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Arch Insurance Group Inc. · 3 months ago

SVP, Financial Operations Advisory Lead

Arch Insurance Group Inc. is a company that promotes progress and inspires its clients, employees, investors, and communities. The Senior Vice President, Financial Operations Advisory Lead will be responsible for driving the Finance transformation agenda and ensuring alignment across all North America Finance priorities while partnering with various stakeholders to modernize Financial Operations.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership to accelerate and guide the Finance transformation agenda
Ensure alignment across all NA Finance priorities (i.e. segment/product specific initiatives, enterprise-wide initiatives, and self-identified initiatives
Overseeing customer change management, guiding them through behavioral shifts necessary for the transition
Drive the embedding of enduring end-to-end finance processes (Billing, Reinsurance, Financial Operations) across onshore and offshore functions
Partner with finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate transaction recording and flow management
Anchoring transformation efforts in finance and accounting, with a strong understanding of insurance industry dynamics
Provide strategic leadership with a clear understanding of the significant financial implications of the transformation
Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure cost-effective execution
Act as the subject matter expert before/during/after sessions for segment & cross-segment initiatives, ensuring strategic consistency
Driving the transformation over a 3–5-year horizon

Qualification

Finance transformationInsurance industry expertiseChange managementProgram managementOperational detail managementLean CertificationCustomer feedback analysisCoaching skillsMBA preferredNegotiation skills

Required

Dynamic and motivated individual, capable of handling complex structured tasks that require close attention to timing and detail, as well as unplanned projects and challenges that require effective and unique solutions, often in a compressed timeframe
Business transformation specialist with deep expertise in insurance, finance and reinsurance operations
Proven experience in change management, especially on the customer-facing side
Ability to grind through operational details while maintaining strategic oversight
Leader with expertise in business/IT change, business planning, budgeting, and initiative prioritization with extensive program and project management experience, including interdependency management
Strong understanding of Finance processes and systems and the ability to work within a global structure where certain core functions are modeled as shared services and managed by a corporate group
Experience with and exposure to various operational disciplines (underwriting, claims, IT, etc.) to ensure that finance is communicating between units and capturing all required information for downstream financial reporting. The ability to navigate between finance, reinsurance and billing functions
Strong active listening, coaching, and capability development skills
Proficient in analyzing customer feedback, building consensus at senior levels, and conveying technical concepts clearly
Effective at overcoming obstacles, negotiating resources, and fostering relationships across all organizational levels
Decisive and adaptable in fast-paced, dynamic environments
At least 15+ years of experience as a Transformation Executive; with demonstrated success in leading transformational change
Has experience working with North American Commercial Property & Casualty Insurance industry
Required knowledge & skills would typically be acquired through a bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent in experience)
Professional Lean Certification or similar certification, or experience implementing continuous improvement principles in service environments/organizations (e.g., Business Agility, Lean management techniques, Six Sigma certification, etc.)

Preferred

Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant is preferred but not required
MBA, SEC reporting and public accounting background are preferred but not required

Benefits

Multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
A competitive 401k with generous matching
PTO beginning at 20 days per year
Up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability
Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
Backup Child and Elder Care

Company

Arch Insurance Group Inc.

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Arch Insurance Group Inc., a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), is a market-leading specialty insurer.

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (10)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Rebecca Raisley
Vice President of Business Development
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Valerie Turpin
Division President - Property and Marine
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