Yanique Geddis

About Yanique Geddis

Seasoned finance leader with broad expertise across accounting and financial disciplines, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. Recognized for shaping financial strategy, building strong working relationships, enhancing financial analytics and delivering insights that drive senior leadership decision-making. Adept at optimizing processes, enhancing data accuracy, and implementing automation that improves efficiency and ensures compliance with accounting policies. Trusted advisor to senior leadership, aligning business strategies and consistently delivering measurable results.

Experience

1. Director, Financial Analysis and Reporting (Employee Benefits)

   The Hartford

   Jul 2021 — Present · Hartford, CT, US

   Lead financial analysis and reporting that drive premium growth, strengthen expense discipline, and monitor performance of existing books of business.• Analyze P&L performance, identifying drivers and providing recommendations to enhance growth and operational efficiency.• Lead financial close, budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, multi year strategic planning and saving initiatives across multiple business areas ensuring disciplined financial oversight and accurate outlooks. • Build and refine KPIs and scorecards that enhance visibility, strengthen operational performance, and drive accountability to targets.• Partner with the CFO and business leaders to drive financial strategy and support business reviews.• Present performance insights that influence profitability, resource allocation, and operational actions.• Coordinate monthly GAAP reserves and ceded premium calculations in collaboration with reinsurance team.• Strengthen cross functional alignment with Underwriting, Actuarial, and Workforce Planning on staffing and resource needs.• Key contributor in delivering expense benchmarking study and automating data collection and allocation workflows, driving efficiency gains and analyzing data for accuracy.• Provide leadership to indirect staff through coaching, guidance, and oversight to ensure goals and high-quality outputs are met.• Champion continuous improvement by advancing reporting automation, streamlining processes, and enhancing management metrics.

Education

• University of Hartford

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2015

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting

  2007

Skills

• Management
• General Ledger
• Financial Statements
• Auditing
• Analysis
• Accounting
• Microsoft Office
• Bookkeeping
• Financial Analysis
• Account Reconciliation
• Microsoft Outlook
• Ad Hoc Reporting
• Finance
• Journal Entries
• Invoicing
• Microsoft Word
• Accounts Payable
• Forecasting
• Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounts Receivable