Finance Strategy Manager

Company



American Modern Insurance Group



Location



Cincinnati
, United States

American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., a Munich Re company, is a widely recognized specialty insurance leader that delivers products and services for residential property - such as manufactured homes and specialty dwellings - and the recreational market, including boats, personal watercraft, classic cars, and more. We provide specialty product solutions that cover what the competition often can't. Headquartered in Amelia, Ohio, and with associates located across the United States, we are part of Munich Re's Global Specialty Insurance division. Our employees receive boundless opportunity to grow their careers and make a difference every day. This position has a hybrid schedule, 40-50% of the time in the office in Amelia, OH.

American Modern Insurance Group is seeking a skilled Finance Strategy Manager to join our diverse finance team of experts. As a Finance Strategy Manager, you will directly report to the CFO and play a key role in supporting and leading strategic projects at the local level, across GSI and the Munich Re Group. Your focus will be on optimizing capital efficiency and fungibility, streamlining legal entity structures, and driving key Finance transformation projects. You will also own the Finance upskilling initiative and support the CFO in driving transformation. In this role, you will need to balance and influence multiple competing priorities and stakeholders, taking informed risks to ensure optimal resource and budget allocations, with a focus on achieving mission-critical objectives and substantive returns on invested spend.

Responsibilities:

• Employ project management principles to lead and manage capital optimization initiatives across the AMIG group of companies
• Improve capital efficiency and fungibility
• Increase operational efficiency
• Collaboratively lead and influence diverse teams and stakeholders, coordinating activities and project resources to ensure successful outcomes that are consistently on schedule and within budget.
• Identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to minimize disruptions. Maintain stringent quality standards to deliver exceptional project results.
• Be the conduit for the AMIG Digital CFO agenda
• Lead the Finance upskilling initiative as set out in the Finance playbook. Monitor and assess new developments and update Playbook and cross departmental development plans
• Develop out-of-the box solutions to realize harmonization potential in line with project scopes and drive operational efficiencies in transformation projects
• Liaise with and build effective relationships with counterparts across the organization, i.e., GSI finance organizations, Munich counterparts in CFP, CAP, etc.
• Manage and steer external support if applicable (e.g., external consultants engaged in M&A processes)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or equivalent education and work experience. Graduate degree a plus
• 5+ years of work experience in insurance, corporate finance or M&A.
• Strong Corporate Finance skillset - Actuarial and Accounting expertise is a plus.
• Munich Re Group experience and solid understanding of Group's key finance processes and systems is a plus.
• Strong skills in project management to lead in a collaborative way and to influence and negotiate across all levels of the organization.
• Work in a proactive and self-directed manner.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills with demonstrated ability to present to Senior Executives; demonstrated ability to tailor communication to different audiences and gear complex, multidisciplinary issues to the respective target group.
• Sensitivity to constituents' needs and ability to prioritize such

We are proud to offer our employees, their domestic partners, and their children, a wide range of insurance benefits:

• Two options for your health insurance plan (PPO or High Deductible).
• Prescription drug coverage (included in your health insurance plan).
• Vision and dental insurance plans.
• Additional insurance coverages provided at no cost to you, such as basic life insurance equal to 1x annual salary and AD&D coverage that is equal to 1x annual salary.
• Short and Long Term Disability coverage.
• Supplemental Life and AD&D plans that you can purchase for yourself and dependents (includes Spouse/domestic partner and children).
• Voluntary Benefit plans that supplement your health and life insurance plans (Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity).

In addition to the above insurance offerings, our employees also enjoy:

• A robust 401k plan with up to a 5% employer match
• A retirement savings plan that is 100% company funded.
• Paid time off that begins with 24 days each year, with more days added when you celebrate milestone service anniversaries.
• Eligibility to receive a yearly bonus as a Munich Re employee.
• A variety of health and wellness programs provided at no cost.
• Paid time off for eligible family care needs.
• Tuition assistance and educational achievement bonuses.
• A corporate matching gifts program that further enhances your charitable donation.
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community.

At American Modern, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.