Alberta Blue Cross®
Finance
SeniorFinancialAnalyst–FinancialPlanningandAnalysis
“Senior Financial Analyst– Financial Planning and Analysis at Alberta Blue Cross®. Skills: Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), business partnering, financial analysis, Power BI, Power Query, Microsoft Excel. Establish consultative relationships with divisional leaders including Senior Vice Presidents (SVP) in developing driver-based budgets, forecasts and assessing variances as their financial business partner. Prepare and present periodic financial information and analysis to division leader”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering exceptional customer experience; promoting wellness; recognized for your contributions; maintain a healthy work-life balance; enhance evidence-based decisions; alignment of views on departmental performance, product development, customer profitability, and operating initiatives; meaningful, actionable insights about business performance and potential optimization opportunities; greater efficiency and effectiveness; Align key performance indicators with organizational goals; enhance financial reporting efficiency and accuracy; delivering high-quality work under tight timelines
Industry & Context.
Critical thinking skills in pursuit of continuous improvement and value-add; research; data analysis
A criminal record check satisfactory to Alberta Blue Cross will be required as a condition of employment, following a conditional offer.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years’ progressively responsible experience in financial planning and analysis in a similar size organization, Self-motivated and able to work independently, with the ability to deliver high-quality results under pressure and demanding deadlines, Critical thinking skills in pursuit of continuous improvement and value-add, Demonstrated experience in developing and analyzing driver-based models, Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to break down complex financial concepts and communicate without prejudice, while forming collaborative partnerships that engage various levels within the organization, including executive and non-financial managers, Experience developing, designing, analyzing and continuously improving reports, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills, Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables, anticipate obstacles and meet deadlines, Initiative in taking ownership and responsibility, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with corporate performance management or enterprise systems, Working knowledge of Power BI and Power Query, with the ability to build, maintain, and refresh reports, dashboards, and data models to support decision making
Nice to Have
Professional accounting designation (CPA), Experience with Workday Adaptive
What You'll Do.
Establish consultative relationships with divisional leaders including Senior Vice Presidents (SVP) in developing driver-based budgets
forecasts and assessing variances as their financial business partner
Prepare and present periodic financial information and analysis to division leaders using dashboards and data visualizations
Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to enhance evidence-based decisions ensuring alignment of views on departmental performance
customer profitability
and operating initiatives
Prepare draft presentation materials and speaking notes for the Director’s presentation to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors on topics such as: Monthly/quarterly financial results
Engage with division leaders to understand their business
interpret financial results
drivers and assumptions
and deliver reporting on a regular basis
Partner with cross-functional teams to consolidate and integrate financial and non-financial information into meaningful
actionable insights about business performance and potential optimization opportunities
Leverage leading practices to improve processes and procedures while identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and effectiveness
Align key performance indicators with organizational goals and utilize tools and reports to effectively monitor and communicate them
Prepare periodic external reporting and audit compliance through preparation of reports and analysis including but not limited to annual audit
Statistics Canada submissions
and implement process improvement initiatives to enhance financial reporting efficiency and accuracy
Provide basic guidance to junior team members
fostering skill development and collaboration within the FP&A team
Provide responsive support for ad hoc requests from division leaders
and coordination of information across teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with leaders across Alberta Blue Cross; Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional teams; forming collaborative partnerships that engage various levels within the organization, including executive and non-financial managers; Partner with cross-functional teams; fostering skill development and collaboration within the FP&A team; coordination of information across teams
Communication Scope
exceptional communication skills; excellent communication skills; communicate without prejudice
Process & Methodology
Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables, anticipate obstacles, meet deadlines
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