Financial Analyst

Unum is seeking a Financial Analyst to support Net Investment Income. The role performs financial analysis and accounting, prepares analyses to inform business decisions, and helps improve financial procedures and processes.

What you'll do:

• Participate in regular monthly/quarterly financial cycle
• Prepare, verify, reconcile, and balance accounts related to the specific financial area to maintain control and accuracy over accounting and reporting by identifying discrepancies and their cause and recommendations for corrective action
• Prepare more complex financial analysis for designated area and routine reports for manager
• Demonstrate understanding of analysis by applying knowledge and anticipating issues and demonstrate ownership of assigned tasks or processes
• Make recommendations regarding the process of creating the assigned complex analytics as well as recommendations regarding the results of the analytics
• Maintain various systems and data assets that support the specific financial areas (e.g. accounting, planning, and administrative systems). Assumes ownership of the data in the system or assets related to the assigned analysis
• Partner with business areas to provide requested analysis, information, and data
• Maintain a specialized working knowledge in assigned tasks and analysis of Unum’s products, services and business processes including, his/her specific business area, the issues and technical skills required to support the area

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience at Unum that well prepares and qualifies the individual for the specific work to be performed. After September 2015 a Bachelor's degree is required
• Zero to three years of comparable experience
• Basic understanding of the components of multiple financial statements and how they interact with one other
• Ability to respond quickly and positively to change
• Developing customer service/teamwork skills within job area
• Highly motivated individual able to take direction from managers and developing skills to solve problems with little guidance from managers
• Ability to prioritize work while working on multiple projects keeping track of and meeting due dates
• Demonstrate strong communication skills related to job
• Basic to intermediate EXCEL Skills
• Proficient in Word and PowerPoint
• Exhibit customer service skills in working with functional area team and other resources to complete assigned work
• General ledger systems and reporting  tools experience preferred

Benefits:

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement