Financial Analyst

Government Employees Health Association • Summit, MO

14d • Remote

About The Position

Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (G.E.H.A) is a nonprofit member association that provides health and dental benefits to federal employees and retirees, military retirees, and their families. Its mission is to empower federal workers to be healthy and well.

The Financial Analyst provides accurate, data-based information about the company’s effectiveness and stability. The role researches and analyzes financial information to support well-informed business decisions, prepares reports, and monitors financial activity. It supports budgeting, financial modeling, performance analysis, reporting, reconciliation, and process improvement. This is a remote opportunity, subject to the stated work-at-home requirements and location restrictions.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business and three years of accounting or finance experience focused on analysis; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in another field and six years of accounting or finance experience focused on analysis.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Ability to work with large data sets and business intelligence reporting tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and some understanding of accounting principles.
• Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to provide non-cellular high-speed internet service, such as fiber, DSL, or cable modem, for a home office, with a minimum speed of 30 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload and latency below 80 ms. Hotspots, satellite, and wireless internet service are not allowed.
• A dedicated home-office space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and analyze financial data, including budgets, income statements, and forecasts, in the context of the company’s financial standing.
• Recommend creative alternatives to reduce costs and improve financial performance.
• Support the annual budgeting process in conjunction with the Manager, FP&A.
• Analyze project performance against expense and benefit expectations each month.
• Assemble and summarize data for reports on financial status.
• Develop financial models and conduct benchmarking and process analysis.
• Conduct business studies of past, future, and comparative performance.
• Partner with management to understand financial reporting needs.
• Identify trends through sound analysis.
• Develop reports and analyze nonfinancial data, incorporating financial data when appropriate.
• Track financial status by comparing actual results with budgets and prior periods.
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Drive process-improvement and policy-development initiatives that affect the function.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and salary ranges
• Incentive plan
• Health, vision, and dental benefits effective day one
• 401(k) retirement plan with dollar-for-dollar company match up to a 4% employee contribution, plus a 6% annual company contribution
• Employee well-being program
• Paid Time Off
• Personal Community Enrichment Time
• Company-provided Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level