Senior Consultant, Planning & Performance Management

Strata Decision Technology•Chicago, IL

8d•Hybrid

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 our Capital Planning, Operational Budgeting, and Performance Management propietary cloud based solutions The responsibilities of this role include: Implementing StrataJazz planning and performance management solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S., ensuring alignment to customer‑specific business needs Configuring user requirements, validating functionality, developing financial models, building reports, creating workflows, and testing key features of the software to ensure proper implementation Helping customers define their business and technical requirements and advising them on best practices for financial and capital planning processes Leading virtual and onsite customer training to ensure users understand the relevant features and functions of StrataJazz® Communicating proactively with internal team members and project managers regarding issues or risks during the project lifecycle and developing action plans to mitigate them Contributing to operational improvement and strategic growth initiatives that help Strata scale effectively and continually enhance service delivery Working in an Agile environment and building familiarity with effective methodologies for implementing high‑quality, feature‑rich software Understanding the products within Strata’s Healthcare vertical and how those products interconnect to support customers

Requirements

4+ years of full-time experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems containing Finance applications functionality (Lawson/Infor, SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.)
Strong experience with financial modeling, financial statement analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting concepts
Advanced Excel skills (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, IF Statements)
Experience using SQL or other relational database concepts
Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20–35%
Advanced experience in at least one of the following areas: Finance or consulting within the healthcare industry Software implementation and configuration

Nice To Haves

Prior experience using StrataJazz® in a professional capacity
Project management experience and proven ability to lead structured initiatives

Responsibilities

Implementing StrataJazz planning and performance management solutions for healthcare customers across the U.S., ensuring alignment to customer‑specific business needs
Configuring user requirements, validating functionality, developing financial models, building reports, creating workflows, and testing key features of the software to ensure proper implementation
Helping customers define their business and technical requirements and advising them on best practices for financial and capital planning processes
Leading virtual and onsite customer training to ensure users understand the relevant features and functions of StrataJazz®
Communicating proactively with internal team members and project managers regarding issues or risks during the project lifecycle and developing action plans to mitigate them
Contributing to operational improvement and strategic growth initiatives that help Strata scale effectively and continually enhance service delivery
Working in an Agile environment and building familiarity with effective methodologies for implementing high‑quality, feature‑rich software
Understanding the products within Strata’s Healthcare vertical and how those products interconnect to support customers

Benefits

Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role.
In addition, Strata provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.

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