Business Intelligence Analyst II - Finance Transformation

Unum Group•Portland, ME

10h

About The Position

Recognizing the changing nature of the Finance function to meet stakeholder needs, manage risk, and drive profitable growth, Unum Finance has established a large-scale transformation team to ignite meaningful change across the enterprise. This role plays a critical part in that vision by building the next generation of Finance processes, tools, and analytical capabilities that will deliver trusted insights and empower smarter, faster decision‑making. This position is centered on designing and developing new data assets, scalable processes, and advanced analytical tools. The work will directly enable improved pricing analytics, growth insights, unit cost transparency, and a richer set of operational intelligence used by Finance and business leaders across the organization. This person will work closely with project teams, data engineers, subject matter experts, and key cross-functional partners to architect innovative solutions from the ground up. They will use their technical and domain expertise to translate complex data into meaningful, actionable outputs. The role operates with little to no oversight and demands strong technical proficiency, creativity, and a passion for building what comes next. The ideal candidate is curious, forward‑thinking, and energized by solving complex problems through data. They will work alongside Business Analysts, BI Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and business units to gather requirements, prototype solutions, validate outputs, and deliver sustainable, high‑value assets. Existing knowledge of insurance products, underwriting, growth dynamics, or customer experience is strongly preferred, as it will enhance the candidate’s ability to design relevant analytical tools and understand key business drivers. The BI Analyst II may also mentor junior analysts.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree preferred, and/or equivalent experience
4+ years experience with demonstrated success at a BI Analyst I level or comparable data analytics related field
Proficient in analytics programming languages (SQL/R/Python)
Demonstrated expertise with modern BI toolsets (Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, or equivalent)
Demonstrated understanding of data profiling, statistical analysis and data modeling concepts
Proficient in extracting and leveraging data out of data warehouse, transactional databases, object stores & API based environments
Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
Ability to embrace change, adapt to the unexpected, and focus energies, people, and solutions on practical and positive results
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Strong communications skills with the ability to influence others using data and logic
Ability to effectively mentor others
Aptitude and drive to learn new technologies and analysis techniques
Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization

Nice To Haves

Existing knowledge of insurance products, underwriting, growth, or customer experience would be preferred

Responsibilities

Conduct moderately complex data profiling and analysis to evaluate data sources to determine the best source for business information
Acquiring, transforming and translating data into actionable dashboards, reports, algorithms or datasets
Performing moderately complex statistical analysis and presenting findings to guide, influence and advise leadership
Collaborate with data engineers to perform data validation and testing activities as appropriate
Continuously develop and build upon existing in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry, company and competitor landscape
Continuously develop and build upon existing in-depth knowledge of data stored in company databases as well as emerging trends in business intelligence technologies
Works directly with internal customers to refine requirements and validate output to ensure solutions will meet expectations
May provide mentoring, coaching and developmental support to lower level BI Analysts

Benefits

Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments