Director of FP&A: Strategic Financial Insights

Transamerica; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 159.000 - 211.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Transamerica is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to provide timely financial insight across the company, linking US GAAP performance, capital considerations, and operational KPIs. This leader will establish modern finance platforms and scalable processes, partnering with business-unit leaders across insurance and non-insurance services to enable informed decisions.

The role requires steering enterprise FP&A activities, delivering accurate analyses, and driving

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience.
• 12 years of accounting/finance experience including eight years of management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of assigned business area (e.g. investments, premiums, corporate finance).
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Organizational and prioritization skills.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office, Excel and financial business systems.

Aufgaben

• Build an inclusive, high-performing FP&A environment through clear priorities, coaching, collaboration, and accountability.
• Lead enterprise FP&A activities that translate financial and operational performance into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and business partners.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Actuarial, and business teams to identify, source, organize, and optimize financial and operational data for reporting and decision support.
• Drive the development and maintenance of scalable data structures that support management reporting, executive dashboards, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis.
• Deliver accurate and timely analysis of US GAAP results, capital considerations, and operational KPIs, highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, and decision implications.
• Establish and continuously improve modern finance platforms, reporting frameworks, data flows, and governance practices that strengthen transparency, consistency, and scalability.
• Partner with leaders across business units to connect business drivers with financial outcomes and support coordinated planning.
• Develop integrated forecasts, scenarios, and performance views that reflect the needs of our company.
• Provide constructive challenge to assumptions, explain performance drivers, and frame alternatives in a balanced, fact-based manner.
• Promote common definitions, controls, and quality standards for management information while partnering effectively with relevant accounting, capital, risk, data, and operational teams.
• Communicate complex financial topics in accessible language tailored to varied executive, finance, and business audiences.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business units, including international operations, to support reporting, analytics, and evolving business needs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and strategic advisor on financial data management, reporting processes, and analytics best practices.
• Participate in budget planning and overall expense management.
• Provide direction and mentorship to team members while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as SOX process owner; understand processes and controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Oversee treatment of reporting errors and control deficiencies.
• Serve as a point person for ad hoc requests, strategic projects, and executive-level reporting needs.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Financial analysis

Data analytics

Prioritization

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Jobbeschreibung

Transamerica is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to provide timely financial insight across the company, linking US GAAP performance, capital considerations, and operational KPIs. This leader will establish modern finance platforms and scalable processes, partnering with business-unit leaders across insurance and non-insurance services to enable informed decisions.

The role requires steering enterprise FP&A activities, delivering accurate analyses, and driving