Manager, Corporate FP&A Systems

• Leads, manages, and coaches the Corporate FP&A Systems team to develop and maintain FP&A planning and projection systems and to provide certain system administration of SAP Analytics Cloud
• Oversees day-to-day maintenance and operation of Corporate FP&A systems, such as SAP BPC, SAP SAC, etc.
• leads application support for Corporate FP&A customers
• Oversees the system projects impacting FP&A systems ensuring adherence to project management best practices
• Ensures the team provides customer-centric focus to identify and communicate business needs
• Coordinates project initiatives for business users to include blueprinting input / review and testing, review of cutover plans
• Ensures all program activities comply with relevant legal and regulatory policies, standards, and requirements
• Stays abreast of current trends and best practices related to process improvements and project management
• Collaborates with Corporate FP&A, US FP&A and operations leaders to install processes and analyses in support of the annual financial planning process
• Monitors program performance metrics and KPIs, provides analysis on trends, issues, and project status
• Identifies and implements continuous process improvement opportunities in processes and technology across FP&A to drive efficiency
• Maintains and enhances FP&A projection and reporting systems
• Works with FP&A Leader to translate business / customer needs into specific action plans
• Works with operations business partners to identify business drivers and potential “what-if” scenarios for planning / forecast models
• Represents Corporate FP&A in systems-related work with Corporate IT/COE and any other relevant business partners
• Leads UAT efforts on behalf of Corporate FP&A for any new application development and system upgrades
• Meets regularly with US Operations FP&A Business lead to ensure the cadence, breadth and consistency of strategic project reporting continues to meet business unit requirements
• Works to ensure all systems' processes are documented and that the team is sufficiently trained and cross-trained
• Participates in process post-mortems and assists in documenting findings to improve overall performance

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• 8 years of experience in financial planning, analysis and/or operations, preferably in the insurance industry
• 4 years in a leadership/senior/supervisory capacity
• Strong functional skills in financial planning and forecasting, management reporting, data mining/analytics, and data management
• Strong presentation skills
• Experience in multiple core functions/services (e.g., general accounting/transaction processing, Planning, Reporting & Analysis)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent project management skills
• Demonstrated creativity in problem solving skills to enable sound decision making
• Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to prioritize, collaborate and reach common agreement with a variety of internal stakeholders
• Ability to influence the organization to implement new policies, procedures and programs
• Serves as a change agent with the ability and drive to effect meaningful and lasting change

CPA, MBA, or other professional designation preferred

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• prescription drug coverage
• health care flexible spending
• dependent care flexible spending
• Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
• 401(k) plans
• annual bonuses
• opportunity to purchase company stock
• 11 paid holidays
• up to 20 days PTO
• state-mandated sick leave
• other leaves of absence