Associate Manager, Planning & Analysis (Hybrid) (Finance)

Job Classification:

Finance & Accounting - Finance & Accounting

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you'll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions!

Are you able to solve problems creatively? As part of Financial Management (FM) Transformation, the Expense Management Technology (eTech) team is seeking a creative, action-oriented individual with an entrepreneurial attitude and successful decision-making abilities to join one of our Expense Transformation workstreams as a Product Analyst.

Our vision for FM Transformation, which is aligned to Prudential's vision and strategy, is to power exceptional business, customer, and employee outcomes through efficient, high-integrity and timely financial reporting and analysis that enable rapid and intelligent financial and business decisions. Under the FM Transformation umbrella, eTech is embarking on a journey to develop an Expense Management Platform (EMP). The future state EMP is a central place where a budget owner or other supporting stakeholder can build, manage, and assess their organization's expenses in a self-service way. The build of the EMP sits on 4 key pillars, or themes. (1) AI and Machine Learning (2) Data (3) Stakeholder Management and (4) Business Intelligence. These pillars guide the build out of the platform, and once complete, will serve as Enterprise's central place for expense management. The eTech organization integrates product management with the day-to-day reporting and forecasting responsibilities of the various expense categories to streamline like processes while remaining a key voice of the customer as the EMP is built.

We will achieve our vision by creating:

• A simplified, modular, and integrated model and technology architecture.
• World-class business intelligence and decision analytics, fueled by accurate, readily available data.
• End-to-end process automation.
• A culture that embraces transformational innovation, organizational agility, and continuous improvement.
• Superior employee experience.

The Product Analyst will assist the business intelligence team in developing a data and reporting structure that will enable the roll out of the EMP. This role will help develop the reporting suite as part of the platform build and will drive adoption and utilization of the platform through training and knowledge sharing.

The current EWA for this position is Hybrid which requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your manager. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site.

What you can expect:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements for expense report solutions.
• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Analyze business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Work closely with the agile team to prioritize and manage project tasks and deliverables.
• Support testing and validation of Power BI expense reports to ensure accuracy and functionality.
• Provide ongoing support and training to end-users on expense report solutions.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Operate as a genuine champion of the EMP driving adoption while taking feedback for continuous improvement.

What you'll need:

• 3-5 years of well diversified experience in a corporate environment preferably within Process Improvement, Expense Management, Data Analytics and Model Building, and/or driving Business outcomes and decision making.
• Ability to take end-user requirements and implement them into a workable tool.
• Knowledge of data and reporting tools (i.e. Power BI, Anaplan and data visualization tools).
• Expertise in business level financial and strategic analysis.
• Demonstrated success in achieving long-term goals while managing short-term challenges.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an agile team environment.

It'd be a plus if you had:

• Excellent project management and business partnering skills, along with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Expert-level data modeling and dashboarding capabilities.
• MBA, CPA, CFA or Data Modeling or Analytics credentials.

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $92,400.00 to $137,400.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.