Unum - Juneau, AK
posted about 2 months ago
When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. This starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will perform moderately complex analysis and/or accounting specializing in one area of Finance. This position will provide financial analyses working individually or with others that serve to inform and ground business decisions. You will collaborate with subject matter experts, provide quality financial analytics, and exercise judgment to drive optimum solutions for various financial and business issues. Responsibilities may include the development of, implementation of, and adherence to financial policies and procedures that will improve operations, consistency, controls, process efficiency, and effectiveness of the functional area. In this role, you will mentor and oversee the work of less experienced team members, reconcile and balance accounts related to the specific financial area to maintain control and accuracy, and identify discrepancies along with their causes and recommendations for corrective action. You will use your knowledge and skills to make appropriate recommendations for efficiencies and to enhance productivity. Maintaining the integrity of data in various systems and data assets that support the specific financial areas (e.g., accounting, planning, and administrative systems) will be crucial. You will analyze financial data, provide recommendations for appropriate action, and prepare related reports in consultation with business partners. Additionally, you will conduct special studies and lead projects, demonstrating the ability to utilize resources and produce results to solve problems or issues with minimal support. You will accept responsibility for the outcome of your own efforts and partner effectively with business management to provide solutions that deliver business value. Communication of identified issues, proactive recommendations for resolutions, and effective presentations to management will be key components of your role. You will also maintain a strong, specialized working knowledge of Unum's products, services, and business processes, including your specific business area, the issues, and technical skills required to support the area.