Advisor, Financial Planning and Analysis

Cardinal Health•San Diego, CA

38d

About The Position

Financial Planning & Analysis provides strategic partnership and objective guidance to business units. It leads cross functional efforts to enable forward looking, actionable insights with a focus on driving strategic value that influences key business decisions. This is a high impact role supporting the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis of the newly combined Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (ADSG) & Edgepark Direct-to-patient medical supplies businesses within Cardinal Health's at-Home Solutions business unit: The ideal candidate should demonstrate proficiency in financial budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. This role provides an opportunity for a driven, results-focused professional to support the development of meaningful financial insights that will enable business growth and continuity. ADSG & Edgepark's vision is to empower patients to have affordable medical products provided within the sanctity of their own home as they work through chronic medical conditions. This business is driven to support the greater goals of heath care by improving quality of care and facilitating a world class supply chain to enable growth.

Requirements

BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field is preferred, an Advanced Degree is a plus
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, preferred
Previous experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning
Strong business acumen with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful insights to operational and executive leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience in Tableau and Alteryx is a plus
Experience working in or supporting healthcare companies is a plus

Responsibilities

Assist with the budgeting and forecast process including managing key dates and deliverables with operational leaders, maintaining and standardizing templates for the newly combined business
Analyze monthly financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key variances and trends to inform operational and executive decisions
Collaborate with accounting and operational leaders to understand cost drivers, revenue cycles, and productivity metrics unique to the business
Assist in preparing financial reports to be presented to operational leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights
Contribute to the on-going integration of ADSG and Edgepark businesses, including learning and standardizing reporting methods within different domains
Develop Financial and Operational KPIs used to enhance reporting and measure profitability of the business
Opportunity to improve self-service reporting tools to reduce ad hoc reporting requests from operational and executive leadership
Timely & effective communication with other departments around practice performance, challenges, opportunities, and other relevant topics
Growth mindset and change/transformation capabilities
Mentor junior analysts, providing guidance on budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering
Problem-solving mindset with an orientation to work through challenging goals