Sr Financial Analyst

AtheneWest Des Moines, IA

About The Position

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis, to support statutory income statement projections, legal entity forecasting, capital plan support, and tax forecasting activities. This role will be primarily accounting, statutory, and forecast focused, supporting the Director, FP&A, with actuals reconciliation, forecast analysis, reporting, and cross-functional coordination. The ideal candidate will have a finance, accounting, actuarial, or quantitative background, with experience in insurance, annuities, asset-intensive insurance, statutory reporting, legal entity analysis, or asset-liability management. This individual should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and partnering with Accounting, Capital, Tax, Actuarial, Treasury, and FP&A teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in FP&A, accounting, statutory reporting, actuarial analysis, legal entity forecasting, tax forecasting support, capital planning support, consulting, professional services, deal teams, or related analytical roles.

Nice To Haves

  • CPA, CFA, ASA, actuarial exams, MBA, or other relevant credentials are a plus.
  • Experience in insurance, annuities, asset-intensive insurance, statutory financial reporting, or asset-liability management preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Support statutory income statement projections for assigned legal entities.
  • Assist with legal entity projections for statutory forecasting, capital planning, and tax forecasting.
  • Prepare forecast templates, supporting analysis, and projection outputs.
  • Help evaluate run rates, forecast patterns, and reasonability of assumptions.
  • Reconcile actual results to forecasted projections as actuals emerge.
  • Analyze actual-to-forecast variances and identify key drivers of change.
  • Support review of run rates, patterns, and actuals launches to ensure consistency and reasonability.
  • Coordinate with Accounting teams to validate actual results and understand accounting impacts.
  • Support the Director in preparing forecast inputs for the Capital team.
  • Assist with legal entity forecast information needed for tax forecasting.
  • Coordinate with Tax and Capital partners to ensure forecast outputs are complete, accurate, and aligned.
  • Help document key assumptions, changes, and forecast drivers.
  • Prepare recurring reports, forecast packages, variance analysis, and legal entity financial summaries.
  • Maintain and update financial models, templates, and analytical tools.
  • Support management reporting related to statutory income, legal entity performance, capital planning, and tax forecasting.
  • Provide clear and concise analysis to support FP&A leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Work closely with Accounting, Capital, Tax, Actuarial, Treasury, and FP&A teams.
  • Gather forecast inputs, validate data, and follow up on questions or inconsistencies.
  • Support process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.
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