Manager, Finance Business Analysis

Manager, Finance Business Analysis

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Manager, Finance Business Analysis in our Information Technology team.

This role is responsible for business analysis across all finance related projects and services. This position is responsible for the proactive support of business solutions with a focus on achieving business process efficiency, corporate goals and initiatives, and service excellence.

Location : This position will be based out of our Purchase, NY / New York City / Morristown, NJ / Conshohocken, PA / Charlotte, NC office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

Our business, your impact, our opportunity :

What you'll be doing :

• Direct and oversee the evolution of IT's business requirements activities across the Finance portfolio. Ensure that the solutions developed support the Finance department in achieving their strategic and tactical objectives.
• Lead requirements definition for Finance solutions. Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, informational needs and data sources. Translate these business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed business requirements / functional requirements inclusive of business use cases, process flows, data flows, traceability matrices as well as report mock-ups. Ensure that processes are implemented to take full advantage of the capabilities of the system.
• Implement system automation to enhance process efficiency, improve data quality and reduce manual errors
• Plan and facilitate user acceptance testing with business stakeholders and project managers to obtain user acceptance test signoff.
• Lead a small team of business analysts. Facilitate prioritization, resource management and support decision making. Review work products as needed and address escalated issues. Manage team member development including orientation, training, performance management, counseling and disciplinary action as needed.
• Collaborate with IT leadership and business partners to direct IT investments in support of the overall Finance business strategy. Develop business case justifications and cost / benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.
• Maintain regular communications with Finance department managers and business process managers regarding pertinent IT activities.
• Oversee the enforcement of business analysis processes, departmental standards, style requirements and all other procedures necessary to meet the business objectives and quality standards for IT deliveries.
• Recommend, design and monitor IT process improvement activities aimed at reducing costs, improving quality and speed to market.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring :

Salary Range : 130,000 $160,000 Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.

Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs :

In today's world, what do we stand for?

Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. At Sompo, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise. To learn more about life at Sompo, click here.

Sompo is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone's unique contributions we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.