Manager (m/f/d) Investment Planning & Controlling

We are looking for a Manager (m/f/d) Investment Planning & Controlling to our Investment Planning and Controlling (IPC) team at the earliest possible date, based in either Munich or Stuttgart.

Based in Munich, Stuttgart, Paris, New York City and Singapore, the PIMCO Prime Real Estate Investment Planning and Controlling (IPC) team is part of the Finance department and in charge of managing property companies, real estate funds, JVs, and intermediate holding vehicles. Core functions involve the monitoring and reporting of investment performance, the calculation of market values, and the preparation of financial planning. In this position, the main focus will be on portfolio planning and controlling, investor reporting, and data analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Company and Capital Management
  • Manage and analyze financial performance of Allianz’ real estate participations in funds, joint ventures and (intermediate) investment structures during the whole investment life-cycle (buy-manage-sell)
  • Active role in the company management of Allianz’ real estate participations
  • Be the interface and a business partner to internal and external asset- and investment management, internal client service teams and investors from Allianz Group
• Financial Planning, Controlling & Reporting
  • Prepare, validate, aggregate and consolidate investment plans and forecasts for single investments, as well as at portfolio, holding or investor level, including liquidity and P&L planning under IFRS and Local GAAP (HGB)
  • Report on financial performance of investment portfolio (Plan, quarterly forecasts, Actuals)
  • Analyze plan-actual deviations and performance drivers
  • Prepare ad-hoc analyses and stress tests on investment, portfolio or investor level
  • Support coordination of global investment planning process, aggregate and report on planning outcomes
  • Collection and validation of investment-related data for PPRE data warehouse
• Business development, data and analytics
  • Take initiative in the maintenance and improvement of existing controlling tools, support in the development and implementation of new controlling tools, methods and procedures
  • Support projects and initiatives for implementation of a portfolio and company planning tool and enhancing data analytics capabilities

Key Requirements

• Successfully completed university degree (ideally specialized in finance, accounting, controlling, etc.)
• 3 years’ relevant experience in a comparable position, e.g. audit company, investment manager, fund manager or administrator. Experience in real estate as an asset class is a plus but not required
• Familiar with accounting principles especially with IFRS and HGB
• Good knowledge of Excel, data management and reporting interfaces
• Data analytics skills, e.g. practical experience with PowerBI, PowerQuery, SQL, Python
• Solutions-oriented and positive mind-set, self-initiative
• Spoken and written English and German skills at negotiation level are a prerequisite

Benefits

• Onboarding: A mentor, a buddy program and a global welcome event will help you getting started.
• Learning: A large portfolio of continuous learning opportunities will help you staying relevant in your current role and growing into future workplace demands.
• Working place: An open and international working environment with a diverse and inclusive culture will inspire your everyday work. A working model which balances remote and office based work will give you the flexibility to organize the way you work.
• Benefits: A company pension scheme, well-being initiatives, sports offers and other local benefits will allow you achieving a positive work life balance.

A leading global real estate investor and manager, PIMCO Prime Real Estate is a PIMCO company and part of the PIMCO real estate platform, focusing on the Core and Core+ segments of the market and managing the Allianz Group’s $85B real estate mandate.

We manage a global investment portfolio c. $90B AUM, with an international team of c. 450 employees working in 16 offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the U.S.

PIMCO’s real estate platform is one of the largest and most diversified in the world, with $174B in assets and a broad set of solutions that leverage decades of expertise across public and private equity and debt markets.

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 matter, 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.

Great to have you on board.