Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description As the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, you'll lead a finance team and serve as a trusted partner to assigned operating divisions. In this role, you'll provide leadership across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis while helping senior leaders make informed financial and operational decisions. You'll also help ensure strong stewardship of enterprise resources and provide the tools, insights, and financial discipline needed to support both short- and long-term business strategy. What You'll Do Works with other units in Finance and other areas of the company to develop financial products for the benefit of key stakeholders Serves as a key liaison to engage and mobilize financial resources as needed to address business problems. Accountable for leading efforts with divisional leadership to develop and communicate annual operating budgets and monthly forecasts ensuring alignment with enterprise and divisional strategic goals and objectives. Responsible for the integration of operational metrics, analytics and informatics into financial management goals and strategies. Understands emerging business trends and operational drivers and translates operational performance into financial results. Ensures that reporting and analysis of budgets, forecasts, cost allocations, staffing, and benchmarking are in alignment with and support business financial models to be achieved by working in close collaboration with appropriate Finance departments. Identifies underlying business drivers, capacity levels, and operating constraints to maximize throughput at minimum financial cost, while focusing on customers' and key stakeholders' needs. Advises divisional senior management on financial matters, assessing and explaining long and short-term implications of proposed/implemented initiatives for the organization. Participates in business case development including staffing/performance modeling and financial management requirements for assigned functions, as well as on-going monitoring and reporting of actual performance against the business case. Works with related finance units to align that long-term operating expense targets with target market pricing/affordability requirements. Effectively communicates with COO leadership to maximize and maintain focus on corporate, divisional, and business unit goals and objectives. What You Bring Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required) 8+ years of experience in related field. In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field. Bonus Points Experience utilizing Workday and Adaptive Planning Highly Preferred What You'll Get The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that's deeply invested in the community. Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work. Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs. Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance. Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education. 401k match including an annual company contribution Learn more  Salary Range At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs. *Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance. $118,691.00 - $189,906.00 Skills Cost Analysis, Finance Strategy, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Performance, Financial Performance Analysis, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Resources, Operating Budgets, Operational Performance, People Management, Strategic Planning _____________________________________________________________________ JOB ALERT FRAUD: We have become aware of scams from individuals, organizations, and internet sites claiming to represent Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina in recruitment activities in return for disclosing financial information. Our hiring process does not include text-based conversations or interviews and never requires payment or fees from job applicants. All our career opportunities are published on https://bcbsnc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/BCBSNC. If you have already provided your personal information that you suspect is fraudulent activity, please report it to your local authorities. Any fraudulent activity should be reported to: HR.Staffing@BCBSNC.com. About Us It's an exciting time to work at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC). Health care is changing, and we're leading the way. We offer more than health insurance our customers can count on. We're committed to better health and better health care − in our communities and beyond. Our employees bring energy and creativity to the workplace, and it shows in our innovative approach to improving the health and well-being of North Carolinians. Blue Cross NC is a fully taxed, not-for-profit company headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. We serve more than 4.3 million members, and we employ more than 5,000 people across the country who are passionate about making health care better for all. Help us lead the charge for better health care by joining our award-winning team. Discover tremendous opportunities with us to do challenging and rewarding work. Opportunities that can lead you to a fulfilling career, work that can help others lead healthier, happier lives. Authorization to Work in the United States We use E-verify to confirm authorization to work in the United States. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify Overview for English or Visión General de E-Verify for Español. Request Accommodations Blue Cross NC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify HR at HR.Staffing@bcbsnc.com. Blue Cross NC is a Hybrid Flex company. Whether the role is Hybrid Flex or Remote Flex depends on the nature of the work and distance from our Durham headquarters. We welcome candidates from outside the local area and in any of our approved states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming