Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Location(s)

Alpharetta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois

Details

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. 

Position Summary:

In this role you will be reporting directly to the AVP of Finance to support and interface with the Product Management, Sales/Distribution, and other Kemper Auto business leaders to help provide financial modeling and analytical support.  This includes the creation of qualitative and quantitative analyses that provide critical insights enabling leaders to make data-driven decisions.  Define, design, and build financial models, reports, and presentations to support internal planning and budgeting as well as to support external reporting.  Understand key metrics and leverage financial information to deliver required financial targets.  Candidates must demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking skills, a strategically oriented thought process, exceptional communication skills and must conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism.

                                                                                                                                                                                          

Work with leaders both within finance and the organization to support goals.  Lead the development of financial disciplines, modeling, and analysis including planning, and data requirements, drive processes, and develop efficiency tools.  Drives decision-making and recommended outcomes to improve financial performance.  Developing staff/talent in the finance organization.   

Position Responsibilities:

• Drives strategic objectives within the team and responsible for maintaining the periodic goals to meet the year end objectives
• Drives the Key Drivers (KPIs) and Decision-Making Financial Analysis; responsible for periodic alignment checks to make sure these are still appropriate and align with changes in the company objectives; build insights from data & make recommendations for strategic alignment
• Develop and provide leadership in budget, forecasting, and reporting processes for the Product Management and Sales/Distribution
• Manage and monitor Income Statements and consolidations for supported businesses.  Drive actionable information and advice to Product Managers on state profitability and outlook.  Evaluate financial outcomes of various decision alternatives; provide management with information on potential decision impacts along with recommended options and action plans. Advise on key business planning assumptions, identify, and quantify risks and/or opportunities
• Translate content needed for senior level presentations; ensure content provided meets requirements; assist in preparation of presentations for senior management
• Provide analysis, insight, and decision support recommendations to the business with emphasis being placed on the ability to continuously seek out and discover root cause relationships and conclusions that are not always intuitive, obvious or have a precedent.
• Move forward projects/improvements that need leadership and support.  Seek out ways to continuously improve operations/processes.
• Support management rollforward reporting/management operating report process
• Understands management reporting requirements from financial/functional reporting teams and translates business needs into actionable items for businesses functions; acts as mentor and partner as needed.  Increase transparency of business function financials.
• Lead the development and analysis of financial models that drive strategic state-level insights and help address diverse business problems.
• Assist in the evaluation of our business strategy and initiatives relative to our broader business and corporate strategies.
• Recruit, develop and retain talent.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or a quantitative discipline.  MBA a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in a finance role with analysis experience or equivalent combination of experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency of leadership skills with 4+ years’ direct people leadership accountability experience
• Insurance experienc