Manager Financial Planning Analysis FPA

Title: Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Location: Bloomington IL Hybrid (3 days in the office 2 days remote)

Employment Type: FullTime

Job description

As the Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) you will oversee our forecasting and financial planning function providing extensive business partnering and financial support to our Life Insurance and Investment teams. Your team of forward thinkers will perform analysis on internal and external factors to drive new business strategies challenge assumptions and generate actionable insights for the business to drive profitability and growth.

How does the Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) make an impact

• Reviews and approves recommendations for financial planning and budgets.
• Builds and maintains crossfunctional relationships with key business partners.
• Influences decisionmakers through effective verbal and written communication. Creates compelling presentations to drive better business decisions.
• Manages forecasting processes including quarterly forecasts and scenario modeling.
• Develops detailed financial models to evaluate strategic priorities and alternatives.
• Improves the accuracy of and reduces the time required to complete forecast process through automation.
• Manages the implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery plans and activities in assigned areas. Maintains current contact information for all employees in applicable areas and communicates with nonrecovery employees during a disaster.
• Fosters the highest level of commitment among our people through transparent communication about business challenges successes and results.
• Creates an environment which encourages people to think behave act and control work and make decisions autonomously to attain clear goals.
• Takes personal responsibility for making tough decisions meeting commitments and ensuring expected results are achieved.
• Assuming responsibility for implementing practices to promote diversity equity and inclusion while holding self and others accountable.

Qualifications:

Do you have what were looking for

• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Deep curiosity and desire to leverage datasets to identify new strategic insights and tell compelling stories.
• Proven leadership in a fast paced collaborative environment.
• Strong coaching skills to develop staff.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Work may extend beyond normal business hours as business needs dictate.
• This is a leadership role which typically requires 8 years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience education and training including management experience.

Screening Questions:

1. What are their salary expectations
2. Do they currently have direct reports
3. Do they have FPA experience

Why work for us

Our employees and representatives serve nearly one million households with our diverse range of personal and business insurance products as well as retirement and investment services. We build relationships and work together to create a stronger more secure future for our clients and our communities. Were a big company yet small enough you can make an impact and wont get lost in the shuffle. Youll have the opportunity to learn and grow throughout your career either within this role or by exploring other areas of our business.

Youll be able to take advantage of our benefits package which includes insurance benefits (medical dental vision disability and life) 401(k) with company match parental leave paid time off paid company holidays and time off to volunteer in your community. Please click here to learn more about who we are and the many benefits we offer our employees.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity in all areas of employment and in providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion age gender sexual orientation veteran status national origin disability or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.