Manager, Finance Business Analysis

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Are you looking for your next opportunity? Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Manager, Finance Business Analysis in our Information Technology team.

This role is responsible for business analysis across all finance-related projects and services, providing proactive support of business solutions focused on process efficiency, corporate goals, and service excellence.

Location:

Purchase, NY / New York City / Morristown, NJ / Conshohocken, PA / Charlotte, NC.

• Direct and oversee the evolution of IT’s business requirements activities across the Finance portfolio, ensuring that the solutions developed support the Finance department in achieving their strategic and tactical objectives.
• Lead requirements definition for Finance solutions, collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, informational needs and data sources. Translate these business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed business requirements, functional requirements, business use cases, process flows, data flows, traceability matrices and report mock‑ups.
• Implement system automation to enhance process efficiency, improve data quality and reduce manual errors.
• Plan and facilitate user acceptance testing with business stakeholders and project managers to obtain user acceptance test sign‑off.
• Lead a small team of business analysts, facilitating prioritization, resource management and support decision making. Review work products and address escalated issues. Manage team member development, including orientation, training, performance management, counseling and disciplinary action as needed.
• Collaborate with IT leadership and business partners to direct IT investments in support of the overall Finance business strategy. Develop business case justifications and cost‑benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.
• Maintain regular communications with Finance department managers and business process managers regarding pertinent IT activities.
• Oversee the enforcement of business analysis processes, departmental standards, style requirements and all other procedures necessary to meet the business objectives and quality standards for IT deliveries.
• Recommend, design and monitor IT process improvement activities aimed at reducing costs, improving quality and speed to market.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance (required). Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems management, or MBA preferred.
• Accounting and/or Finance operations experience required.
• Over 10 years of experience in financial systems implementation, with at least 5 years in the insurance industry focused on Finance.
• At least 2 years of experience managing business analysis teams.
• Experience with technology implementation and support.
• 3+ years of experience with SAP FS‑CD and FS‑GL on HANA.
• Demonstrated business savvy to work effectively with other managers and leaders to achieve key business and technology goals.
• A track record of successful large project implementations.
• Experience building a new model to serve the IT needs of a growing and change‑oriented company.
• Proven leadership ability to effectively manage a team of IT professionals and contractors.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Ability to handle demanding workloads to meet objectives.
• Lean Six Sigma experience is a plus.

$130,000 – $160,000 (actual compensation depends on location, qualifications and experience).

• Two medical plans – Traditional PPO and Consumer Driven Health Plan with an HSA.
• Pharmacy benefits with mail‑order options.
• Dental and orthodontia benefits for adults and children.
• Vision benefits.
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company‑paid Life & AD&D, with optional supplemental coverage.
• Company‑paid Disability benefits with competitive salary continuation.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions.
• Competitive paid‑time‑off, including company‑paid holidays.
• Competitive parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tax‑Free Commuter Benefit.
• Tuition Reimbursement and professional qualification benefits.

Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, nothing is impossible. At Sompo, our mission extends beyond a logo – it is a promise to our employees and clients.

Sompo is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone’s unique contributions – we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.