Financial Operations Analyst: Excel Expert with AI Tools

Cognizant; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; 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 is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to strengthen financial rigor and automation. You will build Excel-based tools, develop VBA macros, and support income statement analysis and planning.

The role requires strong Excel skills, finance fluency, and a proactive, AI-enabled mindset. New hires will work on-site at Englewood, CO, with a October 2026 start and a $65,000 annual salary plus incentive eligibility.

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

Strong communication

Problem solving

Self-starter mindset

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or general business

Tools

VBA macro coding in Excel

Excel

Job description

Cognizant’s TriZetto Product House is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to strengthen financial rigor and automation. You will build Excel-based tools, develop VBA macros, and support income statement analysis and planning.

The role requires strong Excel skills, finance fluency, and a proactive, AI-enabled mindset. New hires will work on-site at Englewood, CO, with a October 2026 start and a $65,000 annual salary plus incentive eligibility.