Corporate Vice President, AI Data Finance Lead

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week 

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities.  You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

Join Corporate Finance where expertise meets strategic impact. Partner with diverse business units, providing financial insights and guiding sound decision-making. You'll work collaboratively to ensure data accuracy, implement robust controls, and safeguard policy owner interests. Become part of a team dedicated to financial stewardship, enabling business performance, and paving the way for a secure future for generations to come.

The Corporate Vice President Finance will play an integral role within the finance domain responsible for business partnering, consolidation, reporting, analytics, multi-year planning, and headcount reporting for Strategic Capabilities business which includes AI & Data, NYL Ventures and Corporate Development.

The role will be required to partner with senior leadership in the business and extended Finance teams to drive financial reporting and analytics for the departmental expense bases.  This partnership and support include, but not limited to, consolidation of departmental expenses on monthly and quarterly basis, reporting/analytics to appropriate stakeholders, coordination of Internal Labor planning/forecasting with business partners, and active engagement in creating and maintaining multi-year-planning schedules.  In addition, the role may require supporting extended Business & Finance teams with ad hoc projects.

This position requires advanced analytical and communication skill sets to ensure requests are understood, processed and delivered within applicable time frames, and in accordance with New York Life’s accounting policies and specific technical requirements.  A strong ability to work independently, as well as a member of a cross-functional team is expected.  

What You’ll Do:
• Responsible for building strategic relationships with appropriate stakeholders within Finance and Business areas
• Consolidation and reporting of departmental expenses that include Cash/MSTAT views, including appropriate variance explanations.  Provide insight-driven analysis and be adept at “storytelling”- i.e. communicating overarching themes and trends clearly to senior leadership
• Coordinating Internal Labor/HC with various departments for annual planning and quarterly forecasts
• Collaborate with Apptio support teams to ensure all Tableau dashboards and reports are synced with GL data, both from a Cash and MSTAT perspective
• Ability to ask tough questions and follow-up on outstanding requests in a timely fashion to ensure all reporting SLAs are met on time
• Collaborate with finance staff to identify and communicate financial variances and trends, and track risk and opportunities in the financial results and forecasts
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis, management, and metrics reports as needed
• Help the extended team with various ad hoc reports or mini projects

What You’ll Bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or similar; MBA preferred, but not required
• Minimum of 8-10 years of relative experience in Financial Planning & Analysis
• Proven ability to partner with various levels of management
• Knowledge utilizing Apptio (ATP/ITP), SAP, Tableau, and Business Intelligence tools a plus
• Experience with expense management processes
• Excellent analytical capabilities and pragmatic problem-solving skills
• Track record of driving continuous improvement efforts
• Experience with complex models (heavy reporting, building what if scenarios)
• Advanced in Excel (pivots, macros, complex formulas, v-look-up, etc.)
• Knowledge of GA