Senior/Lead Financial Analyst

Liberty Mutual Insurance; United States; On-site; USD 77,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Mutual Insurance is seeking a Finance & Accounting Analyst to partner with our Excess Casualty and Mobility Solutions underwriting teams. You will drive business performance through robust financial reporting, planning, and analytics, managing the full scope of financial and operational reporting and forecasting.

This role emphasizes data stewardship, in-depth variance analyses, and the ability to translate insights into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• CPA or advanced degree preferred.
• Senior: minimum 3 years of finance experience.
• Lead: minimum 5 years of finance experience.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple projects.
• Strong communication across teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and enhance critical financial and operational reports, analyses, plans, and forecasts.
• Act as a data steward, obtaining required data from GL, loss warehouse, or external sources.
• Perform in-depth variance analyses and identify significant items for investigation.
• Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and documentation of all reports and analyses.
• Provide financial insights to support underwriting strategy and goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and systems.
• Follow-up on variances and suggest resolutions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Financial analysis

Data stewardship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA or advanced degree

Job description

Description

As a Finance & Accounting Analyst at Liberty Mutual, you will be a key strategic partner to our innovative and growing Excess Casualty and Mobility Solutions underwriting teams. This role is central to driving business performance through robust financial reporting, planning, and analytics. You will be responsible for the full scope of financial and operational reporting, planning, and forecasting. In this position, you will manage complex financial analysis reports and projects, leveraging strong data stewardship and analytics to provide strategic recommendations to the leadership of these market-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and enhance critical financial and operational reports, analyses, plans, and forecasts in accordance with prescribed procedures.
• Act as a data steward for the teams, obtaining required data for analyses from appropriate internal (e.g., general ledger, loss warehouse) or external sources in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.
• Perform in-depth variance analyses (e.g., plan vs. actual, prior year, multi-year trends) and identify significant items requiring further investigation to support our underwriting partners.
• Ensure the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of all reports and analyses by maintaining full documentation of recurring job duties, data sources, and assumptions.
• Partner with a market-facing Excess Casualty underwriting team, providing financial insights that directly support their strategy and goals.
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and improvements to processes, controls, and technology systems related to the functions being performed.
• Perform follow-up investigations on financial or operational variances and suggest resolutions.

The actual internal level/grade for this role will depend on the candidate’s overall experience and skill level

• Senior Financial Analyst: $77,300- $109,500. Annual FTO days (Flexible Time Off): 15
• Lead Financial Analyst: $97,000 - $138,000. Annual FTO days (Flexible Time Off): 20

Qualifications

• Bachelor`s degree (Finance or Accounting) required.
• CPA or advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred.
• Senior-Minimum of 3 years of finance experience.
• Lead-Minimum of 5 years of finance experience.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously to drive results.
• Communicates well with own team and across organizational boundaries to ensure the successful completion of shared goals.
• Comfortable leading meetings and able to communicate issues and trends to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail.
• Solid understanding of Finance Tools and Analytical Methods.
• Ability to work EST strongly preferred

About Us

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.

Pay Philosophy

The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Fair Chance Notices

• California
• Los Angeles Incorporated
• Los Angeles Unincorporated
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco