Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Forecasting & Insights

Highmark Health; Connecticut; On-site; USD 105,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Connecticut seeks a financial analyst to perform financial and business analyses, forecasts, and reporting; develops spreadsheets and databases; conducts and documents financial analysis projects; communicates progress to management.

The role requires 5–10 years in Accounting/Finance, a Bachelor's or equivalent, and proficiency in MS Excel, MS Access, and Power BI; strong relationship skills and strategic thinking; office-based with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
• 5 - 10 years of relevant, progressive experience in Accounting and/or Finance
• Experience with MS Excel and/or MS Access
• Experience with Power BI
• Strong relationship building skills
• Ability to think strategically and act proactively to create strong trust and confidence with business units

Responsibilities

• This job performs financial and business related research and analysis such as the preparation of forecasts and/or analysis of financial reports, records and trends; develops and maintains spreadsheets and databases to facilitate analysis and reporting; and is responsible for conducting and documenting financial analysis projects.
• 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, conducts 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.
• 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, compile and prepare 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; 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. as to project status and completion deadlines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

Power BI

Job description

Highmark Health in Connecticut seeks a financial analyst to perform financial and business analyses, forecasts, and reporting; develops spreadsheets and databases; conducts and documents financial analysis projects; communicates progress to management.

The role requires 5–10 years in Accounting/Finance, a Bachelor's or equivalent, and proficiency in MS Excel, MS Access, and Power BI; strong relationship skills and strategic thinking; office-based with travel as needed.