Lead Financial Analyst

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Liberty Mutual Full time
Job Summary

As a Lead Financial Analyst at Liberty Mutual, you will be responsible for developing thorough financial plans and analyzing and reporting on results in a deadline-focused environment. You will use your increasing expertise to manage the accurate completion of the team's assignments while developing the capabilities of teammates. You will use business acumen and strong analytical expertise to perform complex ad hoc analysis. You will communicate financial results, trends, and business implications to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail. You will proactively lead increasingly innovative and complex efforts to continuously improve processes to ensure work is performed as efficiently as possible.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the development of accurate budgets and financial plans by effective planning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Interact with management to explain the budget or financial planning process, identify factors impacting expenses or financial trends, highlight opportunities for improvement, and create effective exhibits to explain the business plan.
  • Interact with profit center leadership to proactively deliver best-in-class products, services, and analysis to assist in strategic business decisions.
  • Develop complex ad hoc and on-going operational & financial forecasts and models that assist the business in making decisions, effectively communicating trends and outcomes.
  • Drive the production of complex management reports and associated results analysis, using business acumen and analytical ability to lead the team in identifying business drivers of results and communicating them effectively.
  • Initiate and/or lead increasingly complex department projects and continuous improvement activities that may span beyond the scope of own team's responsibilities.
  • Continually assess the business value and efficiency of the work performed, identifying, and implementing improvements.
  • Cultivate an environment focused on development by assigning projects to build teammates' strengths and sharing knowledge through training or reviewing their work.
  • Train others on financial systems and manage key interfaces and interdependencies. May make recommendations for enhancements to financial systems and associated processes and participate in or lead their implementation.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (Finance or Accounting) required.
  • CPA or advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of finance experience.
  • Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously to drive results.
  • Communicates well with own team and across organizational boundaries to ensure the successful completion of shared goals.
  • Comfortable leading meetings and able to communicate issues and trends to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail.
  • Solid understanding of Finance Tools and Analytical Methods.

About Us
At Liberty Mutual, our purpose is to help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow. That's why we provide an environment focused on openness, inclusion, trust, and respect. Here, you'll discover our expansive range of roles, and a workplace where we aim to help turn your passion into a rewarding profession. We value your hard work, integrity, and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, or on any basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.

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