Mgr, Corporate FP&A Systems

Mgr, Corporate FP&A Systems The Company:  Aflac Incorporated The Location:  GA, US The Division:  Financial Services Job Id:  8976 Salary Range: $115,000 - $160,000 Job Posting End Date: Monday, April 6, 2026   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.   Worker Designation – This role is hybrid. This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Columbus, 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.    What does it take to be successful at Aflac? Acting as a Champion for Change Acting with Integrity Communicating Effectively Demonstrating Initiative Developing Talent Managing Performance Pursuing Self-Development Serving Customers Supporting Change Supporting Organizational Goals Working with Diverse Populations   What does it take to be successful in this role? Strong functional skills in financial planning and forecasting, management reporting, data mining/analytics, and data management   Strong presentation skills   Experience in multiple core functions/services (e.g., general accounting/transaction processing, Planning, Reporting & Analysis)   Strong quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy   Excellent project management skills   Demonstrated creativity in problem solving skills to enable sound decision making   Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship building skills   Ability to prioritize, collaborate and reach common agreement with a variety of internal stakeholders   Ability to influence the organization to implement new policies, procedures and programs   Serves as a change agent with the ability and drive to effect meaningful and lasting change   Education & Experience Required Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline 8 years of experience in financial planning, analysis and/or operations, preferably in the insurance industry 4 years in a leadership/senior/supervisory capacity Or an equivalent combination of education and experience   Education & Experience Preferred CPA, MBA,, or other professional designation preferred   Travel Less than or equal to 10%   Principal Duties & Responsibilities Leads, manages, and coaches the Corporate FP&A Systems team to develop and maintain FP&A planning and projection systems and to provide certain system administration of SAP Analytics Cloud that enables Corporate FP&A and US FP&A to compile budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and management reporting   Oversees day-to-day maintenance and operation of Corporate FP&A systems, such as SAP BPC, SAP SAC, etc.; leads application support for Corporate FP&A customers including US FP&A, and other Budget owners outside of FP&A; support includes troubleshooting tools used for data input and reporting   Oversees the system projects impacting FP&A systems ensuring adherence to project management best practices to drive successful implementation   Ensures the team provides customer-centric focus to identify and communicate business needs; works to employ best practices in leveraging technology to drive innovation, automate routine processes, improve current applications, and develop new applications that work together to increase the value Corporate FP&A drives for the organization   Coordinates project initiatives for business users to include blueprinting input / review and testing, review of cutover plans; ensures successful delivery of project expectations, including but not limited to timeliness of completion, establishment of clear objectives that meet the needs of internal and external customers, and facilitation of group discussion and decision-making   Ensures all program activities comply with relevant legal and regulatory policies, standards, and requirements; provides corrective action as needed to address non-compliance issues   Stays abreast of current trends and best practices related to process improvements and project management; recommends improvements in processes and procedures to achieve business goals; participates in key management activities and committees; maintains appropriate communications within area of responsibility, advising division senior management accordingly   Collaborates with Corporate FP&A, US FP&A and operations leaders to install processes and analyses in support of the annual financial planning process   Monitors program performance metrics and KPIs, provides analysis on trends, issues, and project status; ensures management of program budgets, forecasting, expense tracking, return on investment analysis, and the overall maximization of resource utilization   Identifies and implements continuous process improvement opportunities in processes and technology across FP&A to drive efficiency, including report development and/or refinement, automated system calculation (“drivers”) development/refinement, and training on new features and functionality   Maintains and enhances FP&A projection and reporting systems to include model reviews and enhancements, building of driver-based projections, and development of system functionality to drive further projection automation such as predictive analytics   Works with FP&A Leader to translate business / customer needs into specific action plans for FP&A associates, and to balance workload and resource allocation to meet business needs   Works with operations business partners to identify business drivers and potential “what-if” scenarios for planning / forecast models   Represents Corporate FP&A in systems-related work with Corporate IT/COE and any other relevant business partners to facilitate effective communication and appropriate prioritization of issues; Leads UAT efforts on behalf of Corporate FP&A for any new application development and system upgrades   Meets regularly with US Operations FP&A Business lead to ensure the cadence, breadth and consistency of strategic project reporting continues to meet business unit requirements   Works to ensure all systems' processes are documented and that the team is sufficiently trained and cross-trained to meet high standards   Participates in process post-mortems and assists in documenting findings to improve overall performance   Performs other duties as assigned   Total Rewards