Position Overview
The Sr. Business Operations Consultant position is an Individual contributor role with significant ownership in implementation, performance and post implementation of business initiatives, new acquisitions, financial, audit, operations risk tracking/resolution and management, and special project efforts.
Acts as a lead in process improvement initiatives with playing a key role in design and implementation of business process changes aimed to create efficiencies, controls and maximize effectiveness. Ensure alignment and coordination occurs with all impacted areas and downstream data users. May serve as a team lead and provide work direction.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a subject matter expert. Performs due diligence by collecting information, facts and key indicators pertaining to Operations new initiatives and succinctly documenting findings and recommendations for leadership team consideration.
- Lead and support business partners in conducting the review and assessment of business initiatives involving complex Includes tasks associated with implementation, maintenance and post implementation.
- Apply internal control expertise to evaluate operational risk across Global Operational processes to ensure completeness, accuracy. Review processes and identify opportunities to both strengthen and streamline current internal Work closely with other team members to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes/procedures and remediate deficiencies. Research solutions and implement corrective steps / enhancements.
- Partners and collaborates with Business Transformation teams on financial and audit related system Includes review, impact analysis, and prioritization. Verify system functionality aligns with business requirements and processes.
- Collaborates with functional business areas on system and reporting impacts to ancillary systems/programs. Assures appropriate communication and coordination with teams to facilitate knowledge transfer or understanding and/or impact analysis.
- Partner with Business Transformation Teams to facilitate and lead Lessons Learned post implementation efforts with documentation and incorporation into future
- May coach, train and mentor team members. May also provide work direction to team members.
Requirements
Educations and Experience
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience
- 8+ years’ experience in reinsurance or insurance
- 5+ years’ experience in an administrative project lead or supervisory role
Preferred:
- FLMI, ARA or other relevant professional
Skills and Abilities
Required:
- Intermediate project management skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Word skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Outlook skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Advanced SQL and query skills
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
- Advanced knowledge of broad business practices
- Advanced persuasion skills
- Advanced ability to investigate, analyze and solve complex problems/issues
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
- Expert ability to analyze and improve business processes
- Broad business and finance related knowledge
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to develop use and test cases
- Ability to change direction and take on other areas of expertise
- Process improvement/value adding eye
- Must be flexible and adaptive to change
- Takes initiative and is accountable
- Ability to multi-task
- Change initiation skills
- Ability to share and impart knowledge
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department projects
Company Overview
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a leader in the global life reinsurance industry with approximately $2.9 trillion of life reinsurance in force and assets of $44.7 billion. We are one of the largest life reinsurance companies in the world.
RGA offers an array of benefits including flexible plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) plan with generous employer match; Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance; Short-term and Long-term Disability coverage; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; and other benefits designed to provide the flexibility to choose a plan that meets your needs. Pay is based on a number of factors including local market, a candidate’s skills, and experience commensurate with a role, etc. Colorado residents’ salary range: $78,040 to 117,810 + Bonus.
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