Strategic Finance Director, Corporate FP&A

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary:

The Corporate FP&A team is responsible for facilitating enterprise financial growth strategy, annual planning, and contributing to long-term financial health for the organization.  The team succeeds by building strong relationships with executive and finance groups across the company, grounding in financial data and delivering effective solutions through concise storytelling. Ideal candidates for this role will have executive level partnership and communication skills, a proven leadership track record, and the ability to influence financial outcomes from a corporate perspective.

Reporting to the Director of FP&A, this role will function as a partner to directors and executives, as well as take responsibility for development of internal team resources. This role will guide divisional units through the annual financial planning process and continue to improve how we set consolidated profitability targets. As a finance leader, the expectation is to raise the level of all finance groups, leveraging a deep understanding of enterprise financials and business profitability drivers to identify and implement opportunities.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities of the Team:

• Ownership for Annual Financial Plan and Forecasts including consolidation activities, analysis of performance, and presentation of enterprise results.  Act as the principal partner for business groups as they develop divisional projections and highlight areas of risk and opportunity to our executive team.
• Continuously improve the process for evaluation of performance, enterprise target setting, and capital strategy through partnership with key actuarial and finance teams.
• Lead ad-hoc financial strategy projects with realistic and incremental solutions that display an understanding of customer needs and current state.
• Provide actionable insights and data driven analysis that supports and reflects an understanding of individual business needs to drive executive decisions.
• Support potential reinsurance or M&A activity as needed, representing Corporate FP&A needs and partnering with relevant stakeholders to determine financial impacts.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth within the team and ensure continued development of FP&A analysts’ skills and autonomy.

Key Behaviors:

• Winning together: Puts the needs of the team above their own desires and priorities.
• Driving Success: Can take ambiguous tasks and align it to the working model of the team to ensure execution.
• Adaptability: Approaches everyday work with a desire to continuously further their understanding and can align their work to the mission of the enterprise.

Job Specifications:

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Financial Markets, Economics, Management Information system, Business Analytics or equivalent field; Master’s degree or CFA a plus.

Experience: 

• 12+ years or more progressive experience in corporate finance, planning, strategy, M&A, or equivalent.  Strong preference for candidates who have led financial planning and have previous experience in insurance or financial services.
• Required to be fully proficient in MS Office and familiarity with financial systems (Workday, Oracle, SAP, or related).  Preferred but not required experience in PowerBi, Tableau or other similar visualization software, as well as FP&A tools (Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, etc.).

Why join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off
• A supportive and responsive management approach
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement 
• Paid time off to volunteer
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
• Much more!

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