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Manager, Finance Strategic Planning

4 months ago


Chicago, United States Kemper Full time

Location(s) 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:

Kemper is looking for a highly talented and motivated person to join the Finance Strategic Planning & Execution team from its Chicago headquarters. The Finance SP&E team executes high impact corporate finance and strategy projects in support of Treasury, Corporate Development, Investments and other functional and business areas. This includes the creation and presentation of qualitative and quantitative analyses that provide critical insights into business and investments performance, capital and liquidity management, capital utilization and strategic opportunities.

Candidates must demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking skills, a strategically oriented thought process, exceptional communication skills (both written and oral), and must conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism. This candidate will be highly organized, and able to analyze existing processes and seek out ways to improve our current approach. The candidate will operate in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, and will be a self-starter who learns Kemper systems and processes, and quickly become an integral part of the team.

Position Responsibilities: Support financial evaluations of strategic opportunities, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, capital investments, etc. Lead the development and analysis of financial models that drive strategic insights and help address diverse business problems Be a thought leader while juggling multiple high-impact projects with competing priorities Assess and present to senior management drivers of operating performance relative to our competitors and our corporate objectives Identify liquidity and capital inefficiencies and examine solution alternatives Streamline, standardize, and document core processes on an ongoing basis Interpret data and identify trends to help leadership understand drivers of results, make decisions, and develop strategy Construct and maintain structured financial and operational analysis models as tools to aid in data analysis Aggregate and organize financial data from multiple platforms and systems and suggest procedural changes to increase the accuracy, effectiveness, and efficiency of models and reports used or produced by the team Frequently interact and coordinate with other departments to address business issues and to meet organizational objectives Support the development of analysis of company financial performance Develop new reports and models to drive key leadership insights into business performance

Position Requirements: 5-8 years' experience in corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, investment banking or a similar role Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or another quantitative discipline, Master's degree or postgraduate qualification preferred Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word Demonstrated ability developing and operationalizing complex financial models Financial reporting and financial statement analysis under GAAP; exposure to statutory accounting principles a plus Experience partnering with colleagues across an organization as well as an ability to work in a collaborative and team-oriented culture Ability to think, solve problems and self-manage progress towards deliverables with a high degree of accountability and urgency Effective communication skills, both in writing and verbally Detail-oriented individual who is organized and delivers on tight deadlines Insurance experience preferred (Property and Casualty and Life & Health a plus) Experience working with financial information and or reporting system / tools such as Workday, Adaptive, Tableau, Micro Strategy preferred but not required The selected candidate will work a hybrid work schedule which will require weekly reporting to our Chicago office

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles.

Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it.

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