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Financial Planning Analysis Analyst

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

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MILWAUKEE, WI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Financial Planning Analysis Analyst supports the company’s product value and financial strength by analyzing and reporting financial data for management decisions. The role partners across the enterprise on forecasts, budgets, expense analysis, financial models, and special projects, and may advise divisional or department leaders. It also helps ensure expense activity follows accounting controls and applicable statutory or GAAP standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial AnalysisFinancial ModelingForecastingBudgetingProblem SolvingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationAttention to DetailCross-Functional PartneringExpense Reporting ManagementFinancial Acumen

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Related3+ Years Financial Management or FP&a Experience

Full job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: About the Job: Support the Company's overall product value and financial strength by collecting, analyzing, and reporting financial data that helps management make informed business decisions. Collaborate with business partners and build financial models to evaluate strategic decisions, provide financial analysis, develop forecasts and budgets, and compare expectations to peers and/or internal expectations. Utilize analytical skills to evaluate, present, and prioritize options and solutions for business partners. May interact with divisional or department leaders and other members of senior management to provide meaningful expense management consultation and analysis and presents recommendations to aid in decision-making. What You'll Do: Consult with business partners across the enterprise to monitor spend, develop forecasts and budgets, and analyze expense results. Analyze variances between actual and planned results Assist with the preparation of ad hoc analyses and recurring financial reports and dashboards to clearly communicate forecast results to finance and business leadership. Build financial models and support special projects to predict and understand the business as well as actual results. Understand cost drivers, internal metrics, unit costs, variance analysis and expense benchmarking for tracking and comparing results. Challenge assumptions made in forecasts and projections. Assure that all expense activity follows the appropriate accounting controls, policies and procedures and is appropriately accounted for on the general ledger in compliance with statutory and/or GAAP accounting standards. What Experience You'll Bring: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related degree. Typically three or more years of financial management experience and/or financial planning and analysis experience. Strong analytical, planning, budgeting, problem solving, oral and written communication skills. Skills: Attention to Detail: Focuses on specific details to spot and correct errors in advance of them being found and surpass quality expectations. Performs work with thorough proofreading for presentation, content, accuracy, and overall quality. Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals. Expense Reporting Management: Tracks and documents operational and other related costs by recording and classifying expenses to monitor and control costs, assess budget adherence, and evaluate efficiency of resource utilization Financial Acumen: Applies knowledge of financial statements, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/E0B5A4B571B24A0A Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.

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