Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blue Cross NC is seeking a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to lead a finance team and serve as a trusted partner to assigned operating divisions. In this role, you will provide leadership across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis while helping senior leaders make informed financial and operational decisions.
Responsibilities
- Works with other units in Finance and other areas of the company to develop financial products for the benefit of key stakeholders
- Serves 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. Understands emerging business trends and operational drivers and translates operational performance into financial results
- Ensures 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
- Identifies underlying business drivers, capacity levels, and operating constraints to maximize throughput at minimum financial cost, while focusing on customers’ and key stakeholders’ needs
- Advises divisional senior management on financial matters, assessing and explaining long and short-term implications of proposed/implemented initiatives for the organization
- Participates 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
- Works with related finance units to align that long-term operating expense targets with target market pricing/affordability requirements
- Effectively communicates with COO leadership to maximize and maintain focus on corporate, divisional, and business unit goals and objectives
Skills
- 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
- Experience utilizing Workday and Adaptive Planning **Highly Preferred**
Benefits
- Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work.
- 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
- Annual Incentive Bonus*
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Competitive health benefits and wellness programs
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