Senior Financial Analyst - Remote, United States - Allstate Insurance Company

Description

The world isn't standing still, and neither is Allstate. We're moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers' evolving needs. That's why now is an exciting time to join our team. You'll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

You'll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life's uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we've thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever's coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We've been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

We are the Good Hands. We don't follow the trends. We set them.

Job Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst communicates financial results to business partners for key products, markets and initiatives. This position uses advanced data and analytic methods to deliver financial insights and develops in-depth story lines to deepen client insights and recommends creative actions to guide strategy and operations to enable Allstate to generate profitable market share growth. This role formulates financial projections to predict and track performance, diagnose potential issues and prompt corrective actions.

This position is a permanent remote home-based worker. Your home office does not need to be near an Allstate office, but it does need to be in the United States. This position is eligible for a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset the costs of internet and phone expenses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Uncover financial drivers of the business results by accessing and manipulating large data sets to isolate key performance indicators, quantify and forecast impacts of changes, build scenario models and answer business questions
• Recognize how different data points fit together and integrate cross functional knowledge and/or sources
• Communicate complex ideas and findings clearly and concisely to a broad audience and provide recommendations
• Use and coach others on how to access and apply available data relevant to business issues
• Manage complicated analysis projects addressing ambiguous business issues
• Develop and lead effective presentations for large groups
• Drive conversations with leadership to understand business implications of current trends

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with finance/mathematic/economics related major
• 3 or more years of related experience

Functional Skills:

• Advanced business knowledge (i.e.; deep financial skills/flow of the numbers) of financial and accounting concepts as well as experience in managing and manipulating complex datasets leveraging advanced analytical and financial model building skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills to partner with employees both internal and external to finance as well as interpersonal skills to work effectively in a virtual team environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to solve complex data driven problems and communicate findings
• Experience leveraging mathematical and statistical skills to help gather, measure, organize, and analyze data
• Experience in managing the query and manipulation of large datasets (using SQL or other languages like R or Python are a plus)
• Experience in leading the build of data visualization tools using software such as Tableau or Power BI to explore, analyze, visualize, and present data
• Advanced time management skills and organization skills with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Inspire trust and confidence in clients through strategic and diplomatic handling of relationships
• Intellectual curiosity and drive for continuous improvement, both personally and with work assignments

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Notes:

Compensation offered for this role is $80,400.00-$96,400.00 per year and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

Good Hands. Greater Together. SM

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary – but that's just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you'll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy. For a full description of Allstate's benefits, visit

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