US FP&A Consultant

Salary Range: $72,000 - $167,000

Job Posting End Date: September 20, 2024

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• Knowledge of financial analysis and planning

• Strong knowledge of budgeting and expense management

• In depth knowledge of budget system in order to assist business units and gather data for review and analysis

• Knowledge and demonstrated experience performing financial analyses and quantitative business-based analyses; ability to prepare trend analyses using internal and external information to demonstrate relevant changes and recommend improvements or solutions

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Statutory Accounting Principles (STAT), and IRS guidelines

• Understanding of the P&L and Balance Sheet

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with different areas/levels within the organization

• Demonstrated project management skills

• Strong data analysis skills used to research, interpret, and present findings

• Understanding of business fundamentals and an understanding of qualitative and quantitative business-based analysis and metrics

• Ability to work independently under deadline pressure with competing priorities

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree In Accounting, business administration, finance, or a related field
• Six years of professional job-related work experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Insurance industry experience

Travel

Less than or equal to 10%

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides analytical insights and summary reporting for stakeholders in ways that inform and describe risks and opportunities in their areas of responsibility

• Develops visual dashboards for stakeholders to easily comprehend data and identify trends, patterns, and outliers within financial data sets

• Provides key analysis and recommendations used to administer and support the development and continuous improvement of planning, performance, and reporting

• Analyzes data to assist with operational and strategic plans; collects and analyzes data to create and evaluate programs to assist with organizational and sales initiatives; continuously tracks and analyzes spend patterns to identify opportunities to reduce expenses, to identify best practices, and to drive implementation of these best practices

• Develops and provides appropriate models, reports and metrics to support informed decision making; identifies and highlights key trends and provides insight based on analysis; prepares updates, progress and variance reports, and other ad hoc reports for management; continuously reviews, recommends and implements improvements that will increase the value of reports for management

• May work on Cost Benefit Analysis; may work on estimating and modeling benefits

• Serves as a subject matter expert related to budgets and expenses for business units, analysts and management; monitors developments related to the operations of the business; assists in the assessment and evaluation of emerging issues; works with management to provide and gather relevant information for the budget planning process; works with the Financial Planning and Analysis team to resolve issues

• Recommends improvements to processes and procedures to streamline activities, enhance service turnaround time, improve productivity, and improve quality; leads or facilitates team-based improvement projects; identifies, analyzes and recommends viable technological solutions, modifications and applications for Financial Planning and Analysis processes

• Assists in training and mentoring less experienced staff

• Performs other ad-hoc analysis and related duties as assigned

Total Rewards

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.  Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $72,000 to $167,000.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.