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FP&A Sr. Analyst

Markel
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jan 2024

About the role

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

This role participates in a broad range of financial planning and analysis activities to provide valuable insights, solutions and services to our internal customers.  These include, but are not limited to, financial modeling, competitor and industry analysis, identify and pilot new analytical tools, reporting, the annual budget/quarterly forecast process and ad hoc initiatives.  This associate must be an analytical thinker with strong communication skills.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develops and maintains models and tools to support effective and efficient analysis

  • Provide decision support through valued added analysis and financial insights

  • Work with multiple internal teams to gain a deeper understanding of financial data, to confirm assumptions, and validate output of analyses

  • Supports the organization in opportunity identification, data-based decision-making and performance assessment

  • Analyzes and presents insights on competitor and industry analysis workflows

  • Participates in identifying and leveraging new tools to improve data analysis

  • Produce clear reports that summarize financial output, issues and recommendations

  • Supports reporting needs of the broader organization to provide increased visibility of financial performance

  • Identifies, recommends and implements continuous process improvement 

  • Documents standard processes and process flows 

  • Supports the compilation and analysis of the annual budget and quarterly forecast

  • Participate in ad hoc initiatives as they arise

  • Travel to other Markel offices, conferences, etc. as required

  • Mentors and coaches other analysts

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related discipline

  • MBA or MBA pursuit a plus

Certification

  • CPCU or other industry designations a plus

Work Experience/Skill Set

  • 2-5 years of related experiences or applicable internships

  • Understanding of financial processes and systems

  • Financial consulting and analysis skills - ability to assess needs, identify issues, recommend alternatives and implement change

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Must have strong Excel and data manipulation skills

  • Ability to deliver outstanding customer service

  • Organized with ability to multi-task

  • Adaptable and comfortable with fast pace and shifting priorities

Who we are:

 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

 

What’s in it for you:

 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 

  • We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
  • All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
  • We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  
  • Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

 

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

 

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. 

 

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