Senior Manager, Strategic Business Finance
4 days ago
Job Description - Senior Manager, Strategic Business Finance & Planning (20250016D20240702)
Senior Manager, Strategic Business Finance & Planning, Americas
Stamford CT | Hartford, CT | Exton, PA | Atlanta, GA | USA
We’re looking for a highly driven self-starter with a desire to challenge and solve complex issues to join the Finance & Strategy team at AXA XL Americas.
This position is a key member of the Finance & Strategy team. The candidate will have direct responsibility for supporting the FP&A and Strategy roadmap development for both the Mid-Market and E&S businesses. In addition, the candidate will have direct responsibility for supporting the growing Mid-Market and E&S for activities within the Planning process for the Americas business unit.
The Senior Manager, Strategic Business Finance & Planning, in collaboration with the team, is responsible for coordinating and completing the planning process for the AXA XL Americas Business Unit, including all planning and forecast cycles submitted to AXA Group, and related analysis.
You will report to the Head of Finance, Large Commercial and Hartford Professional.
Essential Responsibilities- Supporting the long-term strategy, in line with overall AXA XL and AXA Group strategic priorities, including strategy design, delivery, and accountability through identified KPIs.
- Support development of business cases for future phases and support delivery of proofs of concept. Work and guide other members of the BU Americas and support the implementation of the relevant projects.
- Analyze regional/global market and competitor trends for opportunities and threats.
- Support with data and insights all operational performance management topics.
- Collaboration with AXA’s global Mid-Market and Wholesale teams on elements of overlap in strategy.
- Annual Planning and AXA Forecast cycles.
- Coordinate the planning process:
- Responsible for yearly budget and in-year cost control, both for compensation and non-compensation costs.
- Ensure timely and accurate issuance of required budget reports, projections, databases, and presentation packages.
- Establish and monitor controls to ensure data accuracy.
- Ensure logical consistency across planning iterations and within a given plan, and provide walks between cycles to clarify the impact of various assumption changes.
- Communication/Presentation:
- Coordinate annual long-term strategy documents, annual goal setting and operational plans for Mid-Market and E&S.
- Maintain and update key presentations for various standing and ad hoc meetings (e.g., Monthly business reviews).
- Prepare guidance/instructions for data providers.
- Implement and enhance templates for planning data collection.
- Collaborate with all stakeholders (e.g., Strategy, Pricing, Reserving, Ceded Re, GCUO, corporate expense team, etc.).
- Continuous Improvement: Constantly enhance the process, to shrink end-to-end lifecycle timing, improve flexibility, improve data quality and clarity of presentation.
- Ad Hoc Queries and Analysis as required from various stakeholders.
- Ensure that FIC key controls documentation and other process documentation related to planning is up to date and completed.
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Experience in financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Experience establishing new reporting units within a business.
- Proven track record working with a new/emerging business unit.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel / Access skills.
- Anaplan, Magnitude, Hyperion & HFM experience a plus.
- Solution oriented with a track record of being influential in transversal teams; effectively able to manage stakeholder expectations and foster cooperation.
- Works to achieve results, sets high standards for self and others, acts with a sense of urgency, and works well under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to understand complex issues and distill into analysis appropriate for C-suite level review.
- A propensity for taking initiative, multitasking and acting nimbly in a dynamic work environment are required.
- Excellent team player who is equally effective at working independently and is comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Able to keep the big picture in mind balanced with the attention to details.
- Proven track record of delivering on a budget.
- Ability to inspire a culture of operational excellence and relentless performance management as well as client satisfaction.
- Capacity to effectively navigate AXA Group organizational culture, using empathy, collaboration, and inclusion to create business impact.
- Demonstrates an ability to explore positions and produce alternatives that result in outcomes acceptable to all stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with different internal departments and external partners.
- Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written.
Location
US-CT-Stamford
Other Locations: US-PA-Exton, US-CT-Hartford, US-NY-New York
Work Locations: US CT Stamford 677 Washington Blvd 677 Washington Blvd. Stamford 06902
Job Field: Finance
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.
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