Lead Financial Analyst

Allegheny Clinic; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. is seeking an experienced finance professional to join our accounting/FP&A team in Pennsylvania. The role offers a hybrid work model for employees within a 50-mile radius of Pittsburgh, Camp Hill, Buffalo NY, or Wilmington DE, with in-office days Tue/Wed/Thu.

Responsibilities include coordinating across departments, performing financial analyses and forecasts, and developing policies while leading special projects and ad hoc reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in accounting/finance.
• 7–10 years of related accounting/finance experience including project leadership.
• Experience with MS Excel and financial tools.

Responsibilities

• Display effective communication skills.
• Coordinate with departments, locations, and divisions.
• Communicate with management to provide project status and deadlines.
• Conduct financial and business analyses and forecasts.
• Develop and document business policies and analyses.
• Lead and document financial analysis projects and ad hoc reports.

Skills

Strong written and oral communication

Strong relationship building

Client focused with business acumen

Self-starter under pressure

Think strategically and proactive

Innovative problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience

Tools

MS Excel

Hyperion / Smart View

Job description

Company :

Highmark Inc. Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

*If you reside in a 50 mile radius of one of our locations in Pittsburgh, Camp Hill, Buffalo NY or Wilmington DE this will be a hybrid model in office T/W/Th

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Display effective communication skills.
• Coordinate with other departments, locations, and divisions.
• Communicate with other departments and/or outside agencies to resolve problems.
• Communicate with management at the Organization, subsidiaries, affiliates, other third parties, etc. as to project status and completion deadlines.
• Advise management of expected outcomes, and recommending ways to improve the outcomes.
• Conduct presentation to all levels of management in order to provide a summary of analysis regarding financial results and trends.
• Communicate with management as to project status and completion deadlines.
• Perform financial and business related analysis
• Analyze, evaluate and interpret appropriate financial and statistical data.
• Develop and/or document business policies, conduct special financial and business related studies and cooperate with other departments in the preparation of analyses.
• Conduct financial and business related analyses and research including the preparation of forecasts and/or analysis of trends.
• Analyze financial reports and records.
• Provide reasoning for variances and make recommendations relative to the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.
• Advise management of expected outcomes, and recommend ways to improve the outcomes.
• Independently pursue fundamental problem solving and documents the recommendations to management.
• Facilitate analysis and reporting.
• Utilize computer to input, retrieve or display accounting information.
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets and databases.
• Utilize PC and/or mainframe based systems and software, compiles and prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed.
• Serve as a project lead for special projects within the department.
• Lead and document financial analysis projects including the preparation of ad hoc reports; to include but not limited to; gathering of data, analysis, documentation of findings, and calculation of results and generation of reports for distribution.
• Coordinate activities to ensure the project is advancing properly and to ensure the project is completed within the timeframes established. Included in this process will be communication with Management at the Organization, subsidiaries, affiliates, other third parties, etc. as to project status and completion deadlines.
• Make recommendations based on findings when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
• 7 - 10 years of related progress experience in Accounting and/or Finance including experience in leading projects of varying size and complexity
• Experience with various computer applications to include MS Excel

Preferred

• Experience in Budgeting and/or FP&A
• Hyperion / Smart View software experience
• Executive Presentation experience

Skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong relationship building skills
• Client focused with strong business acumen
• Self-starter with the ability to work under pressure independently and as part of a team
• Ability to think strategically and act proactively to create strong trust and confidence with business units
• Strong innovative problem-solving capabilities

Language (Other than English):
None

Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

• Position Type
• Office-based
• Teaches / trains others regularla
• Occasionally
• Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
• Rarely
• Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
• Never
• Physical work site required
• Yes
• Lifting: up to 10 pounds
• Constantly
• Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
• Occasionally
• Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
• Rarely

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.