Financial Analysis Consultant

1 month ago


Chicago, United States CNA Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

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About CNA
CNA is one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies. Backed by more than 120 years of experience, CNA provides a broad range of standard and specialized insurance products and services for businesses and professionals in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

About the Finance Team
We are trusted partners who enable smart decisions that enhance shareholder value. We are a group of nimble, resilient and tenacious finance professionals who thrive on solving problems, continuously learning, and improving. We are strengthened by diversity and we are committed to inclusion. Most of all, we are all leaders. We unlock our full potential by investing in our development – both individually and together, as a team.

We’re looking for team members who are excited about developing and growing their careers while moving our business forward.

About the Job
CNA Is seeking an experienced Financial Analysis Consultant to join the Specialty FP&A Team. The Specialty FP&A team primarily partners with leaders in the Underwriting and Actuarial departments to deliver deeper insight into P&L results, driving improvements in growth and profitability. Additionally, this role will optimize and streamline reporting, build out new analytical resources, lead special projects, and be a key player in financial forecasts and plans.

This role is located in Chicago, IL and team comes into the office in a hybrid model.


Your Day to Day

Leverage financial expertise to recognize and resolve emerging issues, independently investigate anomalies and variances in data

Influence decision-makers through effective verbal and written communication

Manage multiple constituents and requests to build relationships and deliver maximum value to the organization

Extract or summarize key insights, clearly and concisely communicate insights with actionable recommendations to senior leadership

Prepare business cases to support decision-making by creating innovative strategies for revenue growth and cost reduction

Develop forecast models based on comparative performance metrics and implement improvements as the business grows

Drive process improvement and automation

Lead special projects with minimal direction

Coach, lead and develop less experienced analysts while fostering a positive, open team environment

Skills & Qualifications

Strong knowledge of corporate and departmental accounting/finance practices, procedures and principles as well as solid knowledge of an insurance organization and industry

Advanced modeling skills including advanced Excel skills

Track record of delivering results with a high degree of accuracy

Ability to work independently and self-motivate in a rapidly changing environment

Ability to work with senior business partners with tight deadlines

Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, Workday, Adaptive, Thoughtspot, and Looker a plus

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics or business, or equivalent; Master's degree preferred

5 to 8 years of finance experience or a related analytical field with progressively increasing levels of responsibility



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