Are you a finance professional with a passion for IT, process efficiencies and business analytics? Join our team and help drive strategic decision-making through financial research, analytics and reporting!
The Enterprise Efficiency and Effectiveness Sr Analyst plays a critical role as business partner support for IT. In this role you will collaborate across the IT organization to ideate on process improvement initiatives and look for ways to reduce expense and reinvest in the business. You will own the financial due diligence to quantify the cost to execute initiatives and help prioritize and make go/ no go recommendations as well as track actual progress against plan. This is a continuous effort to instill expense discipline across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a process improvement mindset, experience compiling complex business case scenarios, strong analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Prepare complex finance business case scenarios in support of IT initiatives.
- Track and report progress of initiatives against plan.
- Identify continued plan and outlook process improvements.
- Advanced knowledge of financial and analytical techniques.
- Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and company policies.
- Manage the expectation of internal parties as it relates to deliverables and deadlines.
Process Improvement & Business Support
- Identify opportunities to enhance financial systems and reporting methods.
- Streamline processes by leveraging automation.
- Independently interprets results and provides alternatives for consideration.
- Use thoughtful judgement with appropriate pushback for reporting redundancies and consolidation.
- Ability to improve financial performance and identify areas of expense reduction
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in complex financial analysis, data manipulation, and demonstrated process improvements.
- Technical Skills:
- Ability to manipulate and rationalize large datasets.
- Knowledge of financial modeling.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge.
- Ability to interpret and apply financial and analytical techniques effectively.
- Soft Skills:
- Highly collaborative with the ability to drive results.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Highly organized.
- Team player with a can do attitude.
Pay Range:
$71,500.00 - $105,400.00
Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc.
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Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.
We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.
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What We Do
Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two educators in Springfield, Ill., who believed teachers deserved affordable auto insurance. Originally called the Illinois Education Association Mutual Insurance Company, our name was changed to honor the father of the American public education system, Horace Mann. We are proud to share his name.
At Horace Mann, the hard work, commitment and dedication of our employees are the foundation of our success. And today we are the largest, national multiline insurance company dedicated to serving America’s educators and their families.
Our purpose is to provide lifelong financial well-being for educators and their families through personalized service, advice, and a full range of tailored insurance and financial products. Through our professional agents and their staff, we offer insurance and financial products to the educational community across the United States.
