Junior Financial Operations Analyst — Excel & AI Tools

Cognizant; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; 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 seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to support financial and operational rigor. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building Excel-based tools and VBA automation to drive business initiatives to closure.

Responsibilities include income statement analysis, financial planning, and leveraging AI tools to speed decisions. Collaboration across teams is essential for success.

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 skills

VBA macro coding

Financial analysis

Strong communication

Problem-solving mindset

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or business

Tools

Excel

VBA

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House seeks a Financial Operations Analyst to support financial and operational rigor. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building Excel-based tools and VBA automation to drive business initiatives to closure.

Responsibilities include income statement analysis, financial planning, and leveraging AI tools to speed decisions. Collaboration across teams is essential for success.