Location(s)Alpharetta, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, Jacksonville, Florida
DetailsKemper is one of the nation's leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper's products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.
Position Summary: The Staff Data Analyst, Assurance & Advisory Services (A&A) - Data Analytics will work closely with Finance, IT, Business and A&A leaders to enhance the use of analytics in A&A and will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and execution of data analytics supporting audit engagements. The role will also identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities to automate business processes and will assist in the development of automated controls. The role will work with business team members on the use of analytics and automated controls developed, and work to increase the competency in the design and development of analytics throughout A&A.
Position Resonsibilities:- Improve the level of understanding of data and visual analytics within A&A
- Improve the use of analytics within assurance and advisory engagements
- Increase the understanding of the power and use of analytics for process owners and business lines
- Create and maintain sustainable analytics that can be available for repeated and scalable use
- Develop analytics that will assist in the performance and improve the value and efficiencies of centralized control testing
- Improve and assist with the maturity of the control environment of the Enterprise from the use of analytics, continuous auditing/monitoring and predictive analytic procedures
- Interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports/dashboards
- Identify, analyze and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
- Understand data structure in different databases and applications to extract data in a repeatable and efficient fashion
- Filter and clean data for use in analytics and reporting
- Work closely with the A&A leadership team to prioritize needs
- Work closely with management to understand business processes and controls and determine analytics utilization and automation opportunities
- Continually look for process improvement opportunities and how we can leverage analytics to increase efficiencies and A&A value
- Work closely with IT partners to establish best way to access data in a repeatable fashion
- Maintain knowledge of general business and economic developments and gain understanding of the insurance industry
- Maintain and exhibit the highest standards of ethics, professionalism, integrity, and discipline in all actions
- Maintains and builds skills and competence as identified in an individual development plan and, as appropriate, through participation in relevant industry and professional associations
Position Requirements:- Bachelor's degree, preferably in data analytics, information systems, statistics, or a related field.
- 1+ years of overall experience, at least six months of experience working in data analytics.
- Strong sense of curiosity and willingness to obtain a deep understanding of the business, processes, technologies, and risks to provide value and insights and help improve and achieve our strategic intent
- Strong organizational, project management, time management, relationship-building, negotiating, and problem-solving skills
- Able to work independently in a fast paced, high demand, environment while managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment experiencing rapid growth and change
- Able to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise, detailed, and clear oral and written reports
- Able to recognize patterns, relationships, and trends from a variety of data points and champions the use of data analytics
- Knowledge and experience with data warehousing, scripting, and visualization tools
- Familiarity with Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, SQL, Python, or other programming languages
- Ability to apply descriptive analytics to analyze data and validate assumptions
- Insurance or financial services experience
- Master's degree in data science, data analytics, statistics, or a related field
- Able to travel up to 20%
- Able to work effectively in a remote environment when necessary
- The selected candidate will work a hybrid work schedule which will require weekly reporting to one of the following offices: Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Birmingham, AL; Alpharetta, GA or Jacksonville, FL
The range for this position is $48,700 to $83,400. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is also eligible for our Kemper benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.)Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it. #LI-GR1#LI-Hybrid