FP&A Analytics Consultant

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary:

The Corporate FP&A Team is responsible for leading the development and execution of enterprise financial growth strategy, annual planning, and performance management efforts. This role reports to the Manager of FP&A and will be a key contributor to enabling the team’s ability to execute by developing and implementing a comprehensive financial data analytics framework to support the finance community in enterprise planning and performance management.

Key Responsibilities:

Defining, Developing and Delivering Analytical Solutions:

• Lead the definition, development, and delivery of innovative analytical solutions.
• Develop and implement comprehensive data analytics frameworks.
• Manipulate large data sets for business insights and implement solutions, specifically focused on advanced problems and models.

Identifying and Solving Business Problems:

• Identify, analyze, and solve complex business problems and inefficiencies.
• Define business cases and analytics use-cases.
• Ability to discover opportunities in the business that could be addressed by leveraging Analytics.

Coordination and Customization:

• Coordinate with senior business users and technical staff to customize high-level solutions.
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance to other personnel.

Communication and Advocacy:

• Translate highly complex analytical and technical concepts to non-technical employees.
• Champion the use of statistics, distributions, and confidence intervals to make decisions based on data.

The Skills and Background You’ll Need:  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field required; Masters degree preferred

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in business intelligence, data science or any data organization.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, R, Python, or equivalent analytic programming languages for data extraction/manipulation, preparation, interpretation and analysis of financial results.
• Solid understanding of data structure and system design concepts as well as experience with query and analysis tools.
• Advanced proficiency in data analytics and business intelligence tools to develop sound analytics-based solutions for business problems. (Microsoft Power Platform and Azure experience preferred)
• Experience leading complex projects and delivering impactful analytical solutions with a demonstrated ability to manage and influence stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

* Note: This role may be filled at any of the levels noted below based upon applicable experience and career path:

Analytics Consultant III: Designs, develops, and delivers analytical solutions independently.

Analytics Consultant IV: Designs, develops, and implements comprehensive data analytics frameworks while identifying and prioritizing the most impactful solutions aligned with strategic goals.

Analytics Consultant V: Independently drives alignment and prioritization across a broad stakeholder audience to design, develop, and implement the most impactful analytical solutions.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate:

• Winning together: Works collaboratively with internal partners, product and technical teams to contribute to tools development and influence prioritization to help achieve department and company goals. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels within the organization.
• Driving success: Ability to manage processes and meet tight deadlines to meet the needs of the business while constantly pursuing exceptional results that take us to the “next level.” Effectively manages projects and communicates complex analytical topics in a clear and digestible way stakeholders and members of leadership.  Champions the use of statistics, distributions, and confidence intervals to make decisions based on data.
• Adaptability: Adapts quickly to new technology and uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Is open to continuous learning & development.

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We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.