Lead Financial Analyst – P&C

USAA

. Leads, develops, and motivates the team to provide advanced analytics and insights around key business drivers .

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $127,310 - $243,340 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads, develops, and motivates the team to provide advanced analytics and insights around key business drivers
Anticipates opportunities to tackle the most complex and/or unique business problems, providing proactive financial solutions with holistic and forward-looking perspectives to enable better decision making by senior management
Consistently interacts with senior management becoming their trusted advisor on all financial issues
Makes recommendations to solve short-term, as well as strategic financial business problems
Teaches and mentors others about complex financial processes, business drivers and systems ensuring information sharing and knowledge transfer
Reviews analysts work and assist management in assigning tasks and managing workflow
Leads initiatives to develop an integrated enterprise planning process from multiple companies and/or staff agency processes and technologies
Directs analyses and guides the development, enhancement, and implementation of critical processes, programs, and technologies
Anticipates opportunities and potential solutions, leads cross-functional teams through the problem resolution process, and advises senior management on issues
Acquires and applies expert knowledge of the business, its products and processes
Performs complex and often unique work assignments and problem resolution across multiple systems, functions, or processes
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics; OR a related field
4 additional years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree
8 years financial/accounting analysis experience to include 2 years leading strategic financial/accounting opportunities
OR Advanced degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
progress towards a CPA or CFA designation
6 years of financial/accounting analysis experience to include 1 year leading strategic financial/accounting opportunities
Subject-matter-expert knowledge of data analysis and relevant technical accounting/finance acumen required
Subject-matter-expert level of business acumen in the areas of the financial services operations, finance/accounting industry practices and emerging trends required
Experience communicating complex financial/accounting topics to a variety of audiences
Experience using financial/accounting technologies and proposing recommendations for improvements
Experience using Microsoft Office Excel for significant financial data analysis and reporting
Experience in the application and adherence to financial regulations and compliance
Experience producing financial reports and providing recommendations based on data
Working knowledge of GAAP

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
401(k)
pension
life insurance
parental benefits
adoption assistance
paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
various wellness programs
career path planning and continuing education

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisdata analysisstrategic financial opportunitiesfinancial reportingGAAPrisk managementcomplianceaccounting principlesfinancial modelingbusiness acumen

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationproblem resolutionteam motivationtrusted advisorinformation sharingworkflow managementcross-functional collaborationdecision making

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeAdvanced degreeCPACFA