Division Planning Manager

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We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Worker Designation – This role is onsite/ hybrid
. This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Strong knowledge of project management and corporate governance concepts.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to collaborate with business unit customers, IT, and management to reach a common agreement.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis data and statistical quality control and the ability to convey these to all levels of employees, paired with the ability to prepare statistical studies and trend analysis using internal and external information to demonstrate relevant changes or improvements.
• An understanding of business fundamentals, practical experience in a number of human resources-related issues, and an understanding of quantitative business-based analysis and metrics.
• Knowledge of budgeting and expense control to plan, implement, and maximize expenditure of funds while maintaining and improving quality standards.
• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft Office software, including intermediate proficiency using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Project or Visio.
• Ensures that business plans support strategic objectives; formulates division spending plan; defines, monitors, analyzes, and reports on division objectives/performance and resulting link to the organization’s long-range and strategic plans; coordinates the development and management of processes for the identification of the division’s strengths and weaknesses; drives corrective action when performance does not meet targets for strategic objectives; researches and integrates industry best practices for strategic planning
• Collaborates with management to help identify variances in strategic objectives; provides guidance to the division to affect change; evaluates and positively influences roll out timing and scope to suit business needs; ensures and assists in the management, reporting, and attainment of projected benefits after implementation; leads the periodic process to re-evaluate and refine the long-term strategic plan based on performance to date and changing business conditions
• Performs management reporting and analyses of financial and operating data, including costbenefit analyses, and performance assessments; develops business/financial forecasts for the division and projects; prepares updates, progress and variance reports, and other ad hoc reports for management reporting; identifies issues and proposes solutions
• Leads the definition and development of a related measurement framework to gauge progress against and impact of the strategic plan; develops appropriate tools to communicate performance to plan and works with division leadership to improve performance in areas that are not meeting targeted performance; ensures linkage between strategic/business plans with staffing models and the annual budget process…