Job Purpose

The Sr Financial Analyst supports specific COO divisions, developing forecasts and performing monthly expense and metric analysis to drive improvements in operational and financial effectiveness.  They will extract financial data from various accounting and information systems and perform complex financial and operational analysis of data. They effectively present the results for their analyses and recommendations to management.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Prepares monthly reporting for Operations Senior Management.  Summarizes material key operating information explaining monthly results against prior month and target.
• Analyzes operational and financial data and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project future performance. May make recommendations such as adjustments to budgets and forecasts and other cost improvement measures. 
• Reviews costs and performs cost benefit analysis related to projects and/or initiatives.
• Performs statistical, cost and financial analysis of data reported in the various financial and operational systems.
• Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets and databases, to assemble, manipulate and format data or reports.
• Develops and recommends processes to streamline operations.
• Develops cost/revenue metrics and projections. 
• Participates in key operational meetings to obtain relevant information and assist management with evaluations and making decisions on business matters.
• Assist internal business customers with the preparation of their budgets.
• Present operational results and explain causes of variances to Site Management.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking by calling out assumptions and identifying root cause. Thinking outside the box.

Qualifications Required

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting

Other Requirements:

• Ability to build data models, quickly manipulate data and conduct financial analysis.
• Advanced skill level required using spreadsheet, word document, and presentation software; as well as database knowledge
• Ability to create easily understood reports with little direction. 
• Requires strong oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively communicate financial results throughout the company.
• Requires strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize various projects     
• Previous Experience: 4-6 years of financial analysis experience

At Assurant, we celebrate the differences that make us who we are. By assembling extraordinary teams from a variety of races, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, experiences, and abilities, we’re able to better reflect the global communities where we live and work. By working to remove barriers, we ensure equity for everyone. The pursuit of inclusion rests with each of us. Because it’s only by listening to and representing the unique voices of every individual that we can innovate for all.

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