Head of Strategic Finance for Enterprise Technology Experience (ETX), Global Business Services (GBS) and Enterprise Allocations (EA)

Responsibilities

• Lead matrixed teams that prepare high quality financial analysis and information to influence important decisions.
• Serve as the Senior Finance leader supporting ETX and GBS leadership teams on the development and support of strategic plans, and short-term and long-term management goals and objectives.
• Maintain strong knowledge of technology development life cycle process, technology innovation, technology risk analysis and assessment, technology management, competitor technology practices, and key industry metrics.
• Monitor financial performance drivers, risks, metrics and timely communicating trends and observations.
• Evolve reporting and current processes to modern approaches (e.g. dashboards with high quality financial analysis and insights) to facilitate important decisions.
• Act as key liaison between ETX and GBS and the FP&A/Corporate Finance organization, leveraging work done throughout FP&A to provide holistic finance support to ETX and streamlining requests from FP&A/Corporate Finance of ETX and GBS.
• Informs Global talent strategy including establishing appropriate governance and transparency around hiring practices and expectations commensurate with financial plan.
• Establish robust process around service provider and service receiver expense transparency (e.g. tech expense to product revenue ratios) to drive decision-making to improve financial performance and track results.
• Key contributor to the modernization of the strategic finance organization – leveraging ability to work through ambiguity, strong communication and change management and mobilize matrixed team’s around most important work.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience working on financial aspects of large, sophisticated technology organizations, digital transformations and data strategy, including experience in financial services (experience with permanent insurance a plus).
• Ability to influence and lead others toward shared goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. GAAP financial reporting requirements (insurance regulatory reporting a plus).
• Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and listening skills, including the ability to convey complex information in readily understandable terms.
• Demonstrated experience with creative problem-solving and process improvement.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deliverables.
• Depending on the home location of the candidate, this leader should have the ability to travel between our New York, Boston and Springfield locations as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Accounting or related discipline.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with ETX, business and corporate leaders, through regular value-add involvement in planning, strategy and team update meetings.
• Communicate complex information and analysis in clear, simple and understandable terms with appropriate context, focused on actionable content.
• Inspire, lead and execute on Corporate Finance transformation goals, including data-driven financial analysis, automated reporting, advanced analytics; developing staff and successors for key roles.
• Create an environment that fosters a culture of innovation, empowerment and collaboration.
• Actively champion the Corporate Finance’s work to attract, retain, and develop top-tier diverse talent.