Senior Consultant, Planning and Performance Management

Strata Decision Technology; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Decision Technology in Chicago, IL, seeks a Software Implementation Senior Consultant to configure and implement Capital Planning, Operational Budgeting, and Performance Management solutions.

You will partner with healthcare financial leaders to tailor StrataJazz, deliver training, and guide projects in an Agile environment. Strong ERP, finance, and Excel skills with SQL are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of full-time experience with ERP systems containing Finance applications functionality (Lawson/Infor, SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.).
• Strong experience with financial modeling, financial statement analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, IF Statements).
• Experience using SQL or other relational database concepts.
• Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20–35%.
• Advanced experience in Finance or consulting within the healthcare industry.
• Experience in software implementation and configuration.
• Prior experience using StrataJazz in a professional capacity is a plus; project management experience is valued.

Responsibilities

• Implement StrataJazz planning and performance management solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S.
• Configure user requirements, validate functionality, develop financial models, build reports, create workflows, and test key features.
• Help customers define business and technical requirements and advise on best practices for financial and capital planning.
• Lead virtual and onsite customer training to ensure users understand StrataJazz features.
• Communicate with internal teams about issues or risks and develop action plans to mitigate them.
• Contribute to operational improvement and growth initiatives to scale Strata’s services.
• Work in an Agile environment and learn effective methodologies for delivering high-quality software.
• Understand Strata Healthcare products and how they interconnect to support customers.

Skills

ERP systems experience

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

SQL

Travel willingness

Healthcare industry experience

Project management

Job description

Senior Consultant, Planning and Performance Management

Chicago, IL

How you’ll make an impact:

As a Software Implementation Senior Consultant on Strata’s Planning & Performance Management team, you will partner with financial leaders at major health systems to configure and implement our Capital Planning, Operational Budgeting, and Performance Management proprietary cloud based solutions

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Implementing StrataJazz planning and performance management solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S., ensuring alignment to customer ‑ specific business needs
• Configuring user requirements, validating functionality, developing financial models, building reports, creating workflows, and testing key features of the software to ensure proper implementation
• Helping customers define their business and technical requirements and advising them on best practices for financial and capital planning processes
• Leading virtual and onsite customer training to ensure users understand the relevant features and functions of StrataJazz®
• Communicating proactively with internal team members and project managers regarding issues or risks during the project lifecycle and developing action plans to mitigate them
• Contributing to operational improvement and strategic growth initiatives that help Strata scale effectively and continually enhance service delivery
• Working in an Agile environment and building familiarity with effective methodologies for implementing high ‑ quality, feature ‑ rich software
• Understanding the products within Strata’s Healthcare vertical and how those products interconnect to support customers

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of full-time experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems containing Finance applications functionality (Lawson/Infor, SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.)
• Strong experience with financial modeling, financial statement analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting concepts
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, IF Statements)
• Experience using SQL or other relational database concepts
• Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20–35%
• Advanced experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Finance or consulting within the healthcare industry
• Software implementation and configuration
• You’d really wow us if you have:
• Prior experience using StrataJazz® in a professional capacity
• Project management experience and proven ability to lead structured initiatives

Estimated Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000

Actual salary will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skill set and level of experience. This salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role. In addition, Strata provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.

Find out more about Strata benefits here .

How we work:
Our preferred location for open roles is Chicago, IL. We value in‑person connection and regularly host on‑campus events to create meaningful opportunities for our team to build relationships and collaborate

Here @ Strata…
Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.

We believe that each of our team member’s unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward-thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Our Core Values:
While we celebrate what makes each member of our team unique, our core values are what connect us. They set clear expectations for how we approach our work and how each of us can positively influence the experience of our team and our customers.

• We connect with positive intent.
• We are helpful.
• We own it.
• We are humble.

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