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We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way .

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Job Summary: Leads Operational activities for Aflac Global Ventures. Duties to include management of divisional operations, financial planning and forecasting, business analysis, executive management reporting, and decision support. Collaborates with leadership of all Aflac Global Ventures subsidiary organizations to produce standardized processes for communication, collaboration and reporting. Serves as a financial consultant and adviser for Aflac Global Ventures. Supports financial planning and analysis, expense management, reviewing of results, financial reporting, and preparing financial presentations. Partners effectively with peers across the organization to build relationships and understanding across the stakeholder groups, to serve dynamic business requirements, to ensure high quality reporting deliverables, and to integrate technology to automate and drive process improvement initiatives. Ensures compliance with internal control and regulatory policies and financial requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Drives financial planning and budgeting for Aflac Global Ventures and all underlying entities including relevant Japan entities and incubated businesses; Prepares forecasts and updates on a periodic basis; Performs quarterly expense analysis and reports on variances as needed

• Ensures accurate and timely recording and reporting of transactions, distributions, capital calls and other activities for investment entities globally; Manages venture investment return tracking and bench marking processes
• Collaborates effectively with Aflac Financial teams globally to include US, Japan and corporate teams to address all ongoing, quarterly and annual requirements; Supports transaction close and funding, working closely with Legal, Treasury and other Aflac teams
• Provides comprehensive financial reporting to support Aflac Global Ventures; Leads consolidation of financials for operating and investing subsidiaries, and preparation of financial statements; Works with Aflac internal teams on monthly/quarterly close
• Supports the operational needs of Aflac Global Ventures to include reporting, intercompany collaboration, and change management
• Prepares and supports business performance reporting; reviews and interprets operational results and tracks benefit realization
• Defines KPI/Dashboard/Metrics requirements and develops reporting to measure and monitor success relative to plans and milestones; presents KPI/Dashboard/Metrics to executive management in staff and governance meetings
• Acts as an operational consultant and adviser to both the President and Chief Financial Officer, Aflac Global Ventures and business unit leaders
• Assists with developing summary narrative to “tell the story” of the operations and financials; Develops presentation materials for key executive committees, leadership reviews, and board meetings
• Serves as the project management leader for AGV projects; leads PMO effort for key process improvement projects, growth initiatives and in the formation and acquisition of new entities
• Performs other duties as required

Professional - Education and Experience:

• Minimum required Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or other quantitative field of study, preferred Masters Degree in similiar fields.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional job-related work experience across financial planning, & analysis; financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, investment accounting and/or operations. Working within an financial services firm is strong welcomed - equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPA designation strongly welcomed

Job Knowledge and Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Advanced Excel and Intermediate PowerPoint skills
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and other financial related federal regulations
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

Functional Competencies:

• Business and Financial Acumen - Knows how businesses work; is knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace; knows how the organization makes money; understands the organization’s business model; is aware of key factors influencing profitability.
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Functional/Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Informing - Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and/or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information.
• Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Peer Relationships - Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers.
• Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Presentation Skills - Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group processes during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.
• Priority Setting - Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Process Management - Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Core Organizational Competencies:

• Action Oriented - Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; is not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunity than others.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; drives to resolution of customer issues; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Adaptability - Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; can multi-task, handle multiple objectives; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Listening - Practices attentive and active listening with colleagues and customers; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
• Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

Worker Designation – This role is  hybrid . This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Atlanta, GA for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

The range on this positions is: $95,000 to $160,000 in Georgia 

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies, 401(k) plans, and generous paid time off. You’ll also be granted time off for designated paid holidays and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick, adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

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