Summary * Serve as a key participant in the operating expense monthly close, annual planning, and recurring forecasting processes.
* Partner with business areas to analyze financial data, explain financial trends, and recommend cost reductions.
* May lead, train, mentor, and/or guide less experienced staff members.
* Serve as subject matter expert on financial planning and analysis issues.
* Collaborate with other departments to assist with planning, forecasting, etc.; and to gather and provide information. Responsibilities * Provide critical assistance and support in the operating expense monthly close, annual planning and recurring forecasting processes; ensure that processes are completed accurately and timely.
* Partner with business area management and staff to analyze financial data to provide greater understanding of financial trends, and to develop and make recommendations for cost reductions
* Provide monthly operating expense reporting to business areas that details performance and documents emerging risks and opportunities; assist in trend analysis to identify areas for financial improvement.
* Develop operating expense components of the annual plan and recurring forecasts for assigned business areas.
* Design and implement new processes to improve efficacy of planning and forecasting functions.
* Participate in ad hoc team projects and business case support as needed
* May be required to travel to client/business location to provide assistance and process oversight.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5 - 8 years of relevant professional work experience required
- 3 - 5 years' progressive experience in financial analysis roles, preferably in an insurance finance environment required
- Ability to mentor, guide, train, and lead staff and/or processes. preferred
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal) with all types/levels of audiences required
- Ability to absorb, interpret, and communicate information, both financial and non-financial. required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills both Finance and non-finance management and staff required
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear and concise financial analysis and reports required
- Proficiency with MS Office (Strong working knowledge of Excel and PC applications required
- Experience with Oracle general ledger and Hyperion SmartView experience, or equivalent platforms required
- Statutory financial reporting experience. preferred
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 1000002368
- Hiring Range: $72,000-$138,000
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EmblemHealth
Apr 04, 2025