Finance Director, P&C Technology

About the role

The Corporate Finance department is seeking a Finance Director to lead a team of Financial Business Advisors supporting the P&C Technology organization. This leader will build a high-performing team that partners closely with technology and P&C finance leaders to influence investment decisions, challenge conventional thinking, and simplify complex financial information into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Makes effective decisions in a timely manner with a view toward how these decisions fit into a broader framework across the organization; seeks to make decisions with clear understanding of overall impact to the organization.
• Communicates a logical view of different business options in a way that helps others understand and feel how business outcomes will be different as a result of the project/decision. Seeks to present alternative options to highlight the thought process employed to arrive at selected recommendation.
• Helps others think about their work from a different angle; sets the bar high and challenges everyone he/she works with to take their efforts to the next level.
• Reaches out across functional areas and teams to cultivate collaboration and sharing of viewpoints; encourages team members to seek opportunities to engage with each other to improve their learning across the team.
• Pushes for answers to solve for the root cause of a problem; weighs relevance and accuracy of information while challenging the team to seek out new sources of information to use in decision-making.
• Shows ability to generate and evaluate alternatives to get to a recommended solution for the organization; offers suggestions to senior leaders that highlight new methods for approaching problems.
• Shows consideration for future consequences and trends; demonstrates forward thinking point of view in discussions.
• Keeps informed of new methods and technologies that will impact and improve the work of the team; uses new techniques/tools to uplift the team's skills.
• Navigates change effectively and makes logical recommendations to tackle problems even with partial or imperfect information; maintains productivity and poise even during times of uncertainty.
• Works to build knowledge of organizational depth (understanding where specialized talent exists) and breadth (able to work with teams with varied strengths and skillsets across the organization) to drive outstanding results.

Requirements

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate studies in finance, economics, accounting or statistics; advanced degree in financial field desired.
• CPA preferred.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience related to accounting, finance, insurance or administrative business functions, with at least five years of management level experience.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis, financial statement preparation, budgeting and financial analysis techniques, and related business operations. Facility with GAAP and statutory accounting practices and insurance/financial service business requirements. Thorough knowledge of administrative policies and procedures required.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Nine paid holidays
• Lifetime paid time off
• Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire