North America Head of Financial Reporting and Analysis - American International Group

North America Head of Financial Reporting and Analysis

New York City

Role Overview:

The North America Head of Financial Reporting and Analysis will be responsible for leading the development and production of Management Information for the North America and Global leadership teams.  A clear financial narrative encompassing detailed production, loss and expense information is critical to enable NA management to successfully execute on strategy and running of the business. The individual will connect NA stakeholders together to produce this narrative, as well as supporting the overall Finance operating framework by aligning activities and deliverables with Controllership, Actuarial, Expense Management and FP&A.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting:

• Develop and enhance production of NA monthly and quarterly narratives through Budget, Forecast and Quarter Close cycles.
• Coordinate with segment teams to drive consistency in MI framework and aggregation of NA Business Unit MI
• Key NA lead in report standardization workstreams to automate MI production.

Expense Management:

• Improve and build out NA expense reporting to management team.
• Drive increased transparency around costs to run each Business Unit and allocation approaches.
• Lead establishment of expense ratios for inclusion in Actuarial pricing models and set governance around permitted deviations.

Financial Planning:

• Drive NA planning and forecast cycles, aligning deliverables and reporting outputs.
• Help define and streamline cadence of key reviews (QBRs, Business Reviews etc) and key templates.
• Work closely with Analytics lead to strengthen the current Portfolio Management framework by establishing MI and analytics with forward looking metrics and KPI’s.
• Embed the use of common key performance metrics and leverage analytics to provide insight that drives action.
• Support execution of business strategy in support of NA GI’s profitability objectives
• Key liaison to Corporate finance team as NA representative and input into planning processes

Leadership:

• Be an active leader in the broader Finance team, developing finance talent and assisting in the delivery of overall business goals (to include leading, mentoring and fostering a culture of collaboration)

The candidate will possess proven leadership, management, and organizational skills. The successful candidate will have a track record of being able to drive organizational change both within the financial arena and throughout the supported organization. It is imperative that the Finance Director possess excellent business acumen, strong leadership skills, along with the expertise to navigate and achieve the organization's financial goals.

This individual must have experience across a broad range of financial disciplines and be a forward thinking and progressive leader. He/she will have extensive knowledge and experience in managing both strategic and tactical activities within finance and have experience managing internal and external business partners across various business disciplines.

Job Requirements:

• 15+ years of progressive accountancy or finance experience
• BA degree or equivalent; MBA a plus
• Strong Business and Financial acumen and ability to present issues clearly and concisely.
• Background in Financial statement analysis
• Experience in forecasting and modelling and extensive knowledge of business performance and metrics
• Experience in performing complex analysis of financial and/or regulatory issues.
• Superior understanding of the financial dynamics of a Property Casualty insurer and the related growth, profitability, and risk drivers.

Additional Characteristics:

• Highly motivated and results-oriented
• Leadership skills including business collaboration, people skills, thought leadership, and managerial skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders.

• The base salary range for this position is $168,000-$210,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. In addition, we’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: AIG Benefits Overview.

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