Financial Analyst 29930 at Solving IT

One of the largest health insurers in the nation is focused on continuously building an industry-defining, world-class IT capability. Healthcare is forever evolving, especially due to emerging technologies, making this a great experience to add to your resume. Come join their winning team!

This contract to hire role as a Financial Analyst in Chicago, IL is responsible to performs more complex analysis in areas such as budgets, strategic plans and product line analysis. The position will be responsible for developing and managing complex financial models and monthly reporting packages to support ongoing strategic business operations and initiatives.

The role will interface with Financial Analysts, Financial Management and Business Unit Leaders. The right candidate will be able to take the initiative in an unstructured and fast-paced environment. This role will work closely with Finance Leadership on the development of strategies and will be accountable for providing appropriate and consistent financial and data analysis, scenario & sensitivity analysis, annual budgeting, on-going forecasting, and presentation of findings to drive performance / support optimal operations.

Responsibilities:

•       Develop financial models and manage existing models to help analysts use the data to operate more efficiently.

•       Gather and analyze key divisional and portfolio performance metrics and communicate these metrics from detail to summary level.

•       Identify risks/issues and assist in making recommendations on process improvements to internal stakeholder teams and lead/assist in the implementation.

•       Capability to build and analyze complex models to support ongoing business operations.

•       Proactively communicate complex analysis in a concise, organized manner to both financial senior leadership for decision making.

•       Review analysis of financial reports prepared by team, i.e. variance analysis, staffing analysis, corporate reporting of Budget, Actual, metric reporting.

•       Performs other related duties as assigned and ad hoc analysis as needed (cross company)

•       Develops automated reporting and forecasting tools for more efficient use of data.

Requirements:

•       Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or Finance and 5 years business experience in corporate financial reporting and budgeting or IT operational functions in IT Financials, OR 8 business experience in corporate financial reporting and budgeting or IT operational functions in IT Financials.

•       Knowledge of tools/applications used within Internal Operations (i.e. Workday, Oracle, Smartview [Essbase], MS Teams, SharePoint) and experience with at least one tool or comparable

•       Customer service skills including managing customers’ expectations and/or vendor relationships.

•       Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

•       Presentation, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.

•       PC proficiency to include Word, Excel, MS Access, PowerPoint, Power Query and Power BI. VBA and/or Alteryx is a plus

•       Detail orientated

Preferred Job Requirements:

•       Experience with creating financial modeling

•       Experience with running workflows in Power Query or Alteryx business/financial models

•       Maintaining and validating large datasets

•       Knowledge of Oracle and Smartview

Benefits: 

Solving IT, a Woman and LGBTQ+ owned and operated organization is thrilled to provide a comprehensive benefit package to all our W2 employees and their families, regardless of gender. We are proud to offer five diverse health plan options as well as a PPO dental plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield, Term Life/AD&D Insurance, and a 401(k) Savings Plan. Solving IT covers a portion of the health and dental premiums for our employees. 

As you progress in your professional journey, Solving IT is dedicated to accommodating your evolving preferences and matching you with fulfilling projects. We champion equality and embrace diversity in all its forms. Creating an atmosphere that encourages varied perspectives to collaborate fosters personal development, strengthens team unity, and contributes to the overall success of the organization! 

Whether you're seeking your next career challenge or aiming to stay abreast of industry trends, Solving IT is committed to supporting your career advancement. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and utilize the most up-to-date market insights and compensation data to ensure that you receive not just advice, but the complete Solving IT Experience.