Financial Business Advisor (Financial Consultant) – P&C Finance - REMOTE

Nationwide Mutual Insurance • Columbus, OH

4d • Remote

About The Position

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Financial Business Advisor (Financial Consultant) – P&C Finance Location: Columbus, OH (Hybrid) or Remote U.S. Function: Finance, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, Insurance Accounting, Reinsurance If you are a finance professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, influencing leaders, and helping shape financial strategy in a changing environment, this role offers a unique opportunity to make an impact across Nationwide’s P&C Finance organization. In this role, you will partner closely with CFO teams, controllership, and other finance stakeholders to deliver financial analysis, forecasting, reporting support, and strategic recommendations tied to major business decisions. You will help monitor results, explain key drivers, support forecasting cycles, analyze operational and financial trends, and identify opportunities to improve processes and tools across the team. This is not a narrow reporting role. It is a high-visibility finance advisory position for someone who wants broad exposure to property and casualty insurance, including areas such as reinsurance, premium-related accounting, expense allocation, statutory reporting considerations, and cross-functional finance operations. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, sound business judgment, and the confidence to evaluate alternatives, make recommendations, and communicate clearly with leadership. Success in this role requires someone who can work through ambiguity, adapt to shifting priorities, and stay effective in a fast-paced environment where transformation and process change are ongoing. Do you have a big picture point of view as well as a keen eye for details? Our success depends on staying ahead of the curve, making sure our businesses and leaders are on top of financial trends and changes. If you are a highly skilled business professional, who can develop and communicate financial information and forecasts, we want to hear from you! As an Advisor, you'll provide financial consultation, planning and analysis for a major business operations (state, product, business unit, etc.). This includes coordinating the development of operational forecasts and budgets and reporting on financial income, loss and expense measures. You'll serve as a key member of leadership team.

Requirements

• 5–10+ years of experience in finance, accounting, financial planning, forecasting, auditing, or related business support functions.
• Strong accounting acumen and the ability to operate credibly in a complex insurance finance environment.
• Ability to think strategically while still executing operational work at a high level.
• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the confidence to influence partners and defend recommendations when needed.
• Comfort with change, shifting priorities, and cross-functional collaboration in a lean, evolving organization.
• Undergraduate studies in finance, economics, accounting or statistics; advanced degree in financial field is desirable.
• Typically, eight or more years financial experience including financial analysis, planning, forecasting, actuarial or auditing.
• Prefer at least three years project leadership, management or supervisor experience.
• In-depth knowledge of statistical/financial analysis, financial statement and budget preparation.
• Knowledge of GAAP and statutory accounting practices and insurance/financial services business requirements.
• Project management concepts and techniques.
• Prefer familiarity with specific state, product or business unit operations.
• Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance finance, P&C finance, statutory reporting, reinsurance accounting, controllership, or accounting policy.
• Technical tools such as SQL, Essbase, Hyperion, Oracle, or PeopleSoft.
• CPA or advanced finance-related education is welcome but not required.
• CPA preferred.
• Insurance industry background desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support financial forecasting, business planning, monthly results analysis, and leadership reporting across the P&C finance organization.
• Partner with business leaders, CFO teams, and controllership to analyze issues, evaluate options, and recommend practical solutions.
• Provide insight on financial topics such as reinsurance, underwriting-related expenses, taxes, fees, DAC, policy charges, and expense allocation methodologies.
• Translate complex analysis into clear business recommendations and present findings in a way leaders can act on.
• Help identify process improvement opportunities and explore better use of tools, technology, and automation across the team.
• Makes effective decisions in a timely manner within the context of own objectives with a view to seeking opportunities outside normal objective boundaries; seeks to understand how decisions can have an effect on other areas.
• Searches for ways to make existing processes more efficient while driving quality outcomes.
• Communicates a logical view of own work streams effectively, in a way that helps others understand and feel how business outcomes will be different as a result of the project/decision; seeks to develop business options into recommendations.
• Helps others to think about their work from a different angle; brings insights to team members based on expertise in areas they support.
• Asks the right questions to gain an understanding of the topic and attempts to get at root problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; shows ability to generate and evaluate alternatives.
• Supports changes being employed to move organization toward the use of new technologies or into new endeavors; seeks to influence team members to understand and accept changes; offers to be part of the new changes within the organization.
• Keeps informed of new methods and technologies that will affect and improve own work and the work of team members; advocates for these new ideas that will move the team forward.
• Able to recognize team members' emotions around change; willing to modulate your own response as well as help others on the team to accept changes with a positive outlook.
• Works to build knowledge of organizational structure and products to drive superior results; shares knowledge with team members and encourages others to branch out of their organizational silo.
• May perform other responsibilities assigned.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision
• life insurance
• short and long term disability coverage
• paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• company-paid pension plan
• business casual attire

What This Job Offers

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