Financial Planning Analyst

Job Purpose

This role will be responsible for supporting the business on financial planning, understanding business performance and decision making. The role will also be responsible for creating presentations for periodic financial reporting and forecasts.

Primary Job Accountabilities/
Responsibilities

• Assist in the driving of material enhancement in the efficiency and quality of insights in financial / operational forecasting for the Assurant Japan business
• Assist in the development of forecasting models and reporting tools using an advanced level of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, EPA or other similar tools
• Assist in the development of analytical reporting that supports the business to make informed and timely decisions
• Evaluate and implement best in class forecasting and reporting tools and techniques – visualization, analytics, natural language queries
• Assist with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting, to facilitate local monthly reporting and analysis into the Assurant International report
• Rolling FY reporting, provision of actionable insights highlighting trends, opportunities, potential and coming headwinds, and potential courses of action to CFO and Country Business Heads
• Assist in the development of financial reporting dashboards, analysis, and presentation of insights and alternative strategies to support business decisioning
• Segment analysis on Assurant clients and customers, variance causation, priorities, and proposal of actions to remedy
• Assisting with preparation of monthly management reporting for Functional heads, expense analysis, overruns, and recommendation of appropriate controls to mitigate
• Assist in the preparation of financial plans and targets and supporting the development of localized planning and strategies to achieve budget
• Work closely with Finance leads to support delivery of Assurant corporate actions such as capital injections and variance analysis

Responsibility for the work of others

Number of Direct Reports and Typical Job Titles: 0

Financial Responsibility

No budget responsibility

Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications Required - Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A and/or Accounting in Finance Division
• Understanding of US GAAP
• Experience working in multinational fast-pace environment
• Business level ability to speak, read and write English and Japanese
• Strong communication skills with the ability to position messages effectively with CFO and business stakeholders across Assurant Japan
• Able to articulate complex financial information, trends, and reports and communicate in simple terms that inform strategy and business decisions
• Experience in managing forecasts and budgets
• Proficiency with Business Intelligence and analytics tools  
• Experienced in managing large amounts of financial data from multiple sources and systems, bringing together in useful insights and dashboards
• Ability to manage and analyze financial data, prepare financial reports, using an advanced level of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, EPA, etc.
• Ability to communicate and adapt to cultural norms of the local team

• Exceptional honesty, integrity, and alignment to the Assurant values and ways of working

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

• Working experiences in the Insurance Industry

Environment/Physical Demands

This position requires incumbents to regularly sit at a desk and operate standard office equipment such as a computer and phone.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.  Must be able to talk and hear. 

Travel or Shift Work

N/A