AVP, Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Analyst

Develop and deliver financial reports by translating numbers into factual and insightful information using internal reporting, collaborating with team members, evaluating complex financial issues and recommending solutions to guide future organizational decisions and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Location : Chicago, IL, New York City, NY, Sun Prairie, WI

Work Arrangement : This role is hybrid, where you will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days per week.

The salary range for this role is between $128,000-$240,000.

Your New Role :

Partner with product and business leaders to support development and preparation of long-term financial models, including gross written premium (GWP) and expense forecasting models to improve business planning, and other analysis to drive new initiatives

Analyze recent performance and trends including monitoring and developing relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), to measure and monitor returns

Lead and participate in cross-functional initiatives to ensure alignment across the business and create strong partnerships with business leaders in functional groups to provide advice regarding financial implications of business activities and make recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance

Identify and implement financial planning and analysis initiatives to simplify and scale the business

Organize and evaluate quantitative data to identify and explain trends, problems, and root causes

Provide a framework to support new product and / or strategic initiatives evaluation

Participates and assists the financial planning and analysis leadership in the development of the annual and long range plans, including participation in the design of the annual planning framework, helping to lead the business and financial plan development, strengthen the business forecasting, reviewing and participating in setting company objectives and action items for revenues and expenses

Participate in merger and acquisition activities, including modeling and due diligence

Serve as business partner and contributor to growth and remediation strategies

Identify information gaps and bridge gaps through process design, and re-engineering as it relates to reporting and forecasting

Facilitate the development of the management reporting framework to support the growth of the division and its strategic and operational segments, including the design of new reports to provide innovative information to manage the business more effectively

Develop and maintain financial models with sensitivity analyses around internal and external factors ensure they support overall business objectives

Work with senior management, financial leadership, product leaders, and business units to assess, identify, and prioritize performance reporting needs including key metrics

Prepare executive level presentations and communications with logical reasoning and data support

Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. 7 years relevant experience.

Preferred Competencies / Skills :

Increasing experience consistent with line of business knowledge

Finance and reporting experience

Build and establish constructive and cooperative working relationships and open lines of communication

Manage data to be accurate, timely and accessible

Collaborate with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal; escalate issues when necessary

High degree of financial acumen and awareness of financial responsibility

Communicate information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner

Prioritize interests of the company and community during decision-making

Build and maintain professional networks and channels of communication inside the organization

High attention to detail

Complete tasks by taking decisive or quick action

Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management

Utilize insightful judgment and subject matter expertise to make sound decisions

Creativity and alternative, open thinking to generate and support new or better ways of doing things

Compensation Package : The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate's professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.

QBE Benefits : We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to :

• Hybrid Working a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

At QBE, we're enabling a more resilient future for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We're building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

Join us now, so you can be part of our success and we can be part of yours!

QBE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with QBE, please inform our Talent Acquisition team to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

Equal Employment Opportunity : QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.