SAC) and Analysis for Excel (AFO)
  • Profound knowledge in accounting closing and reporting and know-how of end to end data flow in AGCS insurance systems

Languages

ENGLISH (Fluent)
GERMAN (Beginner)

Timeline

Finance Manager

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
06.2023 - Current

Finance Expert/SME

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
03.2022 - 06.2023

Senior Financial Analyst

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
01.2020 - 02.2022

Financial Business Analyst

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
12.2017 - 12.2019

Team Leader and Senior Business Analyst

Allianz Technology India for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
09.2011 - 11.2017

Administrative officer

IITS - Indian Institute of Traditional Sciences
11.2008 - 06.2011

Executive - Central Audit

Sutherland Global Services
01.2007 - 10.2008

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering -

Cochin University of Science and Technology
ANJU SASI KUMARFinance Manager