Sr. Financial Project Manager – Mergers & Acquisitions

At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Job Summary

The Sr. Financial Project Manager – Mergers & Acquisitions is part of the Corporate FP&A Team and provides leadership & partnership throughout the enterprise to enable and execute on key strategic financial initiatives. This role will balance a diverse set of deliverables based on customer and enterprise needs, such as system integrations due to mergers & acquisitions. In this role, you will perform detail analysis to complete complex and ambiguous tasks, and provide cross-functional leadership to ensure deliverables are being met. This role will ensure real-time support and analysis, be a trusted adviser, and to add value that will assist in decision making. 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain business relationships with leaders of the organization to promote open dialogue, and provide actionable information to ensure management has the correct insights and resources to make key financial and financial operations decisions.
• Partner with accounting systems liaison, and lead the development and implementation of new systems or enhance existing systems to resolve problems or improve accounting/financial processes and internal controls.
• Partner with the Financial Innovation and Systems teams to identify opportunities to improve processes, maximize utilization of system capabilities, and implement new technology for continuous improvement and value to the organization.
• Drive accountability and put financial information into context for business leaders to drive conversation and decision making.  As new self-service tools put more information in the hands of the business, this role to help business leaders understand what those outputs really mean.
• Develop performance measurement models, techniques, systems and tools.  Review, analyze and improve manual and automated procedures, systems and controls. 

Skills and Background You’ll Need

• EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related field is required. An MBA, advanced degree, or professional certifications is preferred.
• EXPERIENCE:  6 - 8 years of progressive experience in finance & accounting, project management, financial management, or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience. 
• Mergers & acquisition experience with due diligence, integration, and program management is required. Experience with financial system integrations is highly preferred. Prior experience integrating a variety of systems (could include Workday, Adaptive Planning, Simplicity, SAP, etc.) is highly preferred.
• A project management background with strength in understanding financial systems and financial management is highly preferred. Experience with project management software such as TargetProcess, Jira, or Confluence is preferred.
• Highly developed problem-solving and analytical abilities are requirements of the role.  to determine business needs and provide appropriate solutions.  Track record of achieving results through others, expressing ideas clearly and persuasively, and strong ability to influence is a requirement.
• Experience in a rapidly changing environment and comfortable proposing, justifying, initiating and implementing change. 

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Adaptability - Quickly and resourcefully adapts to multiple changing work demands by adjusting team priorities to fit new circumstances.
• Improvement Mindset - Recognizes opportunities for improvement between teams or functions; addresses problems and makes suggestions for ongoing improvement.
• Customer Focus: Takes the extra step to anticipate customers’ needs and immediately resolves breaks in service or mistakes to satisfy them.

Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, innovation and financial strength thanks to the contributions of the talented, creative and compassionate people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard, you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• An annual incentive bonus plan
• Generous paid time off
• A supportive and responsive management approach
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement 
• Paid time off to volunteer
• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.