Financial Analyst
Allstate Canada is dedicated to protecting families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for developing and enhancing Power BI dashboards, performing financial and operational analysis, and collaborating with various teams to provide actionable insights and support business decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards to support financial, claims, and operational performance monitoring
- Transform raw data into clear, accurate, and actionable insights through visualizations and analysis
- Perform financial and operational analysis to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities
- Support cost‑benefit analyses, what‑if scenarios, and basic financial models to assess business impacts
- Prepare financial summaries, analysis outputs, and presentation materials for leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders
- Collaborate with Claims, Product, and Finance partners to understand business drivers, metrics, and assumptions
- Participate in ad hoc projects, deep dives, and reporting enhancements as required
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and documentation across dashboards and analytical outputs
- Support continuous improvement of reporting, forecasting, and planning processes
Skills
- 0–2 years of experience in financial analysis, data analysis, reporting, or related internships/co‑op roles
- Excellent communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable dealing with difficult issues and speaking/presenting in large groups and Senior Management
- An excellent problem solver who is able to see the 'big picture' and able to deal with ambiguity with the ability to lead teams to business solutions
- Must be able to analyze complex data with high accuracy, be open minded towards change, able to anticipate client needs and work with others to identify and resolve issues
- Must be Able to coordinate various priorities under time pressure and ensure alignment to corporate objectives
- Must be able to self-initiate and bring forth complex issues to various audiences for business discussion and solution
- Proficiency in Power BI (dashboard development, data visualization, basic DAX)
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables)
- Working knowledge of or willingness to learn SQL and/or SAS
- Comfortable preparing materials in PowerPoint
- Analytical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Detail-Oriented
- Financial Acumen
- Financial Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Prioritization
- Problem Solving
- Reporting
- Visualizations
- Exposure to financial services or insurance industry is an asset
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