Senior Financial Systems Analyst
About The Position
Zurich is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to join our North American headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. This role offers a hybrid work environment, providing flexibility to work both in-office and remotely in partnership with your manager to support business and customer needs. The Senior Financial Systems Analyst serves as a key liaison between Finance, Actuarial, business units, and IT, supporting the implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of core financial systems. This role plays a critical part in driving process improvements, ensuring data integrity, and enabling effective financial reporting and decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and 5 or more years of experience in the Finance Operations area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 7 or more years of experience in the Finance Operations area
Nice To Haves
- Insurance industry experience
- Strong knowledge of general ledger processes and financial reporting tools
- Experience with SAP, Analysis for Office or other enterprise financial systems
- Project management experience
- Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, MBA, CPCU, CFA, CTP)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience applying emerging technologies, including AI, in finance or systems environments
Responsibilities
- Lead and support the design and implementation of enhancements to financial processes, systems, and reporting
- Ensure strong change management practices to support successful delivery and adoption of system and process changes
- Serve as a primary point of contact for financial systems, bridging Finance, IT, and business stakeholders
- Partner across Finance, Actuarial, and business teams to deliver accurate, timely, and reliable financial outputs
- Lead or contribute to medium-complexity projects and key phases of larger initiatives
- Develop deep knowledge of business processes and accounting principles; act as a subject matter expert for financial systems and data flows
- Support the delivery of timely, high-quality financial insights to inform business decisions
- Identify and implement process improvements using analytics and automation tools (e.g., RPA, Alteryx, Microsoft Power Platform)
- Mentor and support the development of team members
Benefits
- competitive pay
- comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
- short-term incentive bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
