Senior Strategic Finance Project Analyst

Amerihealth Caritas•,

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Sr Strategic Finance Project Analyst leads high-priority finance projects and cross-functional workstreams by bringing structure, governance, and disciplined execution to complex initiatives. This role develops actionable insights from financial, operational, and market data; translates findings into clear implications, risks, opportunities, and recommendations; and prepares executive-ready materials that support senior leadership decision-making, portfolio oversight, and achievement of strategic objectives. Work Arrangement: Remote within the United States, working Eastern Standard Time For roles that are 100% remote or hybrid, you must have access to a reliable high-speed internet connection to support daily job responsibilities. A minimum bandwidth of 50 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload is required. Those fully remote associates residing in states where service is required by contract, law, or regulation will be allowed to submit for reimbursement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
5 or more years Finance, project coordination, business analysis, analytics, healthcare, or related experience.
Strong project management skills, including workplans, milestones, RAID logs, decision logs, action trackers, and other governance routines.
Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and translate complex information into actionable insights and recommendations.
Advanced analytical, financial modeling, business case development, and problem-solving skills.
Strong executive communication, storytelling, presentation, and audience-tailoring skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, facilitate discussions, and drive timely follow-through.
Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, portfolio reporting, and performance monitoring tools.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data visualization or BI tools preferred.
Strong attention to detail, accountability, organization, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

familiarity with data visualization or BI tools preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional finance projects and portfolio workstreams from planning through execution, including project charters, workplans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decision logs, and governance routines.
Develop business cases, financial models, and value assessments in partnership with Finance, IS, and business leaders, including data collection, assumption validation, scenario analysis, and expected outcome tracking.
Synthesize financial, operational, and market data into insights that identify performance drivers, root causes, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for leadership review.
Build and maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools to monitor project performance, value realization, financial impact, and emerging risks or opportunities.
Prepare executive-facing materials, including Board, senior leadership, steering committee, and CFO/CEO-level updates, with concise storylines, decision frameworks, talking points, and clear “so what” implications.
Identify, manage, and escalate risks, issues, dependencies, and barriers across projects, pairing escalations with mitigation options, accountable owners, timing, and recommended decisions.
Facilitate working sessions, leadership reviews, and cross-functional discussions to align stakeholders, clarify decisions needed, confirm ownership, and drive timely follow-through.
Drive standardization of project templates, executive reporting formats, action trackers, dashboards, and portfolio management processes to improve consistency and repeatability.
Mentor junior analysts and promote analytical rigor, structured thinking, and executive-ready communication across assigned projects and deliverables.