Senior Financial Analyst

Join the Enterprise Financial Planning and Analysis team! This role partners with members of the Finance leadership team to manage aspects of the Cigna Finance department's operational budget. This role is responsible for completing the expense forecasting management process and performing financial business decision support activities.

Major Responsibilities Include:

• Partner with business owners to develop and prepare periodic forecasts and operating expense plans for Finance business teams.

• Develops and prepares expense analysis reports and/or scorecards with actionable insights for various levels of management including the senior team.

• Provides consultative options and recommendations to optimize limited budget resources.

• Analyze and identify drivers of forecasts vs. actual expense variances. Identifies risks and opportunities to expense targets. Makes recommendations to assist business leaders to take action to close gaps to operational expense targets.

• Continuously improve periodic forecasting tools and metrics to increase cost and activity transparency.Develops driver based expense models using metrics and data to produce forecasts.

• Engage broader Finance community partners for cross organizational initiatives involving collaboration (e.g., Accounting, etc.). Ensure financial transparency into initiative development and results.

• Leverages Oracle Hyperion based technology and other tools to enhance reporting and projection models.

• Scope of primary planning responsibilities include Evernorth Finance (including Evernorth Underwriting, Pricing, PBM FP&A, Client Audit, RCM, Strategy and HD & Specialty Finance), Cigna Treasury, Enterprise Bank Fees, and Investor Relations.

• Other aspects of the role: review vendor contract financial terms for consistency with operational expense goals and assist with cost benefit analysis for new projects and investments which may include modeling.

Competencies:

• Communicates Effectively. Develops and delivers communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique need to different audiences.

• Balances Stakeholders. Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

• Collaborates. Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Financial Acumen. Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to better business decisions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• 4+ years of business financial planning and financial analysis experience

• Strong understand of expense accounting and management reporting needed.

• Knowledge of the healthcare industry is highly desirable.

• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills. Oracle Hyperion Planning and EssBase experience is a plus.

• End-User knowledge of Hyperion Planning Tools or similar database concepts.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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