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Financial Analyst – Corporate FP&a

Financial Analyst – Corporate FP&a

CompanyGuardian Life
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$80940 – $132975
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of finance/accounting experience
  • Strong analytical skills and knowledge of financial analytics
  • Strong Excel skills (Macros, V-lookups, etc.)
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and work additional hours during peak session
  • Willingness to learn and grow on the job
  • Ability to make suggestions to management based on analysis

Responsibilities

  • Manage the end-of-the-end financial processes of the Corporate expense management team, including (but not limited to) planning, forecasting, variance analytics and allocations.
  • Analyze and deliver the 3-year financial plan, incorporating system transitions, staffing, market trends, strategic priorities and implemented projects.
  • Partner with key stakeholders by providing valuable insight into their monthly financial results, including projected results for the fiscal year. Convey and articulate financial impact of decisions.
  • Maintain staffing data and corresponding financial impacts, in partnership with department stakeholders and Human Resource business partners. Incorporate outer year impacts including staffing changes, planned retirements and business support into a 3-year financial plan.
  • Partner with Business Finance leadership to drive transparency into the financial impact of technology expenses.
  • Drive insights and analytics that provide technology leadership transparency into risks and opportunities of departmental expenses and spending trends, providing recommendations on efficiencies and/or risk mitigation.
  • Develop financial metrics aligned to value and outcomes.
  • Partner with Sourcing to effectively capture financial impact of vendor spend and contractual obligations.
  • Identify and deliver opportunities that enhance processes through automation, offshoring, or elimination.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using ERP, Oracle and SmartView a plus but not required.