Executive Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated • Chesterfield, MO

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

You desire impactful work. You’re RGA ready RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all. Overview Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) fosters a high‑performance, collaborative culture and hires leaders who combine analytical excellence with strategic insight. This role sits within the Global FP&A team and serves as a senior thought partner to executive leadership, supporting enterprise‑level decision‑making through forward-looking analysis, deal evaluation, and compelling financial storytelling. The Executive Director, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for developing and delivering high‑impact financial insights across financial planning, new business and transaction analysis, and long‑term value creation initiatives. This role plays a critical role in evaluating new deals, sidecar structures, and capital deployment opportunities, translating complex economics into clear executive‑level narratives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or financial modeling.
• Deep expertise in financial modeling, scenario analysis, and executive‑level communication.
• Proven ability to synthesize data into actionable insights and clear strategic recommendations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑ready presentation development.
• Strategic thinking with strong financial and economic intuition
• Executive‑level storytelling and influence
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to balance detail with enterprise‑level perspective
• Collaborative leadership across finance, actuarial, and business teams
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well received by all stakeholders, including customers and associates
• Interprets unique and highly customized transactions whose accounting methodologies are not seen elsewhere within RGA
• Anticipates the implications of nuances embedded within complex transactions on RGA consolidated results, RGA’s legal entity results, line of business results

Nice To Haves

• Advanced credentials are assets; e.g., actuarial designation (ASA, FSA) or actuarial background strongly preferred, and/or CPA, CFA.
• Experience in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, or capital‑intensive industries.
• Experience evaluating transactions, structured reinsurance, sidecars, or investment‑linked products.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and data visualization; comfort working across finance and actuarial disciplines.
• People management experience in a complex, matrixed global organization is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Reporting & Forecasting Lead development of forward‑looking financial analyses that support enterprise strategy, capital allocation, and long‑term value creation.
• Lead quarterly management reporting and narrative development, connecting results and outlook to the enterprise strategy and investor messaging.
• Ensure leadership materials are crisp and decision‑oriented, using strong visualization and storyline structure in PowerPoint.
• Lead driver‑based forecasting—building and refining models that quantify how key business drivers affect the forward outlook and “run‑rate” trajectory (including impacts to underlying run‑rate dynamics where relevant).
• Lead creation of plan reporting package and related performance views, ensuring a clear line of sight from plan inputs to expected outcomes and risks.
• Establish a consistent “management view” of plan results (drivers, sensitivities, and implications) and deliver materials in a format suitable for executive forums.
• Deal, Transaction & Sidecar Economics Evaluate and report the financial and economic impact of new business opportunities, including reinsurance transactions, new deals, and sidecar structures.
• Develop robust deal models and investment analyses, including returns, sensitivities, and downside scenarios.
• Executive Storytelling & Communication Translate complex financial and actuarial concepts into clear, compelling insights for Executive Committee and Board audiences.
• Lead development of high‑quality PowerPoint materials that combine analytics, visualization, and narrative to drive decision‑making.
• Elevate the quality, consistency, and strategic focus of management and Board‑level financial discussions.
• Advanced Analytics, Automation & Insight Leverage financial systems, automation, and advanced analytics to enhance the quality, speed, and scalability of FP&A outputs.

Benefits

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
• RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director