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ATHENE
Sr Manager Finance Transformation
West Des Moines, IA
Dec 21, 2024
Full-time
Full Job Description

We are Athene. At Athene, we are driven to do more. We are a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. We see every day as a new opportunity to measure ourselves against the best - and then we don't stop until we've set the bar even higher. We're ready to help you achieve more.

Purpose:

The Senior Manager of Finance Transformation will leverage financial and accounting experience and expertise to provide dedicated business support to finance transformation projects and automation and reporting enhancements.

Accountabilities:

Collaborate with business to ensure proposed solutions meet current and future needs:

  • Research issues related to current process pain points to assist in development of recommendations to improve processes
  • Research issues that arise, and participate in developing solutions
  • Demonstrate attention to detailed business processes and controls, while remaining aligned to strategic vison

Work closely with Information Technology teams and BI COEs to deliver business value:

  • Independently manage assigned priorities, deliverables and timelines, identifying issues for escalation as needed
  • Oversee building of solutions to deliver quick win efficiency value to Finance business users
  • Serve as liaison between IT and business users when appropriate
  • Follow best practices in delivering value added solutions

Provide business support by executing or assisting with project activities:

  • Analyze performance and output, develop and track metrics, quantify benefits
  • Assist in develop of test plan, lead and perform user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
  • Assist in training
  • Perform data clean up, research issues that arise from pain points, defects, requirements, etc.
  • Influence change / change management by modeling behavior and training

Coordinate and lead offshore resources in contributing to team’s overall value:

  • Manage scope of work and FTO tickets for offshore resources
  • Work with offshore site lead on staffing skill sets needed for FTO business intelligence and large data analysis efforts


Qualifications and Experience:

  • 6+ years of experience participating in large cross functional projects
  • 3+ years of direct or indirect people leadership
  • Experience building value driven solutions leveraging business intelligence tools such as; Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, and Chat GPT
  • Strong expertise providing direction to and working closely with business, creative and technical teams
  • Self motivated and accountable, owning projects and assignments from inception to launch.
  • Ability to adapt rapidly in a fast moving environment and react quickly, dynamically, and intelligently to shifting priorities.
  • Ability to interact with a diverse set of technical and non technical stakeholders on highly complex projects.
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent relative work experience required

Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment. Learn more about working at Athene.

Athene is a Military Friendly Employer! Learn more about how we support our Veterans.

Athene celebrates diversity, is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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West Des Moines, IA
Dec 21, 2024
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