Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

GEICO • Chicago, IL

1d • $86,100 - $133,250 • Hybrid

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) division is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A to join the team. This position will prepare and analyze financial performance data to monitor variances, identify trends and provide improvement recommendations. This position requires an in-depth financial knowledge as the candidate selected will serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on key projects, requires very strong analytical and communication skills, and will utilize FP&A concepts such as forecasting and predictive modeling to identify root causes to improve forecasting accuracy and monitor accuracy and predictive validity of existing models.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field
• 5+ years experience in FP&A, Finance, Accounting, or similar field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; knowledge in Power BI/SQL not required but preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance industry knowledge preferred.
• Prior work with financial forecasting, data modeling or data science is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical, mathematical, and market research techniques is utilized to predict future outcomes for planning purposes.

Responsibilities

• PREPARES standard and ad-hoc models of moderate complexity.
• IDENTIFIES financial status by COMPARING and ANALYZING results with plans and forecasts.
• ASSISTS in preparation of financial dashboards and REPORTING of key performance indicators USING accurate and quality data.
• ASSISTS in the monthly analytical review of forecasting including comparisons to prior projections.
• MAINTAINS and UPDATES standard reporting & analysis to support operational decisions.
• ADHERES to the GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies and operating principles.
• MEETS attendance standard at business location (in office 3x per week) to perform necessary job functions and to facilitate interaction with management and co-workers.

Benefits

• We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

What This Job Offers

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