Role:Financial Analyst Director

Location:Portland, ME

General Summary

• This individual contributor position provides strategic leadership to business partners across influences business decisions/outcomes.
• The position will direct and/or prepare financial analyses that serve to inform and ground business decisions and will collaborate with subject matter experts, provide quality financial analytics, and exercise judgment to drive optimum solutions for complex issues.
• Responsibilities will include the development of, implementation of, and adherence to financial policies and procedures that will improve the overall operations, consistency, controls, process efficiency, and effectiveness of the enterprise.
  

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Build and maintain detailed financial models related to strategic decisions in Global Services, including research and interpretation of business implications on GAAP, stat and tax results.
  
• Support IT governance and portfolio management process through creation of CBAs.
  
• Seek out and maintain cooperative, productive cross-functional partnerships throughout the global enterprise.
  
• Model positive change management, leading others through new operating models and methodologies, creating opportunities for discussion and deliberation.
  
• Build agility and resilience within the Finance organization to drive transformation.
  
• Provide coaching and mentoring to raise the level of expertise within the team or teams of other business partners.
  
• Seek out opportunities to increase business knowledge and create visibility within the organization.
  
• Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of as finance functions, processes, reporting systems, and requirements.
  
• Act as an expert consultant providing financial support to business areas regarding conformance to corporate policies and procedures, technical inquiries, planning and forecasting process, and various tax and accounting issues.
  
• Review existing accounting, financial reporting and administrative processes and procedures in an effort to streamline activities to increase productivity;
  
• Maintain compliance with corporate policies, procedures and controls and external regulatory requirements.
  
• Lead business initiatives and projects.
  
• Present reporting and analysis to senior management. Proactively identify and research unusual trends and make recommendations. Lead and/or perform detailed analyses and forecasts complex aspects of financial performance.
  
• Monitor industry trends and issues in support of business needs and assesses impacts.
  
• Reconcile and balance accounts related to the specific financial area(s) to maintain control and accuracy by identifying discrepancies and their cause and proposing and implementing solutions.
  

Qualifications

Bacheloras degree required

• Six+ years comparable work experience in the finance department of large corporation.
  
• Masteras degree or professional certification preferred.
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of finance at practical and policy levels and the technical skills required to support it.
  
• Proficient in technology necessary to carry out responsibilities.
  
• In-depth understanding and application of financial services and/or insurance sector accounting preferred.
  
• Strong negotiation and partnership skills, across all levels of management, with ability to influence and challenge decisions and processes.
  
• Ability to frame up issues, options, and solutions using financial data for business decision-making.
  
• Experience navigating change in a positive manner.
  
• Experience working with all corporate levels including senior management and external contacts.
  
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, detailed, and deadline-oriented environment by balancing multiple priorities and resources simultaneously.
  
• Excellent conflict resolution and facilitation skills.
  
• Operates with strong conceptual thinking rather than strictly in a 'rules' framework.