Associate, Analyst, IT Corp

Allied World Assurance Company•New York, NY

2d•$65,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Allied World is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge. We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs. Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members. We're looking for a Associate, IT Analyst builder and someone sharp with numbers, comfortable building models, and just as comfortable turning that analysis into a compelling slide or narrative. Someone who's naturally curious about new tools and uses them to work faster and smarter. This is a high visibility role for someone who wants to learn fast and grow quickly.

Requirements

2 to 5 years of experience in a fast paced analytical, finance, or business role, ideally supporting a central function (Chief of Staff, COO, CIO, or similar office) at a bank, consulting firm, or other financial institution
Genuine comfort with AI tools in daily work such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude to speed up analysis, research, and writing
Genuine literacy in numbers, able to understand and reason through them, not just plug them into a spreadsheet
Strong Excel skills, including building models from scratch
Strong PowerPoint skills, able to turn raw data and rough ideas into clean, executive ready slides
Solid quantitative and analytical instincts; comfortable with numbers and finding the story in the data
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A proactive, builder's mindset, comfortable managing shifting priorities with minimal hand holding
Highly organized and detail oriented, with a habit of double checking your own work
Hybrid — working onsite at our NY Office
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field

Nice To Haves

Experience with GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants
Exposure to Technology modernization initiatives, programs
Experience building dashboards or automating reporting

Responsibilities

Build and coordinate materials for Town Halls, Portfolio Reporting, all hands meetings, Board Packs, and strategy sessions, pulling together content from across the IT organization into a single, polished narrative
Design and build executive level presentations, translating data and initiatives into clear, compelling stories for senior leadership
Build financial and operational models (budget, forecast, headcount, vendor spend) to support decision making across the CIO's office
Look for ways to make the IT organization more operationally efficient, and use modern tools and automation to build the fixes rather than manual workarounds
Build dashboards and automate recurring reports, cutting out manual effort wherever possible
Draft newsletters, blogs, and other communications to keep stakeholders aligned and informed
Take on ad hoc projects and analysis across finance, strategy, and operations as priorities shift
Help plan and support offsites, Town Halls, and volunteer events, handling logistics and materials so the day runs smoothly