Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst– Corporate

Acrisure, LLC•Chicago, IL

16d•$90,000 - $138,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Corporate serves as the primary finance business partner for assigned areas of expense, supporting budgeting, forecasting, monthly financial reporting & insights, variance analysis, and headcount planning for senior level leaders of the corporate functions. This role partners closely with functional leaders to provide actionable financial insights, improve forecast accuracy, and drive financial accountability across multiple functions. This role is based in Grand Rapids, MI, Chicago, IL or Boston, MA.

Requirements

Strong attention to detail, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; able to translate details to the bigger picture.
Effective written and verbal skills, with the ability to perform detailed analysis and prepare presentations.
Proactive, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal skills with business, financial, and operational acumen.
A desire and passion to continuously improve finance deliverables. Comfortable taking the lead in building out new reporting tools & analytics to improve insight into financial performance where it has not previously existed.
Able to build and maintain trust, and work with confidential data and projects with discretion and professionalism.
Proven ability to influence and engage with senior stakeholders.
Positive attitude, desire to learn, self-motivated and effective team player.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
3-5 years of experience supporting financial planning and analysis (FP&A) or comparable finance related activities
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; demonstrated strong proficiency with other Microsoft Office tools including: Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, Teams
Technical agility and knowledge of financial/ERP reporting systems and data tools, e.g. Workday ERP, SAP, Oracle, Business Objects, Office Connect

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with insurance strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range planning processes for assigned areas.
Perform monthly actual-to-budget, actual-to-forecast, and year-over-year variance analysis, including executive-level commentary and insights.
Partner with department leaders on headcount planning, hiring decisions, and expense management.
Identify, track, and report on cost reduction initiatives and savings realization across supported functions.
Develop financial models, business cases, dashboards, and reporting tools to support decision-making and improve visibility into financial performance.
Support continuous improvement efforts through reporting automation, process enhancements, and increased use of planning and analytics tools.