VP, FP&A for AWM & Insurance — Strategic Growth Leader

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Minneapolis, Appleton (MN, WI)

Hybrid

USD 260,000 - 390,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Thrivent is seeking a visionary VP, FP&A for Advice & Wealth Management (AWM) and Insurance to act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders across Distribution, AWM, and Insurance functions. You will lead a high-impact FP&A team, drive planning, forecasting, and performance analytics, and align analytics with enterprise priorities.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, talent development, and a focus on growth, profitability, and capital planning.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or actuarial required.
10+ years’ experience in senior finance or actuarial leadership roles partnering with executives.
Demonstrated analytical skills and knowledge and understanding of financial services business models.
A passion for leading people and a track record of building and managing high-performing teams.
Effective and mature communicator, able to convey intricate ideas in a clear, concise manner both verbally and in writing, comfortable in business and technical discussions.
Strong relationship building skills with the ability to cultivate and mature cross-organization relationships with key stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities across the organization.
Clear track record of success as a consultative financial leader with a reputation as a trusted advisor rather than process owner.
Ability to anticipate accounting, financial reporting and operational issues, assess the implications, determine their impact and develop and implement an appropriate action plan.
Demonstrated creative problem-solving to navigate ambiguous situations.
Demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of management and employees, demonstrating strong interpersonal skill.

Responsibilities

Lead FP&A Advice & Wealth Management and Insurance Strategic Business Partner team in order to drive client-centered growth, support the development and execution of Thrivent’s strategy and enable effective decision making.
Partner with executives and leaders of the Distribution, Products, and Operations functions in planning and forecasting, business performance management, and strategic decision support.
Coordinate enterprise integrated planning and forecasting processes.
Provide strategic financial guidance to senior leadership, aligning financial goals with business strategy.
Translate business goals into financial and operational plans and forecasts.
Lead review of financial and operational results to understand performance.
Deliver reporting and insights that describe performance to plan and forecast and identify opportunities and risks.
Provide expense performance management, reporting and analysis for flexible resource allocation.
Collaborate with business leaders to assess initiatives, profitability, investment cases, and resource allocation.
Lead scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to evaluate risks and opportunities.
Lead the FP&A COE and shared service, delivering analytics to inform key business decisions.
Define a data & analytics agenda and drive technology changes for analytics and forecasting.