Finance Ops Analyst: Excel + VBA & AI-Driven Finance

Cognizant; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to support the financial and operational rigor of the practice. Associates in this role are the spreadsheet experts of the team — analyzing financial data, building and maintaining Excel-based tools, and helping drive business initiatives to closure.

Based in Englewood, CO, new hires will work at Cognizant offices or client locations and may relocate as needed. The start date is October 2026.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a major in finance or general business.
• Strong, hands-on Excel skills — comfort level equivalent to using Excel as part of a graduation project.
• VBA macro coding experience in Excel.
• Good understanding of income statements and financial analysis/planning.
• Strong communication skills.
• Problem-solving aptitude with a solution-oriented, self-starter mindset.
• 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 macros in Excel

Income statement analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

AI tools in business

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or general business

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to support the financial and operational rigor of the practice. Associates in this role are the spreadsheet experts of the team — analyzing financial data, building and maintaining Excel-based tools, and helping drive business initiatives to closure.

Based in Englewood, CO, new hires will work at Cognizant offices or client locations and may relocate as needed. The start date is October 2026.