Finance Operations Analyst — Excel Automations & AI

Cognizant; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to serve as the spreadsheet expert, building Excel-based tools, analyzing financial data, and supporting income statements and planning.

You will use AI tools to accelerate analysis, own tasks end-to-end, and collaborate across finance teams in Englewood, CO, with an October 2026 start and a base salary of $65,000 plus incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or general business.
• Strong, hands-on Excel skills, comfortable with Excel in academic projects.
• VBA macro coding experience in Excel.
• Good understanding of income statements and financial analysis/planning.
• Strong communication skills.
• Self-starter with problem-solving aptitude.
• Experience using AI tools to support and accelerate business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a support function for the business — finance and business-related deliverables (e.g., mapping every associate to their Cognizant job function).
• Build and maintain advanced Excel models and VBA macros to automate recurring analysis.
• Support income statement analysis and financial planning.
• Use AI tools to accelerate business analysis and speed up decision-making.
• Own tasks end-to-end and drive them to closure.

Skills

Excel

VBA

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or general business

Tools

VBA macros

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to serve as the spreadsheet expert, building Excel-based tools, analyzing financial data, and supporting income statements and planning.

You will use AI tools to accelerate analysis, own tasks end-to-end, and collaborate across finance teams in Englewood, CO, with an October 2026 start and a base salary of $65,000 plus incentives.