Blue Cross Blue Shield Association ยท 19 hours ago
Financial Consultant
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$74K/yr - $102K/yr
4+ years expBlue Cross Blue Shield Association is seeking a Financial Consultant to provide financial services for planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. The role involves preparing and analyzing financial reports, developing budgets, and ensuring the accuracy of financial data while collaborating with various business units.
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Responsibilities
Providing financial services for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring, and analysis delivered to the customer groups
Serving 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
Providing analytical support to financial planning and analysis projects as assigned to help contribute to the successful operation of the various customer business units supported
Preparing and analyzing various financial reports to support specific business units, fully comprehending underlying data
Completing monthly and custom financial reporting for certain business units, which 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
Developing and supporting budgets, revenue/expense forecasts, and capital projections within assigned business units
Utilizing effective financial modeling to collect, streamline, analyze, monitor, and communicate financial results to management for representation to senior leadership
Performing monthly and ad-hoc reporting, monitoring, and value-added analysis for various levels of staff and management
Responding to and resolving various ad-hoc financial requests and customer issues, such as resource modeling, trend reporting, project code setup, invoice reconciliation, and billing inquiries
Developing and maintaining financial communications with multi-departmental management and the Finance team
Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all financial data by performing required cross-checks and supporting priority projects with ad-hoc analyses or financial modeling
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Work experience within similar environment experience using financial/accounting systems including Workday, Hyperion, and Tableau
Benefits
Annual bonus incentive
Paid time off
11 holidays
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Generous 401(k) matching
Lifestyle spending account
Many other benefits
Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a national federation of 36 independent operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kim Keck
President and CEO
Lynn Merritt
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
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