Financial Operations Associate
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 52500 - 65000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Protective Life Insurance Company is seeking a Financial Operations Associate to support our Information Technology (IT) organization. This role provides financial management support across budgeting forecasting analysis and reporting for IT expenses and key initiatives.
You will partner closely with IT and Finance leaders to oversee capital planning support hardware and software purchases and renewals and provide insights that improve operational efficiency. This position is ideal for someone early in their finance career who enjoys working with data in Microsoft Excel digging into variances and explaining financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
This position is required to report in-person to our Birmingham AL office 3 days a week and works remotely 2 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
- Support budgeting forecasting analysis and reporting for IT operating and capital expenses.
- Oversee the IT capital plan and process monthly fixed asset templates and related reports.
- Manage the prepaid sub-ledger and prepare monthly prepaid amortization entries.
- Prepare monthly accruals for assigned cost centers and areas of responsibility.
- Support hardware and software purchases and renewals including purchase order and invoice processing.
- Complete monthly expense reports and provide analytics for hardware software and third-party services.
- Identify trends in IT spend analyze underlying drivers and highlight opportunities to improve efficiency.
- Prepare ad hoc financial analyses to support key strategic initiatives and leadership decision-making.
- Assist with annual budget and periodic forecast preparation for IT-related areas.
- Collaborate with IT and other business partners to ensure accurate timely and transparent financial information.
Skills Abilities and Knowledge Required:
- Working knowledge of capital planning and fixed asset accounting concepts.
- Ability to amortize expenses and manage prepaid items accurately.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables VLOOKUP SUMIF and working with large data sets.
- Comfort investigating variances asking followup questions and driving issues to resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain financial concepts to nonfinancial stakeholders.
- Ability to create clear visual and actionable financial reporting and analytics.
- Strong attention to detail organization and time management.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to build effective working relationships across Finance IT and other teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field or equivalent experience.
- 12 years of experience in financial analysis accounting expense reporting or budgeting.
- Experience supporting operating teams or functional departments; IT support experience is a plus.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is a plus.
$52500 - $65000 a year
Protectives targeted salary range for this position is $52500 to $65000. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to job location skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protectives total compensation package for employees.
The internal title for this position is Financial Analyst I. #LI-AP1
Employee Benefits:
We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits addition to offering comprehensive health dental and vision insurance we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g. paid time off paid parental leave short-term disability and a cultural observance day).The financial health of our employees is just as important as physical and emotional health. Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts a pension plan and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards Protectives platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.
Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Companys benefit plans.
Accommodations for Applicants with a Disability:
If you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability please emailemailprotected. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.
Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation. General employment questions should not be sent through this process.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting retaining and growing an inclusive workforce.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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Key Skills
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- Accounting
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About Company
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