Steve Wescott Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Integration Management Office (IMO) Lead for newly acquired Group Benefit Solutions business.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Member of Integration Management Office (IMO) overseeing New York Life’s acquisition of Cigna Group Insurance. Led Facilities, Procurement, and Accounts Payable work streams and partnered with M&A experts to facilitate a positive Day 1 employee experience.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Led cross-functional process improvement initiative within Disability claims organization

New York, New York, United States

• Finance lead for Cigna Group Operations
• Budget responsibilities include $250M annual spend across 2,500 employees, 100 cost centers, and 25 operational units
• Main finance partner to senior leadership on all strategic initiatives

New York, New York, United States

• Expense controller responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting support to Cigna's claims organization

New York, New York, United States

• Oversaw reporting and analytics on a $3B+ book of business, including renewal activity & account manager performance
• Built monthly dashboard reports to give account managers & senior leadership insight into book of business performance and growth opportunities
• Conducted strategic market reviews with office managers and presented to sales leadership at internal company conferences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Finance Lead for $150M+ in balance sheet liabilities associated with Cigna's self insurance programs
• Developed plans, forecasts and expense allocations for an $80M+ annual risk management budget
• Provided risk analysis for M&A transactions including acquisition of Vanbreda, a Belgian expatriate benefits firm
• Presented risk management training to various Cigna offices and departments around the world

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Partnered with business units, brokers, actuaries and insurance carriers to provide global insurance coverage for Cigna's property and aviation exposures at the most practicable cost to Cigna
• Created a tool for Cigna's chief financial officer to monitor diversity throughout the organization
• Received 9 Cigna Champion peer nominated awards for extraordinary achievements outside of daily responsibilities

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Wrote macros to automate a portfolio of reports which analyzed information such as new business close ratios, client persistency, and rate competitiveness for sales, underwriting and senior management
• Monitored entire presales process as administrator of the Bullseye database, providing sales and underwriting metrics for a $2.5B book of business and over $4B of annual sales opportunities

• Managed a portfolio containing over $120k of the school's endowment run by 20 student analysts
• Researched equities in the tech sector and issued buy & sell ratings resulting in a 22% annualized gain
• Attended R.I.S.E. investment conference as university representative and received first place for `Blend' portfolio category

Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

• Promoted from Cashier to Stand Leader after 5 months, managing inventory & cash and leading a team of 10 workers

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

Activities and Societies: MBA@UNC Student Ambassador Beta Gamma Sigma

Bachelor Of Science, Finance

Activities and Societies: Finance Society, Risk Management Society, Trading Room Analyst, Intramural Soccer Presidential Scholarship (Top.

Study Abroad - Madrid Campus, Study Abroad

• Spent four months studying in Madrid and lived with a non English speaking native • Completed courses on European Art History and.