Financial Analyst, Consultant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Financial Analyst, Consultant to partner with the Mandates FP&A team in managing a $60M project portfolio. You will forecast expenses, advise on spend, and track costs related to Mandates implementation, reporting to the manager of Strategic Initiatives FP&A.

The role requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 7+ years of relevant work, strong financial modeling, and advanced Excel skills, with desirable project management and Planview PM Software experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Strong Excel experience.
• Knowledge of accruals and reclasses.
• Desirable project management methodologies and Planview PM Software knowledge.
• Desirable experience with state and federal mandates.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Mandates FP&A to manage budgets for a $60M portfolio.
• Provide strategic recommendations on spend and forecast future expenses.
• Track ongoing costs related to Mandates implementation.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Excel

Accruals & Reclasses

Project Management exposure

Mandates knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Planview PM 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.