Manager of Technology Finance

GEICO is seeking a Manager of Technology Finance to join the Technology Finance team supporting the Technology organization.

This individual will serve as partner to the technology and finance teams and support the financial planning process for the Technology department to ensure development of budgets and forecasts and oversee financial reporting.  This individual will also lead operational and strategic financial analysis efforts in support of various levels of management.

This individual must possess strong attention to detail, analytical skills, financial and business acumen, and intellectual curiosity combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A processes for IT expense and capital budgets including management reporting, variance analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning

• Collaborate with IT leaders to perform in-depth financial analysis through advanced Excel skills and modeling

• Prepare financial business cases for technology strategic initiatives

• Compare anticipated versus actual results, identifying key insights and trends to provide actionable insights

• Partner with technology leaders to support new hardware and software purchases and renewals and ensure expense alignment with project goals.

• Ability to communicate technical topics and deliver presentations in a clear, succinct, and relevant way

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships

• Lead headcount and related expense management

• Establish total cost of ownership (TCO) for relevant technology assets

• Coordinate, assess, and consolidate financial risks and opportunities to near term and long-term forecasts while working with stakeholders to understand key drivers, unidentified opportunities, and risks to improve our forecasting accuracy

• Lead ad-hoc analysis to help drive business outcomes such as rationalizing costs or identifying growth opportunities

• Support annual budget process end-to-end, from issuing guidelines to analyzing inputs and assessing key metrics, and producing management reporting

• Continuously improve, automate and scale tools and processes

• Lead and develop a team of financial analysts

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting (MBA and/or CPA preferred)

• 5+ years of directly related experience in financial analysis

• Deep understanding of financial and accounting principles

• Skilled Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) management for tech assets is a plus

• Background in Technology and/or understanding of the insurance industry is a plus

• Demonstrated leadership and strategic financial contributions in complex business settings; experience creating senior management reporting and presentations

• Ability to communicate complex data simply to key stakeholders

• Advanced Excel, PPT, PowerBI skills. Data analytics and change management experience is a plus

• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Location: Hybrid role -3 days in office in Chevy Chase, MD

Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.