VP, Finance FP&A

About the role

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview

The VP, Financial Planning & Analysis plays a pivotal role in articulating the financial results by leading quarterly consolidated management reporting, the annual financial plan and budget process, and global expense management. This role leads a team of leaders and their respective teams to support each business unit and function across RGA through the financial planning, budgeting and global expense management processes.

Principle Duties

• Consolidated Management Reporting: Lead quarterly and annual consolidated management reporting, accurately articulating the Company’s results for both senior management and the Board.
• Consolidated Management Reporting: Support Investor Relations in preparation for quarterly earnings calls via broad understanding of Company-wide results.
• Consolidated Management Reporting: Drive consistency in management reporting across global segments, leading changes in reporting, as needed, to explain results and support decision making.
• Consolidated Management Reporting: Own the relationship between Corporate and the regional segment CFO’s as it relates to understanding historical and current period results.
• Annual Plan and Budget: Own the relationship between Corporate and the regional segment CFO’s as it relates to understanding historical and current period results.
• Annual Plan and Budget: Develop reporting to accurately and clearly present financial Plan to senior management and Board of Directors, ultimately gaining approval for the Plan and Budget.
• Corporate KPIs: develop and maintain the framework, reporting and ongoing evolution of corporate financial and operational KPIs used to assess enterprise performance. Partner with business leaders and functional stakeholders to ensure KPIs are clearly defined, consistently calculated and appropriately aligned with strategic and financial objectives. Analyze KPI performance and underlying drivers, highlighting trends, performance gaps and areas requiring management attention. Establish appropriate documentation and governance over KPI definitions, methodologies, data sources and reporting.
• Process, Documentation & Governance: Establish and maintain robust FP&A processes, documentation and governance across management reporting, planning, forecasting, KPI reporting and related analytical activities.
• Define clear standards, roles, responsibilities, timelines, controls and review requirements to promote consistency, accountability and quality across FP&A processes. Ensure key methodologies, assumptions, data sources and management judgments are appropriately documented and subject to effective review and challenge. Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate FP&A processes while strengthening controls, transparency and scalability. Partner across Finance to reinforce strong financial governance and ensure FP&A outputs are supported by clear ownership, appropriate validation and documented processes.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor team for continuous development and upskilling. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the team.
• Process improvement: Drive process improvement initiatives needed to better automate and streamline the consolidated management reporting, annual plan and budget, and expense management processes.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Finance, Accounting, Economics, Actuarial Science, or a related field required
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) MBA or advanced degree preferred

Work Experience

• 10+ Years progressive relevant experience, including financial planning and analysis or management consulting required
• 4+ Years people management experience leading high-performing teams required
• 4+ Years Financial systems and tools, including financial planning software required
• 2+ Years working in a cross-functional environment preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Word, intermediate Excel and SQL/Query skills - Advanced Proficiency required
• Ability to investigate, analyze and solve complex problems/issues - Advanced Proficiency required
• Ability to manage multiple projects and/or sub-teams simultaneously, including the ability to delegate key areas of responsibility - Advanced Proficiency required
• Skills in oral and written communication, demonstrating persuasion skills, the ability to convey business terminology that is meaningful and well received by all associates and management at all levels and by external contacts. - Expert Proficiency required
• People management skills, demonstrating an ability to lead, mentor and develop associates. - Expert Proficiency required
• Ability to translate business needs and problems into viable and actionable insights. - Advanced Proficiency required
• Ability to analyze and improve business processes- Advanced Proficiency required
• Knowledge of insurance accounting and financial reporting and controls and US GAAP and regulatory accounting.- Expert Proficiency required
• Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines.- Expert Proficiency required
• Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies. - Advanced Proficiency preferred
• Ability to implement organizational, divisional and/or departmental vision and goals that result in achievement and success through exceptional leadership skills - Advanced Proficiency preferred

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What you can expect from RGA

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Additional information

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process.

This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions.

Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range

$150,770.00 - $224,640.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.