Finance Transformation Analyst II — Ops & Analytics

Unum; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 64,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

Paid Time Off

401(k) employer match

Mental health support

Job summary

Unum is seeking an Operations Business Analyst II in Portland, ME to join the Finance organization, driving analysis for financial planning and transformation initiatives. You will collaborate with agile teams, gather requirements from partners, design data-driven solutions, and support adoption across the organization.

This role emphasizes strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of systems and business analysis experience.
• Extensive knowledge of requirement gathering, change management processes, and project management processes.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodology and ways of working.
• Proficiency with databases and SQL.
• Experience in finance or finance transformation in life/health insurance or related fields.
• Experience estimating business efforts and acting as a liaison for planning and analysis.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into actionable specifications.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Mentoring junior analysts and leading elicitation sessions.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and drive change within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, cross-functional requirement elicitation and validation sessions with finance partners.
• Determine elicitation techniques to meet broad business needs.
• Document procedures and create readiness plans.
• Understand business functions and value delivery across processes.
• Assist with project management gaps and agile ceremonies.
• Develop prototypes to illustrate requirements.
• Analyze data from multiple sources and propose integrated solutions.
• Translate complex requirements into traceable functional specifications.
• Lead discussions and meetings across organizational levels.
• Mentor junior analysts and guide best practices.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Agile methodology

SQL

Data analysis

Stakeholder comms

Mentoring

Change management

Finance domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL

Job description

Unum is seeking an Operations Business Analyst II in Portland, ME to join the Finance organization, driving analysis for financial planning and transformation initiatives. You will collaborate with agile teams, gather requirements from partners, design data-driven solutions, and support adoption across the organization.

This role emphasizes strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring junior analysts.