FP&A Director

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West Des Moines, IA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance
The Role
Lead statutory income statement and legal-entity forecasting, coordinate capital and tax forecast inputs, reconcile actuals to forecasts, manage a Senior Financial Analyst, and present insights to FP&A and cross-functional stakeholders to support capital planning and tax forecasting.
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We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose:

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, to lead statutory income statement projections, legal entity forecasting, capital plan support, and tax forecasting coordination. This role will oversee a Senior Financial Analyst and will work closely with Capital, Tax, Accounting, Actuarial, Treasury, and other Finance partners to ensure financial projections are accurate, consistent, and reasonable.
The ideal candidate will have an actuarial, accounting, finance, or quantitative background, with experience in insurance, annuities, asset-intensive insurance, statutory reporting, legal entity forecasting, and asset-liability management. This individual should thrive in a fast-paced environment and bring experience from FP&A, consulting, professional services, deal teams, accounting, actuarial, or related analytical roles.

Accountabilities:

  • Lead statutory income statement projections for assigned legal entities.
  • Oversee legal entity projections supporting statutory forecasting, capital planning, and tax forecasting.
  • Ensure forecast assumptions are reasonable, consistent, and aligned with actual results and business trends.
  • Analyze run rates, emergence patterns, forecast launches, and actual-to-forecast relationships.
  • Partner closely with the Capital team to support legal entity capital plan projections.
  • Work with the Tax team to provide forecast inputs and analysis for tax planning and forecasting.
  • Ensure financial projections are appropriately aligned across statutory, capital, and tax views.
  • Identify and communicate key drivers, risks, and changes in legal entity projections.
  • Work closely with Accounting teams to reconcile actual results as they launch off the forecast.
  • Review actual-to-forecast variances and assess whether run rates, patterns, and assumptions remain reasonable.
  • Ensure consistency between actual results, forecast assumptions, and forward-looking projections.
  • Maintain strong controls, documentation, and governance around forecast processes.
  • Manage and develop a Senior Financial Analyst.
  • Provide guidance on statutory forecasting, legal entity analysis, actuals reconciliation, and reporting.
  • Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Capital, Tax, Accounting, Actuarial, Treasury, Risk, and FP&A leadership.
  • Coordinate forecast inputs and ensure alignment across teams.
  • Translate complex legal entity and statutory financial information into clear insights for leadership.
  • Prepare and review management reporting, forecast packages, variance analysis, and legal entity financial summaries.
  • Present key findings, risks, and forecast changes to FP&A leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Support ad hoc analysis related to statutory income, capital planning, tax forecasting, and legal entity performance.


Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
  • CPA, ASA, FSA, CFA, MBA, or advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in FP&A, accounting, actuarial analysis, statutory reporting, legal entity forecasting, capital planning, tax forecasting support, consulting, professional services, deal teams, or related roles.
  • Prior management experience preferred.
  • Experience in insurance, annuities, asset-intensive insurance, statutory financial reporting, legal entity projections, and asset-liability management strongly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of statutory income statements, legal entity financials, capital planning, and actual-to-forecast analysis.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to assess reasonability of run rates, patterns, and forecast assumptions.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to partner effectively with Capital, Tax, Accounting, Actuarial, Treasury, and FP&A teams.
  • Strong attention to detail, controls, and documentation.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or related field.
  • Actuarial, accounting, finance, or quantitative background.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years experience in FP&A, accounting, actuarial analysis, statutory reporting, legal entity forecasting, capital planning, tax forecasting support, consulting, or related roles.
  • CPA, ASA, FSA, CFA, MBA, or advanced degree.
  • Prior management experience.
  • Experience in insurance, annuities, asset-intensive insurance, statutory financial reporting, legal entity projections, and asset-liability management.
  • Strong understanding of statutory income statements, legal entity financials, capital planning, and actual-to-forecast analysis.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills to assess reasonability of run rates, patterns, and forecast assumptions.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to partner effectively with Capital, Tax, Accounting, Actuarial, Treasury, and FP&A teams.
  • Strong attention to detail, controls, and documentation.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

Athene Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Athene and has not been reviewed or approved by Athene.

  • Retirement Support Retirement savings support is highlighted through a strong employer match and structured retirement programs. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful long-term value to total compensation.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off policies span flexible or paid time off, a robust holiday schedule, volunteer time, and paid parental, family care, and military leave. Feedback suggests this breadth is a standout element across many roles.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing resources include comprehensive health coverage, mental-health support, onsite fitness centers, and one‑on‑one coaching. HQ amenities and wellness perks are positioned as differentiators for on-site employees.

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The Company
HQ: West Des Moines, IA
1,254 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include: • Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuity products; • Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and • Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers. Athene's subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company, Athene Securities, LLC, an Iowa-domiciled registered broker-dealer (member FINRA), and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. -- The financial industry is ripe for change and Athene is leading the way. We’re determined to make retirement easier for you and other Americans by harnessing our passion, smarts and relentless spirit. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at www.athene.com/contact. If you love a challenge and are driven to succeed, then Athene is your kind of company.

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