Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Blue Cross NC
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Kentucky • Louisiana • United States
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Salary
💰 $118,691 - $189,906 per year
About the role
- Work with other units in Finance and other areas of the company to develop financial products for the benefit of key stakeholders.
- Serve as a key liaison to engage and mobilize financial resources as needed to address business problems.
- Accountable for leading efforts with divisional leadership to develop and communicate annual operating budgets and monthly forecasts ensuring alignment with enterprise and divisional strategic goals and objectives.
- Responsible for the integration of operational metrics, analytics, and informatics into financial management goals and strategies.
- Understand emerging business trends and operational drivers and translate operational performance into financial results.
- Ensure that reporting and analysis of budgets, forecasts, cost allocations, staffing, and benchmarking are in alignment with and support business financial models to be achieved by working in close collaboration with appropriate Finance departments.
- Identify underlying business drivers, capacity levels, and operating constraints to maximize throughput at minimum financial cost, while focusing on customers’ and key stakeholders’ needs.
- Advise divisional senior management on financial matters, assessing and explaining long and short-term implications of proposed/implemented initiatives for the organization.
- Participate in business case development including staffing/performance modeling and financial management requirements for assigned functions, as well as on-going monitoring and reporting of actual performance against the business case.
- Work with related finance units to align that long-term operating expense targets with target market pricing/affordability requirements.
- Effectively communicate with COO leadership to maximize and maintain focus on corporate, divisional, and business unit goals and objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
- 8+ years of experience in related field
- In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field
- Proven ability to apply strong technical FP&A rigor while driving strategic financial insights.
- Demonstrated success partnering with cross-functional leaders to influence decisions and shape business strategy.
- Ability to synthesize data, operations, and strategic priorities into clear, compelling narratives for leadership.
- Strong collaboration skills with a track record of building alignment across diverse teams.
- Experience translating insights into actionable recommendations that enhance financial stewardship.
- Proficiency with Workday, Adaptive Planning, OfficeConnect, and Workiva.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs.
- Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance.
- Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education.
- 401k match including an annual company contribution.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial products developmentannual operating budgetsmonthly forecastsoperational metrics integrationanalyticsfinancial managementbusiness case developmentstaffing modelingfinancial stewardshipcost allocation
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationinfluencing decisionsstrategic insightssynthesizing databuilding alignmentadvising senior managementengaging stakeholdersmobilizing resourcestranslating insights
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeadvanced degree