AVP, Financial Analysis - Enterprise Data

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Finance and Accounting

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$142,500.00 - $235,100.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers' financial analysis team translates raw numbers into actionable insights to tell the story of past financial results and forecast possibilities into the future. The team acts as an independent party to collaborate with business partners and enable them to make informed decisions rooted in economic reality.

As an AVP, Financial Analysis - Enterprise Data, you will lead the creation and presentation of financial reports across multiple business areas and act as a partner to communicate clear and concise insights / recommendations with the goal of influencing functional/business decisions. As a part of the Enterprise Risk Strategic Initiatives team, this role will act as a day-to-day liaison between project team and segment/functional SME’s that will ensure data leveraged will be accurate, understood, accessible and relevant. You will lead initiatives and influence teams working to advance organizational objectives aligned with enterprise goals and ensure more informed strategic decisions are rooted in the appropriate financial metrics. Leveraging your relationship building skills and executive presence, you will build strong internal and external networks. You are expected to be an influential leader that can articulate how your team's financial content should influence business strategy.

What Will You Do?

• Collaborate with and influence of cross functional and cross segment groups.
• Ensure all reports, exhibits, and presentations from the team are accurate, impactful, and clear.
• Ensure all insights derived from the team’s analysis are synthesized into actional recommendations and lead the analysis of financial and operational reports of the highest complexity.
• Co-chair of product council and partner with project team(s) to drive alignment across product councils.
• Give final approval and sign-off on the capabilities before deployments, ensuring it meets all business and user requirements.
• Identify gaps and limitations in data sets and understand multiple layers of complexity with the ability to explain and recommend potential alternatives.
• Oversee, synthesize, and present exhibits, results, observations, and recommendations to senior management, including formal presentations, monthly financial results, etc.
• Lead the financial analysis and own the finance perspective to drive business strategy for supported organizations.
• Review competitor press releases, SEC filings, and industry trade press (including strategic studies) for helpful insights, linking opaque themes together and identifying applicability to departmental strategies. Push insights up to management in a timely manner by creating actionable insights to influence business strategy.
• Provide coaching, training and mentoring..
• If a manager of people, provide leadership, coaching, training, planning, staffing, and performance management and development to employees, in addition to ensuring the understanding of departmental objectives, vision, and strategy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in finance or accounting or professional designations such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
• Strong passion for data integrity.
• Extensive experience with Financial Analysis concepts, principles, processes, applications and accounting practices and principles preferably with some exposure to the P&C insur