Sr Strategic Planning Analyst - Short Hills - Selective Insurance

Description

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.
Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.
Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

Determine and define variables that can enhance or detract from business operations. Present findings to management about issues that affect growth, development, and profits. Will develop and implement special projects (i.e., market stance, staffing model development, productivity models, etc.). All job duties and responsibilities must be carried out in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strong strategic planning process that effectively enables the department to achieve short term and long term objectives through the creation of production plans and capacity models.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to identify and communicate key strategies, initiatives, opportunities, metrics and goals that effectively drive and improve business performance as well as implement initiatives to address any issues.
• Identify and monitor key factors that could influence business performance while evaluating and recommending new business opportunities. Insure that insights from this information are incorporated into strategic and financial plans.
• Establish a partnership with business / functional leaders / Senior Management and develop a clear understanding of their business needs and issues. Coordinate with them to perform detailed analytical review of business units / segments to identify, evaluate and pursue opportunities to increase revenue and productivity, improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Support business leader's efforts to improve performance by understanding current productivity / capacity levels aligned with strategic projects that will either increase revenue and / or reduce costs.
• Design and conduct other complex ad hoc analysis in support of key business objectives.
• Assist in the preparation, analysis of the annual staffing cycle and conducts the monthly tracking and variance analysis.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Requirements

• An understanding of financial and accounting concepts and modeling techniques. Must demonstrate the ability to analyze problems, probe facts, identify and question assumptions and analyze issues from different perspective. Highly motivated self-starter with an ability to effectively manage a range of projects in an environment with changing priorities. Exhibit flexibility working in a fast-paced environment requiring quick response. Must have demonstrated effective analytical, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Must be detail-oriented with a heavy customer service focus. Ability to design, build and manage financial models. Strong PC skills (i.e., excel, macros, lookup formulas, pivot tables, etc.). Proven ability to meet deadlines.

Education and Experience

• College degree in accounting, finance, preferred; 5+ years of experience in financial planning or reporting.

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.
The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range
USD $92, USD $127,000.00 /Yr.
Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.
For Massachusetts Applicants
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.