Senior Financial Consultant - Enterprise Technology Finance

Travelers•Hartford, CT

About The Position

The Technology and Operations Finance team collaborates and acts as trusted partners to Technology and Operations leadership and key business stakeholders by delivering proactive data-driven insights and analytics that influence strategic decision making, accelerate business outcomes, and optimize organization effectiveness and efficiency. Travelers' financial analysis team translates raw numbers into actionable insights to tell the story of past financial results and forecast possibilities into the future. The team acts as an independent party to collaborate with business partners and enable them to make informed decisions rooted in economic reality. As a Sr Consultant, Financial Analysis - Enterprise Technology Finance, you will prepare, evaluate, validate, and package financial reports for an assigned business area and conduct analyses to identify trends and outliers. You will leverage your ability to connect with others and take action to achieve customer's needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in finance or accounting, or professional designations such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
Experience with Financial Analysis concepts and processes and accounting practices and principles.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with business partners.
Ability to analyze data to interpret trends and provide insights to management.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle shifting priorities.
Ability to foresee challenges and proactively look for ways to create more efficient processes for the business.
Solid experience with Excel.
Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g. TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.).
Two years of finance, financial planning, accounting, or related experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare, evaluate, and validate financial and operational reports.
Analyze and interpret trends and variances in business performance, while interacting with cross functional peers on a frequent basis.
Perform testing and validation of data and analyses when applicable.
Synthesize and present exhibits, results, observations, and recommendations to direct manager, team members and/or cross functional peers.
Support your financial and business partners in the creation of analyses to support business strategy.
Perform other duties as assigned.