Financial Analyst - Healthcare

McKesson•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Financial Analyst will support financial planning, analysis, and reporting for 3PL (Third Party Logistics), a business segment within CoverMyMeds. The role partners with Accounting, FP&A, operations leaders, and cost center owners to turn financial results into actionable insights, with a focus on revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, forecasting, and monthly close.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in accounting, finance, financial analytics, FP&A, or a comparable discipline.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
Working knowledge of month-end close, journal entries, accruals, financial statements, and variance analysis.
Ability to build and maintain financial models and analyze large data sets with strong accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to identify root causes behind financial results and translate complex data into clear recommendations.
Ability to communicate financial performance effectively to finance and non-finance audiences, including senior leaders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced monthly close environment.
Sound judgment and appropriate confidentiality and controls when handling sensitive financial information.
Ability to build productive relationships across Finance, Accounting, operations, and other business functions.
Ownership of work, proactive investigation of issues, and ability to operate effectively with limited supervision.

Nice To Haves

Experience in corporate FP&A, management reporting, or a shared-services finance environment.
Experience in healthcare, healthcare IT, pharmacy, pharmaceutical, logistics, or distribution environments.
Experience with large ERP and enterprise planning systems, such as SAP, and advanced Excel and Power BI capabilities.
Experience using automation and AI tools, such as Copilot or Power Automate, to improve recurring finance processes.
Experience with driver-based forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning.
MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced finance or accounting credential.
Strong ethical judgment, relationship building, communication, teamwork, organization, planning, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to thrive in a collaborative, hands-on environment that values initiative, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Responsibilities

Analyze financial performance and deliver timely, actionable insights to support business decisions.
Develop and maintain Excel-based financial models, forecasts, budgets, long-range plans, and ad hoc analyses.
Analyze revenue, gross profit, and operating expense performance against budget, forecast, prior periods, and strategic plans.
Own monthly operating expense reporting for assigned categories and consolidate cost-center results to explain total segment performance.
Identify financial drivers, risks, and opportunities and prepare concise commentary for business leaders.
Partner with cost center owners to understand spending trends, vendor commitments, contracts, and headcount-related costs and incorporate those drivers into forecasts.
Support month-end close by reviewing results and helping identify accruals, reclassifications, corrections, and other accounting needs before close.
Prepare variance explanations and supporting materials for post-close reviews with business leaders and cost center owners.
Maintain financial controls and supporting documentation for accurate, timely, and reliable reporting.
Collaborate with Accounting, operations, FSS, and Corporate and business-unit FP&A teams on financial analysis and planning.
Lead ad hoc financial and planning projects by clarifying objectives, evaluating assumptions, and developing recommendations with limited supervision.
Identify opportunities to improve the speed and reliability of financial reporting, forecasting, reconciliation, and close processes.
Build repeatable reporting using Excel, Power BI, and enterprise planning and reporting systems.
Apply AI and automation tools, including Copilot and Power Automate, to streamline recurring data pulls, reconciliations, analysis, and first-draft financial commentary.
Cross-train across FP&A responsibilities and provide backup support to the broader team.