Financial Planning & Analysis Director (The Mutual Group) - Hybrid or Home Office Opportunity

Location

West Des Moines, IA | United States

Job description

The Mutual Group (TMG) is a comprehensive, integrated insurance operations platform dedicated to helping mutual insurance companies. We offer access to a modern, professional operating platform, including surplus support, technology, claims, underwriting, finance and a broad range of other resources for our members. We’re new, and we’re growing!

In support of our first member, GuideOne Insurance Company, we are hiring a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Director responsible for TMG’s planning, forecasting, budgeting and analytical activities. In this role, you will provide critical financial health metrics and strategic counsel to executives to assist in creating the company’s overall business strategy. Your demonstrated ability to recommend solutions, drive results and foster collaboration and accountability will enable you to execute the associated financial strategy successfully.

Responsibilities:

LEADERSHIP

• Timely completion of financial management reports presenting findings and recommendations to leadership. Prepares materials regarding financial results and projections to various stakeholders.
• Directs financial plan updates and projections on a regular basis throughout the year and produces one year and multi-year pro formas and scenarios.
• Leads the annual financial plan creation process, including expenses, divisional and departmental budgets, reforecasts, and variance analysis.
• Oversees corporate financial analysis, modelling, forecasting and business intelligence efforts to ensure efficient financial operations. Reviews analysis results and develops insights and suggestions for effective financial planning, management and cost reduction.
• Ensures appropriate expense allocations between divisions and across product lines, including expense allocations, analysis and by-line financials, in coordination with corporate actuarial.
• Works with the executive leadership team and key stakeholders to support business initiatives and projects, providing support and direction on cost-benefit analysis and appropriate financial treatment and impacts (capitalization, expense, etc.).
• Assists in the preparation of rating agency materials.
• Supports due diligence around M&A and other growth opportunities.

STRATEGY

• Creates and maintains the strategic financial plan that aligns with the company’s plan for growth and expense monitoring.
• Plans and implements finance transformation systems and processes, including process automation, updated ledger and FP&A systems, etc.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or related field, or equivalent combination of training and/or experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of multifaceted accounting experience.
• Advanced financial analytic ability and attention to numeric and other detail.
• Ability to synthesize and analyse financial, operational and qualitative information and make insightful observations and recommendations for effective financial controls and management.
• Knowledgeable of GAAP and Statutory Accounting principles.
• Experience at a global public accounting firm and/or public company desired.

*The successful candidate will initially be hired as an employee of GuideOne Insurance Company and automatically become an employee of TMG on the company's official transition date. 

Benefits:

We are proud to offer a robust benefits suite that includes:

• Competitive base salary plus incentive plans for eligible team members
• 401(K) retirement plan that includes a company match of up to 6% of your eligible salary
• Free basic life and AD&D, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance
• Medical, dental and vision plans to meet your unique healthcare needs
• Wellness incentives
• Generous time off program that includes personal, holiday and volunteer paid time off
• Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options for eligible positions
• Educational assistance

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