Business Intelligence Analyst II - Finance Transformation

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• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
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• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

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General Summary:
Recognizing the changing nature of the Finance function to meet stakeholder needs, manage risk, and drive profitable growth, Unum Finance has established a large-scale transformation team to ignite meaningful change across the enterprise. This role plays a critical part in that vision by building the next generation of Finance processes, tools, and analytical capabilities that will deliver trusted insights and empower smarter, faster decision-making.

This position is centered on designing and developing new data assets, scalable processes, and advanced analytical tools. The work will directly enable improved pricing analytics, growth insights, unit cost transparency, and a richer set of operational intelligence used by Finance and business leaders across the organization.

This person will work closely with project teams, data engineers, subject matter experts, and key cross-functional partners to architect innovative solutions from the ground up. They will use their technical and domain expertise to translate complex data into meaningful, actionable outputs. The role operates with little to no oversight and demands strong technical proficiency, creativity, and a passion for building what comes next.

The ideal candidate is curious, forward-thinking, and energized by solving complex problems through data. They will work alongside Business Analysts, BI Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and business units to gather requirements, prototype solutions, validate outputs, and deliver sustainable, high-value assets. Existing knowledge of insurance products, underwriting, growth dynamics, or customer experience is strongly preferred, as it will enhance the candidate's ability to design relevant analytical tools and understand key business drivers. The BI Analyst II may also mentor junior analysts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct moderately complex data profiling and analysis to evaluate data sources to determine the best source for business information
• Acquiring, transforming and translating data into actionable dashboards, reports, algorithms or datasets
• Performing moderately complex statistical analysis and presenting findings to guide, influence and advise leadership
• Collaborate with data engineers to perform data validation and testing activities as appropriate
• Continuously develop and build upon existing in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry, company and competitor landscape
• Continuously develop and build upon existing in-depth knowledge of data stored in company databases as well as emerging trends in business intelligence technologies
• Works directly with internal customers to refine requirements and validate output to ensure solutions will meet expectations
• May provide mentoring, coaching and developmental support to lower level BI Analysts

Job Specifications

• Bachelors Degree preferred, and/or equivalent experience
• 4+ years experience with demonstrated success at a BI Analyst I level or comparable data analytics related field
• Proficient in analytics programming languages (SQL/R/Python)
• Demonstrated expertise with modern BI toolsets (Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated understanding of data profiling, statistical analysis and data modeling concepts
• Proficient in extracting and leveraging data out of data warehouse, transactional databases, object stores & API based environments
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Ability to embrace change, adapt to the unexpected, and focus energies, people, and solutions on practical and positive results
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Strong communications skills with the ability to influence others using data and logic
• Ability to effectively mentor others
• Aptitude and drive to learn new technologies and analysis techniques
• Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization.
• Existing knowledge of insurance products, underwriting, growth, or customer experience would be preferred

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$73,300.00-$150,500.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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