Senior Financial Operations Analyst

• Location : Onsite 3-4x/week in NW San Antonio, Texas
• Schedule : Monday-Friday 8am-5pm CST
• Contract Length : 6-month contract to permanent

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strong research and analysis skills - Conduct analysis of financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and areas of improvements.
• Develop and maintenance of forecasts and budget related to margin, management fees and related metrics
• Building financial models to access and forecast the impact of intercompany management fees
• Refresh and tie-out monthly, quarterly and annual financial data models in Excel using power query. This includes but not limited to monthly actuals, forecast models and budget files.
• Conduct variance analysis to understand deviations from plan and providing insights on corrective actions.
• Identifying process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Presenting financial analysis, findings, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Collaborating with internal cross functional teams to ensure alignment with goals and objectives
• Assist with the roll-up and load of the annual budget enterprise-wide using the Planful and SmartView platforms
• Analyze benchmarking data, reports, processes, and measurements for key managed care indicators to recognize trends and assist in developing forecasts and financial planning.
• Develops innovative approaches to achieve deliverables and increase efficiencies.
• As rapidly as technology advances, you'll need to be just as quick at adapting and adjusting. And you'll also need to be fully committed to working on agile and collaborative teams, where your discipline and dedication will make all the difference to your teams achievements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college/university (other degrees are considered when accompanied by aptitude or interest in finance)
• 5+ years of Financial Analysis experience required
• 3+ years experience in data analysis
• Experience with Financial Planning software: Planful or similar software like Vena, Anaplan, or Pigment
• Experience with general ledgers
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, 1+ year of PeopleSoft (or other accounting software), Tableau or PowerBI, as well as proficiency in other Office applications
• Strong communication skills with ability to relay financial findings in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight financial deadlines
• Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritizing workloads
• Ability to work autonomously on special projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Power Query
• Oracle SmartView in Excel
• Oracle Essbase
• Healthcare financial experience highly preferred
• Experience in data validation and Assurance
• Experience in Gross Margin forecasting
• Experience with Cloud based financial reporting tools like Host Analytics, Anaplan, or Adaptive Analytics