FINANCIAL MANAGER I - 43000423

Financial Manager I

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) strives to promote a stable and competitive insurance market for consumers. With a workforce of approximately 250 staff members, OIR regulates one of the largest, most complex insurance markets in the world. OIR offers a range of challenging and rewarding opportunities for individuals looking to grow in their career and offers a wide variety of top insurance-related courses and professional certifications to ensure that its staff has the industry knowledge needed to succeed. OIR employees also have access to the State of Florida's tuition waiver program, which offers educational assistance to full time, salaried employees. As a State Agency, OIR offers excellent benefits such as health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, retirement plans, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and much more. OIR also offers annual and sick leave, a generous holiday schedule, and flexible work schedules.

This is a highly responsible professional position with both technical and administrative responsibilities. The incumbent provides project management for multiple investigation or examination projects that support the Agency's strategic plan, legislative requirements, and technology needs. The incumbent is responsible for planning and organizing projects to achieve outcomes aligned with the agency's goals. The incumbent will conduct research, provide insurance analysis, and guidance to support project staff and ensure project teams which may include contractors, follow agency procedures and documentation standards. The primary duty of this position is to supervise and direct the work of two or more full time analysts in Life and Health Market Regulation (LHMR). This position is responsible for assigning, monitoring and reviewing the work of direct reports in accordance with the Office of Insurance Regulation performance procedures. As a supervisor, this position will provide feedback and make recommendations on personnel actions taken within the unit, including working directly with staff to ensure timely and sufficient reviews, monitoring, and statutory examinations of certain industry related companies to support Agency oversight and implementation of Florida Insurance Codes. Ensure that the review team implements Florida Insurance Code standards and deliver high quality analysis. Provides mentorship to direct reports, using problem solving skills to remove obstacles, resolve conflicts, and mitigate risks when possible and escalates to management when appropriate. Manages and trains on examination procedures and techniques. This position spends most of their time supervising and / or manages a team, including providing annual performance expectations and evaluations., selecting qualified individuals to fill vacancies, reviewing and approving timesheets, taking appropriate corrective / disciplinary action and providing regular feedback. Communicates with, motivates, trains, and evaluates employees. Plans and directs employees work and must recommend actions such as to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees.

Minimum qualifications for this position include the following required entry level knowledge, skills, and abilities : Knowledge of basic principles of life and health insurance and risk management, general insurance practices of life and health insurers, or general legal practices in a regulatory environment; Knowledge of investigative techniques and practices; Knowledge of methods of compiling, organizing and analyzing data; Skills in using the internet and world wide web for research purposes; Ability to use Microsoft Office programs with proficiency in Excel and Word; Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; Ability to prepare detailed / specialized written reports; Ability to plan, organize and coordinate multiple work activities; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; Ability to train employees; Ability to understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Qualified applicants will be required to take a work sample. The annual salary for this position is $65,000.04 Employees of the Office of Insurance Regulation are paid on a monthly pay cycle. This is a non-remote on-site position located in Tallahassee, FL.