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Northwestern Mutual · 1 day ago

Senior Financial Analyst - Technology FP&A

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$70K/yr - $149K/yr

5+ years exp

Northwestern Mutual is a company focused on financial strength and product value. They are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the expense management process within the Technology function, providing financial analysis, developing forecasts and budgets, and consulting with business partners to optimize resource use.

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Responsibilities

Interacts with executive officers, department heads, and other members of senior management to provide meaningful expense management consultation and analysis and presents recommendations to aid in decision-making

Proactively identifies issues and facilitates discussions to resolve those issues across functions and departments

Independently meets with managers and directors to understand department operations and resulting cost structure

Coordinates monthly reporting of all tech expenses and allocations to meet financial reporting needs of the department

Monitors spend, develops forecasts and budgets and analyzes expense results

Applies creativity and innovation in identifying process improvements and other opportunities for the function/departments to better manage expenses or reduce spend

Responsible for building complex financial models to predict and understand the business as well as actual results. Understand cost drivers, internal metrics, unit costs and benchmarking for tracking and comparing results

Challenge assumptions made in forecasts and projections

Make connections to understand and integrate internal best practices to best support overall business objectives

May be responsible for developing strategies to best utilize systems (Such as PeopleSoft, IBM TM1 Planning Analytics and Jira/Jira Align)

May be responsible for inputs to corporate expense projections, metrics, fixed assets and intercompany charges between NM and its subsidiaries, or other corporate processes

Leads special projects and assignments related to expense management, product line allocations, financial reporting, process improvements, or other projects as requested by division leaders

Qualification

Financial AnalysisFinancial ForecastingExpense Reporting ManagementFinancial AcumenResource ManagementProcess ImprovementBusiness AutomationBusiness AcumenStorytelling through DataCross Functional Partnering & PlanningConsultingLearning Agility & Critical ThinkingAttention to Detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related degree

Typically, 5 or more years of financial management experience and/or financial planning and analysis experience

Strong analytical, planning, organization, budgeting, problem solving, negotiation, oral and written communication skills are essential to this role

Ability to develop and interpret financial models for complex analysis

Demonstrated ability to make effective decisions and influence without authority at all levels of leadership

Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage multiple assignments concurrently while effectively prioritizing

Ability to develop and present recommendations to management

Ability to build rapport and acceptance at different levels of management and across various departments

Preferred

Previous experience within finance team supporting a technology organization is preferred but not required

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Concierge service

Comprehensive benefits

Employee resource groups

Company

Northwestern Mutual

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Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to millions with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, and investments.

Founded in 1857

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.northwesternmutual.com

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