Finance Manager, Business Planning and Analysis - Markham, Canada - Allstate Canada

Allstate Canada

Verified Company

Markham, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Who is Allstate:

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life.

The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture.

Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism.

Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You're in Good Hands" promise.

Through our Employee Value Proposition, Opportunity, Flexibility, Community, Diversity and Family, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do._

Role Designation:
Hybrid

Benefits to joining Allstate

Flexible Work Arrangements
Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
Personal reflection day
Tuition Reimbursement
Working within the community and giving back

Accountabilities:

Lead a team of direct reports, providing coaching, performance goal setting and related feedback with appropriate delegation as the team works towards the following accountabilities:

Work with various business partners to build annual budgets, rolling & quarterly forecasts.
Develop, implement, and maintain effective planning and analysis that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company's portfolio of businesses.
Coordinate the development of proforma income statements encompassing variety of proposed scenarios and summarizing those impacts to the director and senior management.
Assist the Director of Business Planning & Analysis with corporate plan reviews and in coordination and preparation of strategic planning, annual budget, latest estimates, and other forecasts.
Routinely communicate business unit and company consolidated financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics.
Prepare presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company.
Act as financial lead on some of the market team meetings and on specific committees/projects as representation expert from finance.
Develop, communicate, and manage requirements for reporting and finance system enhancements and serves as point person to facilitate business support throughout the technical development process.

Qualifications:

58+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
Accounting/Finance degree required.
Strong proficiency in managing and interpreting large sets of data.
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
Must be able to analyze complex data with high accuracy, be openminded for change, lead various teams to business resolutions, negotiate, anticipate client needs, and work with others to identify and resolve issues.
The ability to coordinate various priorities under time pressure and ensure alignment to corporate objectives is very important.

Bonus Qualifications:

Insurance Industry experience
CPA/MBA
Advanced working knowledge of SAP, BW/BPC

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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