Financial Analyst, Consultant

Blue Shield of CA; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Financial Analyst, Consultant to partner with the Mandates FP&A team on budget management, forecasting, and spend optimization. You will collaborate across the Mandates portfolio to provide financial insight and strategic recommendations.

The role requires a strong background in financial modeling, Excel, and accruals/reclasses, with experience in project management methodologies and Planview. Office attendance is part of our hybrid work model in LA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Strong experience with Excel.
• Knowledge of accruals and reclass adjustments.
• Experience with Project Management methodologies.
• Experience with Planview Project Management Software.
• Experience with state and federal mandates.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Mandates portfolio to manage budgets and forecast expenses.
• Provide strategic recommendations on spend and forecasting future costs.
• Track ongoing costs related to Mandates implementation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional partnership

Business partnering

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Planview Project Management Software

Job description

Your Role

The Mandates FP&A team provides financial partnership and controls to a $60M portfolio of projects . The Financial Analyst, Consultant will report to the manager of Strategic Initiatives FP&A. In this role you will be partnering with the Mandates portfolio of projects and helping to manage their budgets, providing strategic recommendations about spend and forecasting future expenses. You will also be tracking the ongoing costs related to Mandates implementation.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires strong financial modeling skills
• Requires strong experience and expertise with Excel
• Requires knowledge and experience with accounting accruals and reclasses
• Desired experience with Project Management methodologies
• Desired experience with Planview Project Management Software
• Desired experience with state and federal mandates

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.