Financial Analysis Consultant - Technology Finance
The Hartford · Hartford, United States · 1mo ago
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
The Technology Finance team plays a critical role in helping one of the company's largest and most strategic investment areas make informed business decisions. As a Financial Analysis Consultant, you will partner directly with Technology leaders and Finance partners to provide financial transparency, enhance forecasting accuracy, and generate insights that improve decision-making across technology investments.
This role goes beyond traditional reporting and variance analysis. You will help connect technology activity and financial outcomes through financial modeling, analytics, and business partnership. You will also play an active role in modernizing how finance operates by leveraging automation, AI-enabled tools, and process improvements that reduce manual effort and improve the speed and quality of insights delivered to leadership.
We are seeking a curious, analytical, and proactive finance professional who enjoys solving complex problems, challenging assumptions, and translating data into actionable business recommendations. This role is ideal for someone looking to deepen their business partnership capabilities while helping shape the future of Technology Finance.
Serve as a strategic finance partner to Technology leaders
- Build trusted relationships with Technology and Finance stakeholders
- Provide financial guidance and analytical support to inform business decisions
- Translate complex financial and operational information into clear and actionable insights
- Analyze financial trends, emerging risks, and opportunities and communicate implications to business partners
- Challenge assumptions and provide recommendations to improve financial performance and resource allocation
Support financial planning, forecasting, and outlook development
- Lead development of assigned forecasts, outlooks, and annual operating plan components
- Create and maintain driver-based financial models to improve forecast accuracy and transparency
- Monitor actual results versus assumptions and identify emerging risks and opportunities
- Support scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for key business decisions
- Partner across Technology Finance to ensure assumptions, forecasts, and reporting remain aligned
Own and explain financial performance
- Manage monthly reporting and variance analysis for assigned technology portfolios
- Identify and communicate key drivers behind spending trends and forecast changes
- Develop executive-ready commentary that explains financial results, risks, opportunities, and actions
- Ensure financial information is accurate, complete, and compliant with company policies and accounting requirements
Drive financial transparency and business insight
- Analyze technology spending patterns, investment activity, and allocation impacts
- Support development of reporting that improves visibility into technology costs and business outcomes
- Identify opportunities to improve financial management, decision-making, and resource optimization
- Create scalable analyses and reporting solutions that improve consistency and reduce manual effort
Help modernize Technology Finance
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve recurring finance processes
- Leverage AI, analytics, and visualization tools to enhance forecasting, reporting, and decision support
- Support implementation of standardized reporting, reusable models, and automated workflows
- Promote adoption of modern finance practices that shift effort from data collection to insight generation
- Actively share best practices and improvement opportunities across the Finance organization
Collaborate Across Finance and Technology
- Partner effectively with Technology Finance, Segment Finance, Accounting, and Business stakeholders
- Support cross-functional initiatives and strategic projects
- Contribute to a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing
- Demonstrate strong ownership and follow-through on commitments and deliverables
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in the office (Hartford, CT) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
- 5+ years of FP&A, finance business partnering, strategic finance, or related experience
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
- Ability to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes and business decisions
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking capabilities
- Proven ability to influence business partners through data, insights, and recommendations
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial concepts to non-finance audiences
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Experience with TM1, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, or similar analytical tools preferred
- Experience utilizing AI-enabled productivity, analytics, or automation tools preferred
- Knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting concepts preferred
- Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$102,800 - $154,200Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
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