Director, Financial Analysis

Travelers; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 104,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Travelers is seeking a Finance & Accounting professional to translate data into strategic insights, support operations, and guide decision-making. You’ll partner with senior leaders, coach analysts, and manage complex financial analyses and regulatory changes.

The role requires a strong background in finance, deep analytical skills, and experience guiding multiple projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or MBA with finance concentration.
• Extensive experience with Financial Analysis concepts and accounting practices, preferably in P&C insurance.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence across management levels.
• Proven leadership with ability to mentor and develop employees.
• Strong analytical skills to translate data into business impact.
• Experience leading multiple complex projects and using Microsoft Office + Financial Reporting Software.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize reports into impactful exhibits and actionable recommendations for partners and management.
• Review reports and provide coaching on accuracy and presentation.
• Execute analyses aligned with broad business objectives.
• Test and validate data, identify gaps and propose alternatives.
• Prepare and present financial insights to senior leaders.
• Lead complex analyses to influence strategy.
• Oversee projects involving financial regulatory changes and reorganizations.

Skills

Financial analysis concepts

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA with finance concentration or CPA/CMA

Tools

TM1

Essbase

Hyperion

Excel

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Finance and Accounting

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$104,000.00 - $171,700.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers' financial analysis team translates raw numbers into actionable insights to tell the story of past financial results and forecast future possibilities. The team collaborates with business partners, enabling them to make financially well-informed decisions. The Tech and Ops Finance team acts as a trusted partner to Operations leadership and key business stakeholders by delivering proactive data-driven insights and analytics that influence strategic decision making, accelerate business outcomes, and optimize organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

What Will You Do?

• Synthesize reports generated into impactful exhibits, insightful results/observations, and actionable recommendations to influence business partners and management, ensuring quality control/accuracy.
• Review team members' reports and provide coaching and feedback on accuracy and presentation.
• Execute identified analyses aligned with broad business objectives.
• Perform testing and validation of data and analyses and identify gaps and limitations in data sets while recommending potential alternatives.
• Prepare and present influential financial insights to senior financial leaders and/or functional teams, answering most questions.
• Direct the creation of complex analyses to influence business strategy.
• Lead projects that analyze and implement complex business and financial regulatory changes relating to financial reporting, such as reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
• Provide coaching, training, and mentoring.
• If a manager of people, effectively oversee and engage direct reports and perform management activities such as performance management, career development, and talent acquisition.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or pursuing a Master's in Business Administration with a concentration in finance or accounting or professional designations such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
• Extensive experience with Financial Analysis concepts, principles, processes, applications and accounting practices and principles, preferably with some exposure to the P&C insurance industry.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels of management.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop employees.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and understand current data and systems, find opportunities, recommend changes, and translate into business impacts.
• Experience leading and managing multiple complex projects simultaneously and follow through to ensure timely completion.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.).
• Ability to quickly gain an understanding of Travelers' business strategy and plan objectives to align with enterprise goals.

What is a Must Have?

• Five years of finance, financial planning, accounting, or related experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to