Junior Financial Operations Analyst — Excel, VBA & AI

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

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 support financial rigor and drive business initiatives. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building Excel tools, analyzing financial data, and enabling faster decision-making using AI tools.

Expect to map associates to functions, develop VBA-based automation, and contribute to income statement analysis and planning. Start date October 2026 with relocation to Englewood, CO or client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance or general business.
• Strong, hands-on Excel skills (equivalent to using Excel in 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 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

VBA

Financial analysis

Communication

Problem solving

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or general business

Tools

Excel VBA

Job description

Cognizant's TriZetto Product House is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to support financial rigor and drive business initiatives. You will be the spreadsheet expert, building Excel tools, analyzing financial data, and enabling faster decision-making using AI tools.

Expect to map associates to functions, develop VBA-based automation, and contribute to income statement analysis and planning. Start date October 2026 with relocation to Englewood, CO or client sites.