Sr. Consultant, Finance

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Sr Consultant, Finance - P&C Finance

The P&C Finance department helps leaders make sharper business decisions by connecting financial insight to the levers that shape business performance. For this opening, the work is centered establishing the frameworks that enable effective expense management like business-case development, benefit realization, and governance. 

This Sr Consultant, Finance role will report directly to the VP of P&C Finance Transformation. It is a strong opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys pairing analytical rigor with strategic influence. The position is designed for someone who can evaluate complex expense drivers, build credible business cases, and help leaders make disciplined decisions that improve cost effectiveness and performance across the P&C organization. It will sit at the intersection of finance partnership, expense management, and performance insight.

Key responsibilities

• Lead analysis that supports strategic decisions related to expense management, cost optimization, and business-case development.
• Support governance and decision-making processes by bringing structure, financial discipline, and clear recommendations to investment or cost-related choices.
• Help define and monitor performance expectations through strong financial analysis, KPI thinking, and a focus on accountability for results.
• Bring an outside-in mindset by connecting financial analysis to broader business context, emerging risks, and opportunities that may affect performance.
• Contribute to planning and forecasting conversations with timely analysis, clear commentary, and financially grounded perspectives that help leaders act with confidence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, actuarial science, or a related analytical field is preferred.
• Experience in finance, FP&A, expense management, or a closely related analytical role, ideally in a complex business environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build business cases, analyze cost drivers, and support decisions tied to reducing costs or improving financial performance.
• Understanding of the P&C business will be especially valuable.
• Ability to work across business partners, synthesize issues clearly, and influence decisions with insight and sound judgment.

Competencies

This role is especially well suited for candidates who are energized by:

• Leading through financial insight and helping shape strategic decisions.
• Creating discipline around performance, transparency, and accountability.
• Turning business and market context into actionable financial insight.
• Supporting forward-looking planning, forecasting, and decision support.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.  

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, OH. The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH, 43215. 

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis. You will be required to come into the office, according to the department's current hybrid schedule.

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Job Description Summary

Do you have a big picture point of view as well as a keen eye for details? Our success depends on staying ahead of the curve, making sure our businesses and leaders are on top of financial trends and changes. If you are a highly skilled business professional, who can develop and communicate financial information and forecasts, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Consultant, you'll work with financial and business unit leadership on the most complex cross-functions projects, processes, systems and other activities that support strategic financial and corporate initiatives. You'll be as a recognized technical specialist and plan, coordinate and complete financial projects that impact multiple businesses/products or functional Finance areas.

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