Senior Analyst - Technology Finance & Analytics
Globe Life Inc.

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Job Description:

Senior Analyst - Technology Finance & Analytics

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The Sr. Financial Analyst will assist in the design, development and on-going management of the planning and budgeting processes, reporting and ad hoc analysis. This position will report directly to the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis. The position will entail a variety of responsibilities, including, but not limited to, providing assistance with budgeting, forecasting, building financial models, automating management reporting, and ad-hoc analysis. This role will be an individual contributor and will not have direct management responsibilities.

• Support the development of high quality and accurate annual operating plans, long-term forecasts, and quarterly revision.
• Research and provide a comparison of actual to plan, prior quarter and prior year, as well as clear and concise variance explanations that highlight risks and opportunities.
• Develop a deep knowledge of the business by engaging with the business areas as a partner in thoughtful conversations about their specific areas of operation and planning assumptions.
• Develop and monitor KPIs and identify the causes of any unexpected variances.
• Manipulate and analyze large transactional data sets, interpret, and summarize the data for metrics reporting and business insights highlighting trends and anomalies for executive management.
• Serve as a resource to team members and applicable stakeholders on ad-hoc financial analysis assignments and projects.
• Provide oversight and assist as needed for the invoicing/billing process for area of responsibility - including but not limited to accurate coding to GL, appropriate business unit allocations, and processing in a timely manner each month.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that significantly reduce workloads and reporting redundancies.
• Use data analytics to draw conclusions and present financial and operational insights to support timely executive level decision-making.
• Assist in development and implementation of change management activities related to system implementations, planning workflow and automation of reporting.

Required Skills

• Proven analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Embraces new technologies quickly and applies new technology solutions to everyday tasks.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information to support decisions.
• Demonstrates Initiative by proactively identifying what needs to be done.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal verbal and written skills
• Strong customer focus ensuring resolution of issues while striving to create the best experience for all stakeholders.
• Demonstrates strong initiative with the ability to work independently, identify issues and succinctly present solutions.
• Balances a high sense of urgency with presenting detail-oriented and accurate financial information

Required Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics
• Accounting and finance experience supporting IT organizations in financial services industry is preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a large corporate environment with responsibilities in areas of budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and operational expense management is required.
• Expert level Microsoft Excel with an aptitude in systems and financial modeling
• Experience building and maintaining complex financial models leveraging large data sets.
• Experience with statistical, analytics and database software preferred (SQL, SAS)
• Experience with performance management planning software, Apptio preferred.

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