Manager, Finance Analytics at Blue Shield of CA in rancho cordova, California

Job Description:

Job Description

The CIO Finance Manager reports directly to the Senior Director of Finance, Information Technology and Customer Experience Expense Stewardships. The Finance Manager is responsible for the administrative expense planning, tracking, and reporting for Applications, Infrastructure, Security, Shared Services, and Quality Engineering Services. This people leader will ensure financial leadership to ensure that the short-term and long-range business objectives of supported functions are achieved. This includes identification and implementation of key strategic initiatives to drive business results and operating leverage. The position will also ensure the integrity of the financial systems and control environment for the group are adequate to support the business needs. This position will be a key business and strategic partner to the operational leaders of the supported functions.

Responsibilities

• Act as a financial business advisor and thought leader for supported functions and the Senior Director of Finance, CIO Stewardship.


• Lead the finance business partnership supporting the operations and objectives of supported functions.


• Provide long-term strategic planning and analysis and working closely with CIO stakeholders, IT Finance, and Corporate Finance teams.


• Manage reporting and monitoring of key financial and operational performance metrics to drive operating leverage.


• Lead collaboratively the annual financial planning and quarterly forecast process for supported functions.


• Initiate collaboration with other Corporate Finance managers to identify best practices, explore career development opportunities, improve organizational knowledge, and make significant positive financial contributions to Blue Shield of California.


• Use fact-based data to help drive improved business performance and decisions.


• Analyze complex data to identify critical data points and discuss critical decision factors.


• Prepare and review business analysis reports and presentations.


• Manage team of 2-3 analysts as direct reports.


• Dedicated to getting results, continuous learning and building high performing teams.


• Some travel may be required.

Knowledge and Experience

• Typically, requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, including 2 years of management experience.


• Bachelor's degree required; emphasis on Finance of business-related field preferred.


• Master's degree in a business or health care field and/or equivalent experience strongly preferred.


• Manages, coaches, develops, and engages high performing teams that lead through change effectively.


• Exceptional skills in financial modeling to execute the forecast, financial planning, and enterprise reporting processes.


• Builds successful client relationships and seeks out and connects with the right cross functional partners internally and externally to develop solutions with an enterprise view.


• Is an effective team member, as well as team leader and can flex role to fit the broader team needs in different situations.


• Demonstrated leadership experience.


• Creates and executes team and department goals.


• Manages, coaches, develops, and engages high performing teams that lead through change effectively.


• Is an effective team member, as well as team leader and can flex role to fit the broader team needs in different situations.


• Leads the team by driving and integrating efforts, leading major projects to successful implementation.


• Ability to successfully manage departmental projects through to completion.


• Builds successful client relationships and seeks out and connects with the right cross functional partners internally and externally to develop solutions with an enterprise view.


• Seeks out and connects with the right cross functional partners internally and externally to develop solutions with an enterprise view.


• Communicates clearly, concisely, and effectively. Is open, candid, and kind in their communications with others at all levels.


• Strong business writing, analytical, and mathematical skills.


• Demonstrated business creativity.


• Skill in decision-making, organizational, planning and problem-solving.


• Operates with transparency, authentic engagement, and commitment to enterprise goals.


• Ability to own the process and execution of the annual budget and forecasts with a reasonable degree of accuracy.


• Demonstrated background and understanding of strategic, business and financial planning.


• Knowledge of financial analysis, trending and benchmarking as well as general management of accounting applications.


• Previous experience in the financial and operational management of health insurance products/services strongly preferred.


• Experience working inthe technology industry or IT finance a plus.

Additional Information

• About Company: At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for - LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - Join us!










• Physical Requirements: Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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• EEO Footer: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.











• Requisition ID: 21001W0













• Posting Date: Jun 10, 2021











• Schedule: Full-time

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