Head of Compensation & Benefits Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Guardian Life • New York, NY

123d • $129,500 - $212,750 • Hybrid

About The Position

You will manage the end-to-end financial processes for benefits and compensation including (but not limited to) month-end close processes, annual budgeting and planning, forecasting, variance analytics and rate card management. Analyze and deliver the 3-year financial plan and alignment to strategic human capital objectives, market trends and associated projects and initiatives. Drive position management governance and financial planning and analysis processes leveraging data standardization, best practices while driving automation and enhanced transparency and modelling capabilities. Partner with key HR stakeholders and Finance leaders by providing valuable insight into monthly financial results, including full year projections, headcount analytics against plan, while identifying areas of opportunity and decision support. Maintain staffing data and corresponding financial impacts, in partnership with department stakeholders and Human Resource business partners. Incorporate outer year impacts including staffing changes and business support into 3-year financial plan. Drive insights and analytics that provide leadership transparency into risks and opportunities of departmental hiring trends, providing recommendations on efficiencies and/or risk mitigation. Identify and deliver opportunities that enhance processes through automation, offshoring, or elimination.

Requirements

• 8-15 years of finance/accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial analytics and expense management principles.
• Experience managing compensation and benefit accounting.
• Experience using an ERP, Oracle a plus but not required.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and results driven.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize deliverables.
• Ability to create professional analyses and present to senior leadership.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Strong Excel skills (macros, V-lookups, etc.).
• Willingness to learn and grow on the job.
• Ability to make suggestions to management based on analysis.
• Ability to work independently.
• Self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end financial processes for benefits and compensation.
• Conduct month-end close processes, annual budgeting and planning, forecasting, variance analytics and rate card management.
• Analyze and deliver the 3-year financial plan aligned with strategic human capital objectives.
• Drive position management governance and financial planning and analysis processes.
• Partner with HR stakeholders and Finance leaders to provide insights into monthly financial results.
• Maintain staffing data and financial impacts in partnership with HR business partners.
• Incorporate outer year impacts into the 3-year financial plan.
• Drive insights and analytics for leadership transparency into hiring trends.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for process enhancements through automation or offshoring.

Benefits

• Support and flexibility to achieve professional and personal goals.
• Skill-building and leadership development opportunities.
• Philanthropic opportunities.
• Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities