Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group
Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (Decision Support)
Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group, Neenah, Wisconsin, United States, 54956
Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (Decision Support)
Job Category:
Finance/Accounting
Requisition Number:
DIRDE002497
Posted: December 23, 2025 Full-Time
Locations Showing 1 location
Summary:
As the Director of Decision Support you will report to the VP of Finance and be responsible for leading a team of financial planning and analysis professionals. This role will transform financial planning and decision making into a source of advantage for the enterprise by enabling the business to better anticipate opportunities, spot risks and drive faster resource reallocation. To accomplish this, you will accelerate FP&A’s adoption of AI‑driven predictive planning and scale up technology‑driven delivery of decisionsupport. In addition to leading the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting team, you will be the go‑to resource for strategic decision support to senior organizational decision makers including the CFO, VP Finance, Chief Actuary, C‑Suite, and board. You will foster innovation and digital skills development in FP&A. The ideal candidate will possess financial planning and analysis expertise, the ability to develop and manage technology‑ and business‑savvy decision support teams, and a track record of driving digital innovation in key FP&A activities. Additionally, the candidate will be experienced in complex modeling scenarios for different business structures such as captives, carriers, MGAs, and non‑insurance products.
Why Jewelers Mutual:
Since 1913 we’ve been committed to supporting the Jewelry industry and putting customers at the center of everything we do. With over a century of trusted expertise, we’re financially strong, forward‑thinking, and driven by curiosity. Guided by our core values of Agility, Accountability, and Relevancy, we lead through innovation. As a technology focused organization, we embrace cutting‑edge tools and data‑driven insights to continuously improve our products, services, and customer experience. Our mission is to be the industry’s most trusted advisor by investing in our people, adopting new technologies, and striving for excellence. We’re dedicated to fostering growth through collaboration, powered by bold thinking, teamwork, and the passion of our people.
Here, you’ll:
Move fast and embrace change Always look for better ways Grow, thrive, and help shape what’s next
Join us and be part of a culture where you can make an impact while building your future.
What You’ll Do: Lead an effective financial planning, budgeting and forecasting cycle: Lead an FP&A team that manages the execution and continuous improvement of long‑range financial planning, annual budgeting, and forecasting processes. Use planning, budgeting and forecasting to anticipate in‑year decisions, mitigate risks, model and assess a range of scenarios, and reprioritize initiatives. Establish an integrated planning process that synchronizes strategic, financial and operational plans to achieve alignment with business strategy. Support accounting to create pro‑forma financial statements.
Organize FP&A to provide world‑class decisionsupport at scale: Create high‑performing teams that produce insightful strategic decision support for the enterprise including: Profitability and cash flow improvement Strategic planning, investment evaluation, and prioritization M&A support
Design and implementation of management and key performance indicators aligned to the operating model. Broaden FP&A's scale of support for operational decisions by leading efforts to embed FP&A's acumen into well‑designed decision support tools. Catalyze organization‑wide relationships to identify analytics partnership opportunities, promote a holistic view of business performance, and improve planning assumptions and data quality.
Lead a proactive and predictive analytics capability: Champion the use of predictive analytics, including AI/ML, in forecasting, profitability improvement, cost analytics, and scenario planning. Continuously optimize the organizational model for Data and Analytics to drive efficiency and standardization. Steward and maintain trust in analytics by instituting governance mechanisms for the insights in routine or ad‑hoc business support, management reports, algorithms used for analysis, and automation for analytic inputs. Coach the FP&A team to go beyond identifying variances to isolate core issue drivers and recommend value‑creating or corrective actions that improve performance. Help FP&A managers prioritize their team’s queue of ad‑hoc support requests to ensure the appropriate balance between ad‑hoc and proactive analysis.
Oversee the evolution of FP&A’s technology portfolio: Lead the evolution of, and effectively manage, the FP&A technology roadmap and ensure alignment with both finance and enterprise roadmaps. Manage relationships and negotiate with technology providers while ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Manage, co‑lead and resource decision support tool creation and the portfolio of FP&A’s digital products from decision dashboards and simulators to scenario modeling tools. Demonstrate expert‑level knowledge of the organization’s business drivers to establish a capability for reporting and monitoring business performance and KPIs. Keep the organization aligned on enterprise performance goals. Identify emerging risks and opportunities. Monitor leading indicators to identify initiative delivery and operational performance gaps, drive action or alternative approaches to close. Support effective business performance reviews with the business on a routine basis.
Display inspirational and visionary FP&A team leadership: Ensure FP&A is a top choice for high‑performing digital talent by encouraging innovation, skills development, and mentoring. Foster a culture of innovation, openness to change, and technology acceptance by developing talent and maturing the capability of the organization. Support FP&A analysts and finance business partners in the transition to a primarily technology‑centric decision support delivery model while simultaneously improving the skills necessary to improve in‑person decision support.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Leadership Responsibilities:
Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
What You’ll Bring: Education:
Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Economics, or Business concentration with quantitative experience strongly preferred. Experience with process improvement and digital project management frameworks (e.g., lean, agile) preferred. 10‑15 years of experience within the finance or FP&A function with experience leading and managing teams.
Skills:
Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and continuous process improvement. Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPI drivers, and reporting methodologies. Ability to interpret business drivers, optimize revenue and margins, and provide strategic, performance‑enhancing insights to senior leaders. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships and influence senior stakeholders. Proven ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration and align teams around shared goals. Inspirational leader who fosters innovation, promotes adoption of modern technologies, and develops team capabilities. Experience mentoring and growing talent
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Finance/Accounting
Requisition Number:
DIRDE002497
Posted: December 23, 2025 Full-Time
Locations Showing 1 location
Summary:
As the Director of Decision Support you will report to the VP of Finance and be responsible for leading a team of financial planning and analysis professionals. This role will transform financial planning and decision making into a source of advantage for the enterprise by enabling the business to better anticipate opportunities, spot risks and drive faster resource reallocation. To accomplish this, you will accelerate FP&A’s adoption of AI‑driven predictive planning and scale up technology‑driven delivery of decisionsupport. In addition to leading the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting team, you will be the go‑to resource for strategic decision support to senior organizational decision makers including the CFO, VP Finance, Chief Actuary, C‑Suite, and board. You will foster innovation and digital skills development in FP&A. The ideal candidate will possess financial planning and analysis expertise, the ability to develop and manage technology‑ and business‑savvy decision support teams, and a track record of driving digital innovation in key FP&A activities. Additionally, the candidate will be experienced in complex modeling scenarios for different business structures such as captives, carriers, MGAs, and non‑insurance products.
Why Jewelers Mutual:
Since 1913 we’ve been committed to supporting the Jewelry industry and putting customers at the center of everything we do. With over a century of trusted expertise, we’re financially strong, forward‑thinking, and driven by curiosity. Guided by our core values of Agility, Accountability, and Relevancy, we lead through innovation. As a technology focused organization, we embrace cutting‑edge tools and data‑driven insights to continuously improve our products, services, and customer experience. Our mission is to be the industry’s most trusted advisor by investing in our people, adopting new technologies, and striving for excellence. We’re dedicated to fostering growth through collaboration, powered by bold thinking, teamwork, and the passion of our people.
Here, you’ll:
Move fast and embrace change Always look for better ways Grow, thrive, and help shape what’s next
Join us and be part of a culture where you can make an impact while building your future.
What You’ll Do: Lead an effective financial planning, budgeting and forecasting cycle: Lead an FP&A team that manages the execution and continuous improvement of long‑range financial planning, annual budgeting, and forecasting processes. Use planning, budgeting and forecasting to anticipate in‑year decisions, mitigate risks, model and assess a range of scenarios, and reprioritize initiatives. Establish an integrated planning process that synchronizes strategic, financial and operational plans to achieve alignment with business strategy. Support accounting to create pro‑forma financial statements.
Organize FP&A to provide world‑class decisionsupport at scale: Create high‑performing teams that produce insightful strategic decision support for the enterprise including: Profitability and cash flow improvement Strategic planning, investment evaluation, and prioritization M&A support
Design and implementation of management and key performance indicators aligned to the operating model. Broaden FP&A's scale of support for operational decisions by leading efforts to embed FP&A's acumen into well‑designed decision support tools. Catalyze organization‑wide relationships to identify analytics partnership opportunities, promote a holistic view of business performance, and improve planning assumptions and data quality.
Lead a proactive and predictive analytics capability: Champion the use of predictive analytics, including AI/ML, in forecasting, profitability improvement, cost analytics, and scenario planning. Continuously optimize the organizational model for Data and Analytics to drive efficiency and standardization. Steward and maintain trust in analytics by instituting governance mechanisms for the insights in routine or ad‑hoc business support, management reports, algorithms used for analysis, and automation for analytic inputs. Coach the FP&A team to go beyond identifying variances to isolate core issue drivers and recommend value‑creating or corrective actions that improve performance. Help FP&A managers prioritize their team’s queue of ad‑hoc support requests to ensure the appropriate balance between ad‑hoc and proactive analysis.
Oversee the evolution of FP&A’s technology portfolio: Lead the evolution of, and effectively manage, the FP&A technology roadmap and ensure alignment with both finance and enterprise roadmaps. Manage relationships and negotiate with technology providers while ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Manage, co‑lead and resource decision support tool creation and the portfolio of FP&A’s digital products from decision dashboards and simulators to scenario modeling tools. Demonstrate expert‑level knowledge of the organization’s business drivers to establish a capability for reporting and monitoring business performance and KPIs. Keep the organization aligned on enterprise performance goals. Identify emerging risks and opportunities. Monitor leading indicators to identify initiative delivery and operational performance gaps, drive action or alternative approaches to close. Support effective business performance reviews with the business on a routine basis.
Display inspirational and visionary FP&A team leadership: Ensure FP&A is a top choice for high‑performing digital talent by encouraging innovation, skills development, and mentoring. Foster a culture of innovation, openness to change, and technology acceptance by developing talent and maturing the capability of the organization. Support FP&A analysts and finance business partners in the transition to a primarily technology‑centric decision support delivery model while simultaneously improving the skills necessary to improve in‑person decision support.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Leadership Responsibilities:
Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
What You’ll Bring: Education:
Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Economics, or Business concentration with quantitative experience strongly preferred. Experience with process improvement and digital project management frameworks (e.g., lean, agile) preferred. 10‑15 years of experience within the finance or FP&A function with experience leading and managing teams.
Skills:
Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and continuous process improvement. Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPI drivers, and reporting methodologies. Ability to interpret business drivers, optimize revenue and margins, and provide strategic, performance‑enhancing insights to senior leaders. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships and influence senior stakeholders. Proven ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration and align teams around shared goals. Inspirational leader who fosters innovation, promotes adoption of modern technologies, and develops team capabilities. Experience mentoring and growing talent
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