Financial Planning Analyst

Markel; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Financial Analyst where you'll play a crucial role in financial planning and analysis. This hybrid position in Richmond, VA, involves developing models, providing insights, and supporting decision-making processes. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you'll work closely with various teams to enhance financial performance and mentor junior analysts. Enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PTO

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of related experience or applicable internships.
• Understanding of financial processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains models and tools for analysis.
• Provides decision support through financial insights.
• Mentors and coaches other analysts.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Customer Service

Organization

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance

MBA

Tools

Excel

Job description

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! This role participates in a broad range of financial planning and analysis activities to provide valuable insights, solutions and services to our internal customers. These include, but are not limited to, financial modeling, the development and generation of insightful financial analyses, reporting, the annual budget/quarterly forecast process and ad hoc initiatives. This associate must be an analytical thinker with strong communication skills.

Job Location: Hybrid work arrangement based in Richmond, VA

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains models and tools to support effective and efficient analysis
• Provide decision support through valued added analysis and financial insights
• Work with multiple internal teams to gain a deeper understanding of financial data, to confirm assumptions, and validate output of analyses
• Supports the organization in opportunity identification, data-based decision-making and performance assessment
• Analyzes and presents insights on competitor and industry analysis workflows
• Participates in identifying and leveraging new tools to improve data analysis
• Produce clear reports that summarize financial output, issues and recommendations
• Supports reporting needs of the broader organization to provide increased visibility of financial performance
• Identifies, recommends and implements continuous process improvement
• Documents standard processes and process flows
• Supports the compilation and analysis of the annual budget and quarterly forecast
• Participate in ad hoc initiatives as they arise
• Travel to other Markel offices, conferences, etc. as required
• Mentors and coaches other analysts

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related discipline
• MBA or MBA pursuit a plus

Certification

• CPCU or other industry designations a plus

Work Experience/Skill Set

• 2 - 4 years of related experiences or applicable internships
• Understanding of financial processes and systems
• Financial consulting and analysis skills - ability to assess needs, identify issues, recommend alternatives and implement change
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have strong Excel and data manipulation skills
• Ability to deliver outstanding customer service
• Organized with ability to multi-task
• Adaptable and comfortable with fast pace and shifting priorities

The job title and base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

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US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Are you ready to play your part?

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