Financial Analyst

Job Description
Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a knowledgeable and talented Financial Analyst within the FP&A department. You will be responsible for analyzing large datasets, monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators, and overseeing expense management for our Ivans and Small Commercial teams.
What You'll Do

• Help create operating materials on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Actively partner with internal stakeholders to provide to provide both financial and analytical support to help monitor business unit performance
• Maintain an expense management tool for our Ivans Business Unit
• Generate financial reports using tools like Tableau to provide accurate and timely information to management
• Help automate and streamline daily and monthly reporting
• Interpret the data into actionable items and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive measurable results with a sense of urgency
• Clean and manipulate large data sets to deliver insights and contribute to business strategy
• Support with special projects, including developing financial forecasts, conducting business scenario analysis, and working on cost reduction strategies

What You'll Need to Succeed
We're looking for someone who:

• Can work hybrid from our Applied Systems office in Chicago

Your experience should include some or all of the following:

• Excel expertise, with the ability to build and manage complex models
• Excellent financial management and analytical skills, with a deep and demonstrated understanding of financial modeling and analysis tools
• Proficient in Tableau
• Experience with Alteryx
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of an organization
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, in particular, an understanding of key financial and operational needle movers
• Willingness to accept new challenges, and a high level of curiosity and creativity as it relates to new projects and problem-solving
• High energy and initiative
• Excellent with numbers, math & logic
• Passionate about business: you like to understand what drives a business, and try to identify opportunities to go after and risks to mitigate
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in finance, business, or related field
• We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply

What You'll Gain
Benefits from Day One

• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success - We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.
What We Value
We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance - safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people's lives. And there is no more important job than that.
Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status.
Who We Are
Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world's largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied's people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.
For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.
It's an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what's possible.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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