Financial Analyst III

$75,000 - $90,000/Yr

Alliant - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Financial Analyst III position at Alliant Insurance Services is responsible for providing comprehensive analytics and reporting across the company. This role involves the development of financial models, management reporting, and analysis to support business operations. The analyst will collaborate with the Business Intelligence team on various projects, mentor junior analysts, and complete special projects aligned with corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provides broad analytical support to assigned operating group(s) and acts as a liaison between Finance and other operational departments.
• Prepares timely, accurate, and relevant ad hoc and standard management reporting.
• Analyzes and interprets financial results, comparing actual performance to prior periods, budgets, and forecasts.
• Provides consultative data and analysis for company-wide RFPs, marketing surveys, and other special projects.
• Organizes and analyzes large quantities of data and performs data reconciliations to ensure accuracy of work products.
• Identifies and interprets patterns and outliers in the data set and provides insight into the meaning of the data.
• Proactively identifies areas for process improvement and implements methods to reduce error rates and maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Completes special projects as assigned to support management and corporate objectives.
• Mentors Financial Analyst(s).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four (4) or more years of related work experience, specifically in a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or Reporting & Analysis (R&A) role.
• Graduate degree or professional certification (FP&A™, CPA®, CFP®, etc.) is a plus.
• Prior experience with Applied Epic, BenefitPoint, Hyperion, and Power BI is also a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Highly proactive; actively seeks opportunities for process improvement.
• Ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and within a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent assignments and complete work by required due dates.
• Ability to interact professionally with employees across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements based on a strong understanding of US GAAP.
• Technical understanding of data management, financial systems, and other analytical tools.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and moderate to advanced Access skills.
• Commitment to providing world-class customer service.
• Ability to independently exercise discretion and judgment in communicating and providing proprietary data and analysis.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate degree or professional certification (FP&A™, CPA®, CFP®, etc.)
• Prior experience with Applied Epic, BenefitPoint, Hyperion, and Power BI.

Benefits

• Competitive financial package
• Comprehensive employee programs to meet employees' needs.