Financial Operations Analyst: Excel/VBA & AI-Driven

Cognizant; Missoula (MT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; 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 hiring a Financial Operations Analyst to enhance financial rigor, deliver actionable insights, and maintain Excel-based tools. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building advanced VBA models to automate recurring analyses and support budgeting and planning.

Based in Englewood, CO, you will collaborate with finance and operations, map associates to Cognizant functions, and begin in October 2026, with salary around $65,000 and incentive eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or general business.
• Hands-on Excel skills with graduation-project-like use.
• VBA macro coding experience in Excel.
• Good understanding of income statements and financial planning.
• Strong communication skills.
• Problem‑solving aptitude with a proactive mindset.
• Experience using AI tools to support business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a support function for the business — finance and business-related deliverables.
• 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 proficiency

VBA macro coding

Financial statement analysis

Strong communication

Problem solving

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or general business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House is hiring a Financial Operations Analyst to enhance financial rigor, deliver actionable insights, and maintain Excel-based tools. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building advanced VBA models to automate recurring analyses and support budgeting and planning.

Based in Englewood, CO, you will collaborate with finance and operations, map associates to Cognizant functions, and begin in October 2026, with salary around $65,000 and incentive eligibility.