Strategic FP&A Director: AI-Driven Forecasting & Insights

The Hartford; Augusta (ME); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Director or Assistant Director to lead financial planning, performance insights, and actuarial support across P&C lines. This role partners with Finance, Actuarial, ERP, and product teams to deliver forecasting, explain drivers, and drive automation and analytics-enabled decisions.

Responsibilities include leading planning cycles, developing dashboards, and guiding pricing and reporting tools while mentoring staff and driving cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, or related field.
• Progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, actuarial, insurance finance, or related analytical roles.
• Strong foundation in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis or pricing/reserving concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with large data sets; TM1, Power BI, Python, SQL, R or similar tools are a plus.
• Comfort using automation and AI tools to improve efficiency and decision support.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual planning, forecasting, and outlook processes with profitability metrics.
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial, Product, Underwriting, and leadership to deliver actionable insights.
• Drive loss ratio planning, catastrophe and expense assumptions, and reinsurance analyses.
• Develop, enhance, and govern planning, pricing, and reporting tools and models.
• Enable results analysis and variance reporting with clear drivers.
• Prepare management reporting, dashboards, and executive presentations for leadership.
• Coordinate Earnings Prep and Competitive Analytics materials for quarterly/annual cycles.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring processes and improve data quality using analytics tools.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor team members toward high-quality execution.

Skills

Advanced Excel

TM1

Power BI

Python

SQL

R

AI tools

Automation

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Tools

TM1

Power BI

Python

SQL

R

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Director or Assistant Director to lead financial planning, performance insights, and actuarial support across P&C lines. This role partners with Finance, Actuarial, ERP, and product teams to deliver forecasting, explain drivers, and drive automation and analytics-enabled decisions.

Responsibilities include leading planning cycles, developing dashboards, and guiding pricing and reporting tools while mentoring staff and driving cross-functional initiatives.