Strategic Finance Analyst: Insights & Transformation (Hybrid)

Guardian; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian is seeking a Financial Analyst to deliver actionable insights, cost transparency, and strategic decision support across Operations, Service, Claims and Transformation Finance. You will partner with leaders to develop business cases, monitor value capture, and translate data into executive-ready narratives.

Hybrid role with Bethlehem PA office and occasional NYC/Hudson Yards/MA locations; salary range $87,930.00–$144,465.00 plus incentives and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Actuarial Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or operational analytics experience.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong communication and collaboration across functions.
• Experience with Tableau/Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities across Operations, Service, Claims, and Transformation
• Support senior leadership decision-making through targeted financial analysis, business planning, and operational insights
• Evaluate unit cost trends and underlying business drivers to identify efficiency and performance improvement opportunities
• Communicate financial implications, trade-offs, and risks through clear recommendations
• Build and maintain business cases for Claims & Service initiatives, including investments, transformation efforts, and operating model changes
• Quantify financial impact, including cost savings, productivity improvements, ROI, payback period, and other value drivers
• Track results against business case commitments and identify variances, risks, dependencies, and financial implications
• Partner with business leaders to monitor value capture and ensure benefits are realized and sustained
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost leakage, and enhance financial outcomes across Operations, Claims & Service
• Develop executive-ready materials highlighting key insights, trends, risks, and opportunities
• Translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insights for leadership
• Identify emerging trends in claims experience, service demand, and cost performance
• Partner with Operations, Service, Claims, Transformation, Actuarial, Product, and FP&A teams to align financial insights with operational priorities
• Support assigned initiatives with financial guidance, decision support, and targeted analysis
• Influence outcomes through data-driven recommendations and thoughtful analysis

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Guardian is seeking a Financial Analyst to deliver actionable insights, cost transparency, and strategic decision support across Operations, Service, Claims and Transformation Finance. You will partner with leaders to develop business cases, monitor value capture, and translate data into executive-ready narratives.

Hybrid role with Bethlehem PA office and occasional NYC/Hudson Yards/MA locations; salary range $87,930.00–$144,465.00 plus incentives and benefits.