Senior Finance Manager - Benefits FP&A - Virtual

Alight Solutions•Deerfield, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” We are passionate about connecting purpose with impact. Alight empowers clients to build a healthier and more financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, navigation, and absence management. Our Benefits With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life. Benefits include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One. Additionally, Alight colleagues enjoy wellbeing programs, retirement plans with contribution matching, generous time off, parental leave, continuing education, and career growth opportunities – all within a thriving global organization. Flexible Working So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 6 years in a row. Great Place to Work Thanks to the work of every colleague, Alight has received multiple awards of recognition including “Great Place to Work” for the past 7 years and Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For.” To learn more about our company culture and awards Click Here. If you, Champion People, seek to Grow with Purpose, and embody the meaning of Be Alight – We invite you to join our team! Learn more at careers.alight.com. Going beyond traditional FP&A, this role will be instrumental in transforming Benefits FP&A through increased automation, advanced analytics, standardized and scalable processes, and forward‑looking decision support. This role serves as a strategic finance partner to both business and finance leadership, with accountability for financial reporting, forecasting, and insight generation for the Benefits business. Reporting to the Finance Director, with close ties to Corporate FP&A, this Senior Manager–level role leads a team of financial analysts and plays a critical role in enabling disciplined execution of the financial plan, driving operational excellence, and advancing automation and analytics capabilities across Finance. The Senior Finance Manager is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, influence complex decisions, and help shape the future operating model of Finance. Less than 5% travel is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
8-12 years of progressive finance experience, with significant FP&A and business partnership experience
Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; Workday and Adaptive Insights experience required
Demonstrated success driving automation, process transformation, and modernization within finance
Leadership experience managing and developing teams

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic finance partner to senior leadership, translating financial performance into actionable business decisions.
Lead analysis across actuals, budget, forecast, and prior year, delivering clear executive insights on key drivers, trends, and risks.
Leverage advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to enhance forecasting, identify risks, and support pro-active decision-making.
Prepare and present materials for senior and executive forums, articulating financial implications, trade-offs, and recommendations.
Lead Benefits FP&A planning processes, including long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling.
Champion automation and FP&A process transformation to improve efficiency, consistency, data quality, and insight velocity.
Lead, develop, and mentor a team of analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and automation-first thinking.
Drive complex ad hoc and strategic analyses in support of enterprise initiatives.