Lead Financial Analyst - ReqCode 972BR

Helping make high-quality health care for Californians easy, accessible and affordable is a great calling. Knowing that your company has contributed over $125 million back into California communities and will continue to do so is flat out uplifting. Join the hardest working, not-for-profit health plan in California and be part of the solution.
Supporting the Individual, Small Group, and Government business segment, develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control. Consolidates, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations to senior management for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements and operating forecasts. May perform economic research and studies in the areas of revenue/expense, depreciations, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance and impact of contractual agreements. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance.
Responsibilities:
* Consolidates, summarizes and presents complex financial information to senior management.
* Develops financial forecasts, budgets, and month-end business analysis for leadership team. Completes ad-hoc reporting as necessary.
* Develop financial models; collect and evaluate data, analyze results.
* Develops and coordinates planning, forecasting, and monthly close processes for the division.
* Design and produce analyses/reports for department and/or management.
Provide policy guidance and interpretation to ensure financial records are consistent and comply with company policies and GAAP.
* May summarize detailed revenue/expense data compare summarized claim data against fee schedules and contracts.
* Produce contract performance reports, modeling of reimbursement rates, evaluation of financial contract modifications and compiling and monitoring key managed care statistics.
* Research and prepare evaluations on a variety of projects/problems (financial, statistical, operational and cost/benefit analyses).
Education/Requirements:
* Demonstrates specialized depth and/or breadth of financial analysis and strong working knowledge of related disciplines.
* Contributes to the development of new concepts and techniques. Recognized as a technical expert across the company.
* Strong experience using planning systems, Essbase and Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Powerpoint) and developing management reporting.
* Demonstrates strong collaboration and communication skills.
Minimum Experience Level:
Typically requires 7-10 years financial analysis experience with a Bachelor's degree or 5-8 years; MBA or Master's degree preferred.
Blue Shield of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.