Director of Finance, Financial Services

Summary

World Insurance Associates is a unique insurance organization offering top products and services from major providers combined with attentive service from local agents.

Founded in 2011 World is one of fastest-growing insurance brokers in the U.S. with over 2200 employees in over 210 offices across North America. We specialize in personal and commercial insurance lines surety and bonding employee benefits financial and retirement services and human capital management solutions.

Our rapid growth and market leading presence has created opportunities throughout the state and we offer top talent the choice to work from one of our multiple offices throughout the region.

Position Objective
World Investment Advisors is currently seeking a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership and oversight to drive the financial health and performance of the organization. The Director of Finance will be responsible for developing and implementing financial strategies managing budgeting and forecasting processes ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and delivering data-driven insights to support executive decision-making. This role will play a key part in optimizing capital structure enhancing profitability and supporting sustainable growth within the dynamic landscape of the financial services industry.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Creating forecasts that get updated on a regular basis (e.g. each month or maybe 1x/quarter).
• Running point on creating the budget each year
  • Building the templates and/or implementing the tools to obtain input from unit leaders department heads etc.
  • Loading the data into NetSuite once the budget is complete
  • Meeting with unit leaders and/or department heads to review their budgets
• Provide detailed analysis/write-up on budget vs. actual each month
  • Review reported results vs. budget to identify variances
  • Meet with unit leaders and/or department heads to review variances (both positive and negative)
  • Identify opportunities to either grow revenue or improve margins
  • Prepare board materials to support Renae/Troy when they meet with the board
• Work with accounting to identify ways to improve analytical reporting capabilities
  • E.g. review results with Controller to identify any data anomalies
  • Work with colleagues to transition new acquisitions into standard FPA process for forecasting and reviewing budget vs. actual
  • Identify data sources that we can leverage to improve analytical capabilities
• Support Accounting team with miscellaneous projects
• Participate in the M&A process to help evaluate acquisition targets

• A Bachelors degree in accounting or a Bachelors degree in business with emphasis in accounting is required.
• Degree(s) must be from a credible college or university

• Excellent technology and communication skills
• Ability to work independently to manage time and prioritize tasks efficiently.
• Be a motivated self-starter who can make thoughtful deliberate decisions with minimal assistance.
• The desire to be an enthusiastic cooperative team player who is always seeking ways to improve processes.

• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Health Insurance (with HSA option)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthy Work/Life Balance
• Maternity/Paternity Leave Policy
• Remote Work Opportunity

• Great company culture with an awesome team-oriented atmosphere!
• Mentorship Opportunities
• Ability to serve on different internal steering committees (Charitable Giving DEI Social etc.)
• Professional growth opportunities
• Friendly and collaborative work environment
• Employee perks including fun team building opportunities yoga/wellness charitable giving/volunteering

World Investment Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We believe the most effective way to attract develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging. World is committed to equality and deeply believes in diversity in sexual orientation gender race religion ethnicity and other qualities that makes us all different.

¹As of December 31 2023 the WIA network of advisors and firms collectively provides support to over $55.4 billion in assets across a variety of channels including investment management and retirement plan consulting services. This includes regulatory assets under management (AUM) of over $24.5 billion.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At World Insurance Associates (WIA) we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts experiences and opinions allows our employees our products and our community to flourish. WIA is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity sexual orientation or Veteran status. In addition WIA makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

TO EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS AND STAFFING AGENCIES:
World does not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a mutual service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered Worlds property and World will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to Hiring Managers without contacting Worlds Human Resources Talent Department.