Specialist, Business Consulting

Nationwide • Columbus, OH

16h

About The Position

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. This is a Specialist role on the Business Consulting team within Nationwide Financial. We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, strong business savvy and contributing to a stellar team dynamic. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you! As a Specialist, you'll act independently or as a member of a team responsible for devising and modifying procedures to tackle simple to moderately complex business problems. You will participate in ongoing process modeling, analysis and design efforts and provide basic business performance management, organizational design and business risk management capabilities to formulate pragmatic and measurable business transformation plans.

Requirements

• Undergraduate studies in business, insurance, mathematics, computer science or related field preferred.
• Five plus years of progressively more responsible experience in business consulting and business process analysis and design, performance improvement, problem solving, planning, coordinating and organizing.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Experience with process re-design methods and tools.
• Proven knowledge of standards, methodologies and frameworks, business process management and technology.
• Sound knowledge of a variety of tools, concepts and techniques.
• Understanding of new technologies and developments in the technology industry and their application.
• Detailed knowledge of systems development life cycle.
• Knowledge of project management concepts and techniques are required.
• Knowledge of facilitation, performance management, organizational design and organization change management.
• Ability to lead large or sophisticated projects.
• Effective communication skills and ability to deal with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills as well as experience applying new technology to meet business needs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert support and troubleshooting for critical financial operations back office applications, ensuring smooth operations of mutual fund pricing, trading, reconciliation, performance, and portfolio management.
• Collaborate with Treasury Services to ensure accurate and timely disbursements and tax reporting.
• Analyze financial data and generate insightful reports to support decision-making processes.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve operational efficiency through automation and process optimization.
• Partners with management and peers to transform businesses through the strategic application of people, processes and technology.
• Participates in the planning process by identifying complexities, dependencies and redundancies.
• Participates in business process analysis/design, needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis to align solutions with business strategies and directions.
• Participates in creating business-specific technology plans.
• Consults with functional groups within Nationwide Technology and internal business clients to develop short- and long-term business transformation plans.
• Develops and implements business processes and procedures.
• Responsible for communicating to customers, management and external sources.
• Identifies the critical elements of a business process that need to be monitored.
• Reports performance in a cohesive manner.
• Participates, as a team member, in analysis and design of organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, governance, staffing and sourcing to support business goals, strategies and process architecture.
• Provides significant contribution in executing department-level change.
• Trains customers on business, technological, societal and environmental trends to support strategies for improving business performance.
• Facilitates evaluation and research of new and existing products, procedures and/or workflow needs associated with business systems for the company.
• Evaluates new technological developments and evolving business requirements and recommends appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements.
• Assists in the development and implementation of compelling business cases to accomplish business objectives.
• Assists with the identification, assessment and mitigation of business risks associated with the current operating model and/or desired target state operating models.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision
• life insurance
• short and long term disability coverage
• paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• company-paid pension plan
• business casual attire

What This Job Offers

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