Financial Analytics Lead

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. The Financial Analytics Lead manages data to support and influence decisions on day-to-day operations, strategic planning, and specific business performance issues. The Financial Analytics Lead works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and collaborative Financial Analytics Lead to join the Data Foundations team in Insurance Products Actuarial – Models & Process. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and improving financial data infrastructure, supporting audit processes, and enabling self-service analytics for partner teams. You’ll play a key role in ensuring data accuracy, accessibility, and usability across financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and develop self-service tools that support actuarial pricing decisions in the Medicare bid process.
• Manage the scheduling, maintenance, and quality assurance of the Medicare Bid underlying base data datamart and reporting infrastructure.
• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) and provide financial reconciliation support for enhancements to Medicare Bid underlying base data datamart & enterprise member-level financial datamart (“MMMUF”).
• Serve as the primary point of contact for data-related issues and troubleshooting within Medicare bid datamart platforms.
• Own and manage the bi-annual financial audit and annual bid audit process, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support benefit design decision-making during bids, audits, and internal reviews.
• Partner with finance operations and service teams to resolve discrepancies and improve audit readiness.
• Maintain and improve tools used by internal teams for financial planning and bid evaluation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in financial analytics, data infrastructure, or a similar role.
• Background in healthcare, insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Strong SQL and data management skills; experience working with large datasets and reporting systems.
• Familiarity with financial audit processes and internal controls.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• 2 years of project leadership experience.
• Experience in managing data to support and influence decisions on day-to-day operations, strategic planning, and specific business performance issues.
• Experience in compiling, modeling, interpreting, and analyzing data to identify, explain, and influence variances and trends.
• Ability to explain variances and trends and enhance modeling techniques.
• Must be able to exercise independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues regarding job duties.
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial planning or bid evaluation tools.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Financial or actuarial background.
• Experience with Python programming – Expectation to gain proficiency within the first two years.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, or Snowflake – Expectation to gain proficiency within the first two years.
• Prior leadership experience, including managing direct reports.

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