Senior Consultant, Planning and Performance Management

Strata Decision Technology•Chicago, IL

9d•$90,000 - $115,000

About The Position

As a Software Implementation Senior Consultant on Strata’s Planning & Performance Management team, you will partner with financial leaders at major health systems to configure and implement Strata’s proprietary cloud-based Capital Planning, Operational Budgeting, and Performance Management solutions. The role involves implementing StrataJazz solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S., aligning implementations to customer-specific business needs, and advising customers on financial and capital planning processes and best practices. You will configure requirements, validate functionality, develop financial models, build reports and workflows, and test software features. You will also lead virtual and onsite customer training, communicate project issues and risks to internal team members and project managers, and develop mitigation plans. The role contributes to operational improvements and strategic growth initiatives, works in an Agile environment, and requires understanding how Strata’s healthcare products interconnect. Travel to customer locations within the U.S. may be required, up to 20–35%. Strata’s preferred location for open roles is Chicago, Illinois, and the company values in-person connection and regularly hosts on-campus events. The estimated base salary range is $90,000–$115,000. Actual salary depends on factors including skills and experience. Strata also offers discretionary variable pay programs based on role and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

At least 4 years of full-time experience with ERP systems containing finance applications functionality, such as Lawson/Infor, SAP, PeopleSoft, or Oracle.
Strong experience with financial modeling, financial statement analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting concepts.
Advanced Excel skills, such as Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and IF statements.
Experience using SQL or other relational database concepts.
Willingness to travel within the U.S. as needed to customer locations, up to 20–35%.
Advanced experience in at least one of the following: finance or consulting within the healthcare industry; software implementation and configuration.

Nice To Haves

Prior professional experience using StrataJazz.
Project management experience and a proven ability to lead structured initiatives.

Responsibilities

Implement StrataJazz planning and performance management solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S., aligning implementations with customer-specific business needs.
Configure user requirements, validate functionality, develop financial models, build reports, create workflows, and test software features.
Help customers define business and technical requirements and advise them on best practices for financial and capital planning processes.
Lead virtual and onsite customer training on StrataJazz features and functions.
Communicate project issues and risks proactively to internal team members and project managers, and develop mitigation action plans.
Contribute to operational improvement and strategic growth initiatives to help Strata scale and enhance service delivery.
Work in an Agile environment and build familiarity with effective methodologies for implementing high-quality software.
Understand Strata’s healthcare products and how they interconnect to support customers.
Travel within the U.S. to customer locations as needed, up to 20–35%.