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Allstate Insurance Corporation

 Location: Northbrook, IL 60062 Document ID: A3454-0FQY Posted on: 2010-01-1801/18/2010 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
2010-02-17
 

Staff Financial Analyst - (Job Number: 0008X8)

Encompass is the umbrella organization within Allstate that sells insurance products through independent agencies under three brands. More than 8,800 independent agencies sell Encompass and Allstate brand automobile, homeowner and related insurance products to almost two million customers across the county. Part of the Allstate group of companies, the two brands combined make Encompass one of the nation's largest carriers to provide protection through independent insurance agencies. More information can be found at www.encompassinsurance.com
Independent Agency Sales Operations Department
Purpose of The Staff Financial Analyst - Agency Consultant: To formulate, coordinate, administer, educate, manage and support field and home office personnel in analyzing, developing and implementing Sales and Agency Operations processes, programs and projects.
  • Utilize external and internal behavior factors, agency characteristics, and performance results to develop and enhance Agency Segmentation.
  • Perform New Agency Deployment Modeling and Analysis to identify profitable growth areas and characteristics of a successful appointment.
  • Analyze and model Agent comp program (commissions and profit sharing) to align with targeted products, segments and agents and benchmark against key strategic competitors.
  • Analyze key production and profit metrics, identify variances to planned performance, analyze root causes and recommend actions to Senior Management.
  • Develop and deliver presentations (formal & informal) to sales and Agency Operations and other AOR's.
  • Other Special projects as assigned

Qualification

Experience:
  • 2 to 6 years experience in a financial analytical and modeling role
  • Previous experience in financial/analytical modeling - either developing models or working directly with developed models is required.
  • Background in the insurance industry (specifically in finance, analytics, and measurement)
  • Strong Knowledge of Allstate, Encompass and Deerbrook reporting / information systems and end user tool applications such as Business Objects.
  • Must have strong project management skills
  • Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills.

Education:

  • 4 year degree
  • Major preference: Finance, Accounting, Math/Statistics, or Economics is preferred
  • MBA is preferred

Formal Training: Advanced knowledge of client business area. Specialized understanding and use of best practice techniques and principles unique to an area in order to ensure completion of project plan. A broad working knowledge of programs, policies and procedures in management or a technical field gained through extensive experience and training. Strong organizational and project management skills.

Analytical/Technical Skills: Strong analytical and modeling skills with the ability to make recommendations and drive the implementation of various action plans.
Communication Skills: Strong communications skills required to draft reports, memos, and presentations to interact with and lead a cross functional team.
Job complexity: Develop solutions to complex issues that require use of creativity and a unique approach for resolution.
Decision-Making: Recommends actions for processes or programs. Implements strategic and business direction along with appropriate processes to develop and/or deliver products and services.
Contacts: Contacts are varied both within and outside the organization. Explain and discuss difficult information to influence, gain acceptance and approval of ideas, proposals, and solutions.
Scope and Impact: Achievement of results an important influence on the attainment of unit and department objectives.
Management Guidance Received: Assigned general objectives and projects. Individual is highly capable of independent work and management guidance is normally not required.

Allstate Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

     
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