Assurant

Lead Financial Analyst

Assurant$74K — $124K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analytics and forecasting.
  • Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
  • Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • Familiarity with automated financial reporting systems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze full P&L variances against historical results and forecasts.
  • Ensure accurate journal entry mapping for international accounts.
  • Coordinate the Plan/Forecast cycle for international teams.
  • Business partner with in-country FP&A teams for robust forecasting.
  • Produce in-depth analysis for Lifestyle FP&A stakeholders and CFOs.
  • Maintain the International Trend Report with updated P&L trends and variance comparisons.
  • Support ad hoc requests for Earnings Call insights.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities to develop strategic financial planning skills.
  • Exposure to international finance and global operations.
  • Participation in high-impact financial analysis for senior leadership.
Full Job Description
Overview of Position

The Lead Analyst will be responsible for managing the International Plan/Re-forecast cycle, Outlook and Month/Quarter Close variance analysis. This role will support all International teams outside of US, US based International Finance team and US based Lifestyle FP&A function. In addition, this role will be responsible for the International Trend Report.

What will my duties and responsibilities be in this job?
  • Analyze full P&L variances, comparing results against prior year, YTD, prior quarter, prior forecast, plan and outlook and summarize key variance explanations.
  • Ensure journal entries are mapping to the correct, country, LOB, client and P&L account for all international countries.
  • Co-ordinate and analyze the Plan/Forecast cycle.
  • Ensure client and expense forecasts are robust and variances are understood.
  • Business Partner with in-country FP&A teams.
  • Produce value adding in-depth analysis for Lifestyle FP&A stakeholders and CFO's.
  • Gather insight by liaising with US based leaders including Actuary, IT and Corporate functions.
  • Identify and develop KPI's and variance drivers.
  • Understand the key R&O's and emerging business issues in International.
  • Support ad hoc requests for Earnings Call.
  • Maintain the International Trend report which consists of downloading data from EPA and regularly updating/setting-up by country P&L trends with variance comparisons and FX calculations.
  • Track, review and validate expense allocations to/from international countries and assist the regional team with questions related to allocations.
  • Maintain and validate the list of all global role employees and ensure country/LOB expense allocations are accurate.


What are the requirements needed for this position?
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analytics and forecasting.
  • Advanced excel skills


Other requirements
  • Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
  • Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
  • Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports and projections using an advanced level of Excel.
  • Thorough understanding of business issues and concepts related to insurance or financial services industry.
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate with internal teams.
  • A team player that can work in a complex and fast-paced environment.


What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?
  • Proficient in understanding foreign exchange changes and impact on the financial statement lines.
  • Insurance experience.
  • Experience identifying, evaluating, and resolving financial, accounting and data quality discrepancies.
  • Ability to utilize dynamic spreadsheet / database design in providing comprehensive decision support to executive management.


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ENT431 - Lead Financial Analyst

Job Grade
11

Pay Range:
$74,600.00 - $124,700.00

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

About Assurant

The Warranty Group is the world’s premier provider of extended service plans and related benefits, with operations in 33 countries and 1800 employees. We have $5 billion in assets with almost $2 billion in revenues (2010). Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Virginia Surety Company, Inc., is rated "A-" Excellent by AM Best Company, as is our UK based company, London General Insurance. By providing underwriting, claims administration and marketing expertise, The Warranty Group is a global single-source solution for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer goods including autos, homes, consumer electronics, medical devices, furniture and appliances as well as financial institutions. We partner with our clients to drive revenue through customer acquisition and retention, while providing financial modeling and regulatory services. The Warranty Group is a unit of Onex Corporation (TSX:OCX), one of Canada's largest publicly-held companies with assets of $40 billion, revenues of $35 billion, and 212,000 employees worldwide(2011).

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Size
15,600 employees
Market Cap
$6.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$441.8 million
Founded
1892
5 Year Trend
+6.2%
Revenue
$10 billion
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