Manager, State Analytics & Decision Support (Auto Finance)

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

1d•$115,825 - $189,625•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, State Analytics & Decision Support serves as a strategic finance partner to Product State Managers and related leaders, translating financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights that support profitable growth. This role sits at the intersection of Finance and Product, with a primary focus on state-level performance, tradeoff analysis, and forward-looking decision support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field (MBA and/or CPA preferred).
5+ years in FP&A/Finance.
Must have experience working in P&C insurance.
Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Strong business acumen and proven track record demonstrating ability to deeply understand the needs of the business stakeholders.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to justify assumptions and develop business cases.
Agility to manage changing expectations and priorities.
Previous experience as a people leader required.

Nice To Haves

PowerBI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Own Financial analysis and decision support for our portfolio of states, including: New business growth, retention, and mix; Rate and underwriting impacts/measurement; Profitability and expense dynamics
Partner closely with Product State Managers to: Evaluate performance drivers and emerging trends; Quantify tradeoffs between growth and profit-driven actions; Support data-backed decisions at the state-level
Develop and maintain state-level analytics, including: Policy, premium, and profitability results/outlooks; Sensitivity analyses tied to rate, marketing, or underwriting changes
Move beyond reporting to deliver insight-led storytelling that connects financial outcomes to operational levers
Develop analytical frameworks and tools that enable decision-focused insights and storytelling
Identify opportunities to improve analytical frameworks, data usability, and insight timeliness
Serve as a trusted thought partner to: Product leaders; State Management support teams; Cross-functional partners (e.g., Marketing, Competitive Intelligence)
Support financial and business readouts by distilling complex analyses into clear, decision-ready narratives
Anticipate questions and proactively surface risks and opportunities at a state level
Enhance consistency and rigor across finance’s state analytics
Contribute to the evolution of FP&A toward a high-level advisory, forward-looking model
Collaborate with peers to share best practices and elevate analytics maturity across the organization
Lead, mentor, and develop team members supporting state-level analytics
Set clear expectations around analytical quality, business partnership, and ownership
Build bench strength by coaching team members toward broader understanding of the business, economics, and trade-offs between decisions