Data Reporting & Analytics Specialist - Great American Risk Solutions

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.

Great American Insurance Group strengthened and expanded its E&S presence by bringing together two successful business units, Specialty E&S and American Empire, to form Great American Risk Solutions, an efficient and diverse operation focused on the wholesale brokerage market.

Great American Risk Solutions (GARS) is seeking to add a full-time Data Reporting & Analytics Specialist to our growing analytics team. This role is a terrific opportunity to work directly with business and technical stakeholders in collaboration with data science, finance, and IT to develop innovative reporting and automation solutions that drive the business, while ensuring data quality through governance of reporting systems.

This position will be on a hybrid schedule and will work out of our Cincinnati, OH office.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Analyze complex financial and business intelligence data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that inform business decisions and strategies.
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards to visualize data and present findings to stakeholders.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data by implementing data quality checks and validation processes.
• Ensure compliance with deliverable reporting requirements by performing quality data audits and analysis.
• Capture, develop, and document data definitions, business rules, and data quality requirements.
• Maintain governance documentation to ensure data management practices comply with organizational policies and standards.
• Identify and recommend resolutions for identified issues in data and reporting quality.
• Collaborate with product managers, business leaders, and IT departments to understand data needs and ensure data resources are accessible and effective.
• Provide guidance and technical advice to lower-level associates to help them develop their skills and knowledge, and to other functional areas as necessary.
• Train business users on how to interpret and utilize reports and dashboards effectively.
• Define business and legal reporting requirements through research into business unit requests.
• Take ownership of projects and initiatives, breaking them down into achievable components, setting expectations for timelines, and meeting acceptance criteria.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency by building automations and streamlining process flows.
• Become an expert in the data flow for GARS systems and data sources and obtain advanced knowledge of industry and company products/coverages.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to upskill new tools, technology, and programs while keeping up to date with best practices in analytics and visualization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required; master’s degree or professional license/certification a plus.
• Field of Study: Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or related quantitative or technology discipline preferred.
• Experience: Generally, 7 or more years of related experience. Previous experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services a plus.
  
  

Additional Skills/Qualifications

• Strong working experience and proficiency with SQL required and python preferred
• Strong knowledge of visualization software; Tableau preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; leadership experience a plus
• Exposure to agile methodology for project management preferred
• Experience with cloud platforms a plus, Azure and Snowflake preferred
• Experience with advanced quantitative modelling, machine learning, natural language processing, and working with unstructured data is a plus.
  
  

Business Unit

Great American Risk Solutions

Benefits

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.