Summary of Position 
 - Serve as a key participant in the operating expense monthly close, annual planning, and recurring forecasting processes.
   - Partner with business areas to analyze financial data, explain financial trends, and recommend cost reductions.
   - May lead, train, mentor, and/or guide less experienced staff members as appropriate.
   - Serve as subject matter expert on financial planning and analysis issues.
   - Collaborate with other departments to assist with planning, forecasting, etc.; and to gather and provide information.
 
 
Principal Accountabilities  
 - Provide critical assistance and support in the operating expense monthly close, annual planning and recurring forecasting processes; ensure that processes are completed accurately and timely.
   - Partner with business area management and staff to analyze financial data to provide greater understanding of financial trends, and to develop and make recommendations for cost reductions
   - Provide monthly operating expense reporting to business areas that details performance and documents emerging risks and opportunities; assist in trend analysis to identify areas for financial improvement.
   - Develop operating expense components of the annual plan and recurring forecasts for assigned business areas.
   - Design and implement new processes to improve efficacy of planning and forecasting functions.
   - Participate in ad hoc team projects and business case support as needed.
   - May be required to travel to client/business location to provide assistance and process oversight.
 
 
 
Qualifications Education, Training, Licenses, Certifications 
 
  - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
 
  
 Relevant Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 
 
  - 5 - 8+ years of relevant professional work experience required
   - 3 - 5+ years' progressive experience in financial analysis roles, preferably in an insurance finance environment required
   - Ability to mentor, guide, train, and lead staff and/or processes preferred
   - Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal) with all types/levels of audiences required
   - Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.) required
   - Ability to absorb, interpret, and communicate information, both financial and non-financial required
 
   
Additional Information 
  
  
   
  - Requisition ID: 1000002763
 - Hiring Range: $77,760-$149,040
 
   
   
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