Financial Consultant

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association•Chicago, IL

15h

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing financial services for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring, and analysis delivered to the customer groups. Serves a key role in the financial reporting process including monthly and custom revenue & expense reporting, resource tracking and time allocation reporting, invoice tracking & reconciliation reporting, vendor commitment reporting and monthly accruals. Provides analytical support to financial planning and analysis projects as assigned to help contribute to the successful operation of the various customer business units supported. Works collaboratively with members of finance, sourcing & vendor Management, and various levels of management within their assigned business units. Prepare and analyze various financial reports to support specific business units, fully comprehending underlying data. Complete monthly and custom financial reporting for certain business units. This could include expense and revenue variance reporting, vendor spend against contracts, vendor savings, resource modeling, monthly dashboard reporting including performance metrics, business metrics, core cost goals and benchmarks. Develop and support budgets, revenue/expense forecasts, and capital projections within assigned business units. Utilize effective financial modeling to collect, streamline, analyze, monitor, and communicate financial results to management for representation to senior leadership. Perform monthly and ad-hoc reporting, monitoring, and value-added analysis for various levels of staff and management. Respond to and resolve various ad-hoc financial requests and customer issues, such as resource modeling, trend reporting, project code setup, invoice reconciliation, and billing inquiries. Develop and maintain financial communications with multi-departmental management and the Finance team. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all financial data by performing required cross-checks and supporting priority projects with ad-hoc analyses or financial modeling. The posting range for this position is: $73,655.00-$101,684.25

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, related business discipline or equivalent work experience
4+ Years demonstrated work experience in financial planning & analysis or financial reporting
Competency in quality assurance with ability to perform required cross-checks to ensure the quality and accuracy of financial data
High level of competency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Exemplary organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Intermediate customer service and relationship skills, including the ability to develop and maintain critical relationships
Effective communication skills, good judgment and sense of urgency
Presentation skills; ability to effectively present data/information and respond to questions from various constituents
Proficient analytical and financial reporting skills
Detail oriented

Nice To Haves

Work experience within similar environment experience using financial/accounting systems including Workday, Hyperion, and Tableau

Responsibilities

providing financial services for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring, and analysis delivered to the customer groups
financial reporting process including monthly and custom revenue & expense reporting, resource tracking and time allocation reporting, invoice tracking & reconciliation reporting, vendor commitment reporting and monthly accruals
analytical support to financial planning and analysis projects
Prepare and analyze various financial reports to support specific business units
Complete monthly and custom financial reporting for certain business units
Develop and support budgets, revenue/expense forecasts, and capital projections within assigned business units
Utilize effective financial modeling to collect, streamline, analyze, monitor, and communicate financial results to management for representation to senior leadership
Perform monthly and ad-hoc reporting, monitoring, and value-added analysis for various levels of staff and management
Respond to and resolve various ad-hoc financial requests and customer issues
Develop and maintain financial communications with multi-departmental management and the Finance team
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all financial data by performing required cross-checks and supporting priority projects with ad-hoc analyses or financial modeling