Director, FP&A & AI-Enabled Insights

The Hartford; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Director or Assistant Director to elevate financial planning, performance insight, and actuarial support across P&C lines. You will partner with Finance, Actuarial, and business leaders to deliver forecasting, explain performance drivers, and automate processes using AI-enabled tools.

Hybrid work arrangement with offices in Hartford, CT or other hubs; contribute to Earnings prep and governance, and mentor a team focused on high-quality execution and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, or related field.
• Progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, actuarial, insurance finance, or related analytical roles; level and title may vary based on experience and qualifications.
• Strong foundation in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, or actuarial pricing/reserving concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large, complex data sets; TM1, Power BI, Python, SQL, R, or similar tools are a plus.
• Comfort using automation, AI tools, and analytical technologies to improve efficiency, insight generation, and decision support.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual planning, forecasting, and outlook processes, incorporating premium, loss, expense, and profitability metrics.
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial, Product, Underwriting, Claims, and business leaders to deliver actionable insights that support profitability, growth, and capital-related decisions.
• Drive loss ratio planning, catastrophe and expense assumptions, reinsurance-related analyses, and other key inputs used in financial and actuarial decision-making.
• Develop, enhance, and govern planning, pricing, and reporting tools and models to improve accuracy, consistency, and transparency of results.
• Enable and perform results analysis and variance reporting versus plan, forecast, and prior-year actuals, with clear articulation of underlying business drivers.
• Prepare management reporting, dashboards, and executive presentations that highlight trends, risks, opportunities, and emerging issues for senior leadership.
• Coordinate, create, and disseminate Earnings Prep and Competitive Analytics materials to support the quarterly and annual Earnings processes.
• Research new ways to provide value to our internal partners through our planning and Earnings Prep processes.
• Identify and drive opportunities to automate recurring processes, improve data quality, and reduce manual effort using TM1, AI-enabled tools, Python, or other analytical solutions.
• Establish and maintain strong controls, documentation, and governance over models, planning processes, and recurring deliverables.
• Lead the LRP Leadership Group, as well as cross-functional initiatives and special projects, including process redesign, scenario analysis, and implementation of new capabilities.
• Mentor and develop team members, foster collaboration, and promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high-quality execution.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, or related field

Tools

TM1

Power BI

Python

SQL

R

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Director or Assistant Director to elevate financial planning, performance insight, and actuarial support across P&C lines. You will partner with Finance, Actuarial, and business leaders to deliver forecasting, explain performance drivers, and automate processes using AI-enabled tools.

Hybrid work arrangement with offices in Hartford, CT or other hubs; contribute to Earnings prep and governance, and mentor a team focused on high-quality execution and continuous