Financial Strategy Analyst IV

Job Summary

Join our Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, reporting to the Director of Corporate FP&A, as a senior individual contributor with end-to-end ownership of enterprise operating expense planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting. The role serves as a trusted resource for their peers, helping elevate analytical quality and strengthen process discipline.

Key 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 And Background You'll Need

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field required, Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, FP&A, financial reporting, accounting, or related financial analysis functions.
• Financial and Accounting Knowledge: Strong financial and accounting knowledge with the ability to independently evaluate results and challenge assumptions.
• Leadership and Communication: 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.
• Industry Experience: Financial services or insurance industry experience, including enterprise-level FP&A and operating expense management preferred.
• Technical Skills: CPA, CFA, and/or experience leveraging or implementing Workday, Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, or similar reporting and planning tools preferred.
• Time Zone: Ability to work within Pacific, Mountain, or Central Time Zones preferred.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Ownership & Initiative: Takes full accountability for results, follows through on commitments, and proactively identifying solutions and opportunities.
• Curiosity and Critical Thinking: Goes beyond the surface level to understand how work connects across teams, systems, and processes and seeks to understand the "why."
• One Team Mindset: Approaches work with humility and a bias for collaboration, investing in the collective growth and success of the team.

Why Join The Standard?

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 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.
• Supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement.
• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools.

Salary Range

$109,750.00 - $160,500.00