The Financial Lead's objective is to provide financial support for Guardian's Corporate Functions and areas by producing valuable reporting, performing research and analysis. Reporting is to be provided to leadership and stakeholders across the company, providing trends on key financial trends used in decision making.
Candidate Responsibilities
- 6 - 8 Years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
- Manage the end-to-end financial processes of the Corporate Functions, including (but not limited to) annual budgeting and planning, forecasting, variance analytics and allocations for departmental expenses and headcount.
- Analyze and deliver the 3-year financial plan and alignment to strategic business objectives, market trends and associated projects and initiatives.
- Partner with key stakeholders, business leaders and HR talent leaders by providing valuable insight into their monthly financial results, including projected results for the fiscal year. Convey and articulate financial impact of decisions, while identifying risks and opportunities.
- Maintain staffing data and corresponding financial impacts, in partnership with department stakeholders and Human Resource business partners. Incorporate outer year impacts including staffing changes and business support into 3-year financial plan.
- Partner with Business Finance leadership and sourcing to drive transparency into the financial impact of expenses, and associated unit cost metrics.
- Drive insights and analytics that provide leadership transparency into risks and opportunities of departmental expenses and spending trends, providing recommendations on efficiencies and/or risk mitigation.
- Production and distribution of monthly expense result reports for the Corporate functions. Highlight key insights, trends, risks and variances by performing analysis and research. Provide transparency of results to key stakeholders.
- Analysis of DTAR (departmental transaction analysis reports) each month to facilitate accrual and journal entry booking.
- Data entry into Oracle planning system during Guardian's Plan and Reforecast scenarios.
This position can be based in any of the following locations:
ChennaiCurrent Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday
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Who we are
Guardian makes a difference in the lives of people when they need us most. With over 160 years of stability and fiscal integrity, we are a trusted resource to generations of families and business owners, inspiring well-being and helping build financial confidence.
Today, we stand behind 29 million consumers, helping them prepare and plan for a bright future for themselves and their families. We help business owners care for their employees. And we help people recover and thrive in times of unexpected loss.
As a modern mutual insurance company, we believe in driving value beyond dividends. We invest in our colleagues and are building a progressive, innovative and inclusive culture. We uplift individuals and communities through thoughtful social and environmental programs.
What we stand for
In 1860, a community of immigrants joined together to insure and protect their businesses and families. They were guided by powerful ideals that we’ve continued to stand behind and evolved throughout the years: we do the right thing, we believe people count, we courageously shape the future together, and we go above and beyond for the people we serve.
Guardian employees embrace and live by these values every day. They remind us to put people at the heart of all we do so that we can help protect what matters most to you. Want to help bring these values to life? Join us for a rewarding career and the opportunity to shape the future.
Disclosures:
Financial information concerning Guardian as of December 31, 2022, on a statutory basis: Admitted assets = $76.0 billion; liabilities = $67.2 billion (including $55.0 billion of reserves); and surplus = $8.8 billion. Dividends are not guaranteed. They are declared annually by Guardian’s Board of Directors.
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