Lead Financial Analyst

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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Pay Range:

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