Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Standard is a financial services company focused on customer-first service, financial stability, and innovative technologies. The Financial Strategy Analyst IV will serve as a senior individual contributor on the Corporate FP&A team, owning enterprise operating expense planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting while improving FP&A processes and supporting complex financial initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead core FP&A processes and monthly financial analysis, ensuring the integrity of financial results through validating assumptions, reconciling outputs, identifying anomalies, and applying strong accounting and finance principles
- Own the annual operating expense planning and forecasting processes, including allocation methodologies, trend analysis and development of deep expertise in underlying financial drivers and details
- Influence without direct authority to lead complex initiatives from concept through execution, create structure in ambiguous situations, and ensure critical deliverables and milestones remain on track
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and reporting quality
Skills
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field required
- Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, FP&A, financial reporting, accounting, or related financial analysis functions
- Strong financial and accounting knowledge with the ability to independently evaluate results and challenge assumptions
- Experience leading complex financial processes, managing multiple workstreams, maintaining momentum, and communicating status effectively
- Clear and concise communication skills with experience preparing executive-level analyses, presentations, and recommendations
- Master's degree preferred
- Financial services or insurance industry experience, including enterprise-level FP&A and operating expense management preferred
- CPA, CFA, and/or experience leveraging or implementing Workday, Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, or similar reporting and planning tools preferred
- Ability to work within Pacific, Mountain, or Central Time Zones preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- An annual incentive bonus plan
- Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure
- Opportunities for career growth and advancement
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption/surrogacy assistance
- An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools
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