Afd - Associate Financial Analyst

Job Family Summary Performs economic research and studies of rates of return, depreciation and investments. Analyzes profit-and-loss income statements and prepares reports and recommendations to management. Generates forecasts and analyzes trends in sales, finance and other areas of business. Researches economic progressions to assist the organization's financial planning. Creates financial models of "what if" scenarios for future business planning decisions in areas such as new product development, new marketing strategies, etc. Compiles and reviews the budgets for corporate departments, taking into consideration actual performance, previous expenditures, and estimated expenses and income. Maintains accurate spending records and establishes measures for budgetary control. Job Profile Summary Supports the achievement of corporate financial and growth goals by providing management in all areas of the company with necessary financial information and analysis pertaining to our profitability and key performance measures. Analyzes and maintains financial operational reporting systems to provide this information. May develop expense forecasts for all lines of business
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Level Summary

• Requires conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within a job discipline
  Performs routine assignments using existing procedures
• Receives instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles
• Entry level to a professional career progression

Primary Accountabilities

• Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual actual to planned expense deviation analysis for assigned divisions, lines of business or corporate accounts at a moderately complex level.
• Reconciles key corporate-wide accounts to plan to determine underlying expense drivers to facilitate analysis, planning and forecasting.
• Reviews, analyzes and interprets expense accounts to assure compliance with the administrative code. Advises cost center managers on proper recording of expenditures.
• Assures the timeliness and accuracy of assigned financial statements and management reports. Maintains a basic understanding of the operations of the company, in order to adjust the allocation processes within financial statements and management reports to mimic those operations.
• Produces metrics reports on a periodic basis.
• Assesses the risks inherent in smaller or less complex projects and the various proposed solutions and presents the risks to leadership.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Basic knowledge and understanding of accounting and business operations.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of financial reporting, financial analysis, budget and forecasting techniques or internal controls.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of forecasting techniques or statistical analysis or data modeling or data mining.
• Limited experience in financial statement and management reporting.
• Limited experience performing financial and operational analysis.
• Limited experience utilizing concepts related to accounting, accounting systems, budget, or tax.

Travel Requirements

• Requires travel up to 5% of the time.

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.