Blue Shield Of California

Financial Analyst, Principal

Blue Shield Of California$108K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of additional finance experience
  • 10 years of progressive experience in finance analytics and enterprise-level reporting
  • Proven leadership of cross-functional projects with measurable outcomes
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Experience with financial systems like Oracle ERP or Essbase/EPM, including data quality and reporting processes

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and measure cash flow and regulatory capital
  • Develop and maintain financial models and conduct scenario analyses for forecasting
  • Reconcile and integrate data reports across cost, quality, utilization, and risk
  • Conduct audit processes and review internal controls for financial compliance
  • Participate in workgroups to support the implementation of new programs and services
  • Update quarterly forecasts and present annual financial plans to senior management
  • Manage team members to track budget and forecasts, explaining variances and identifying solutions
  • Make data-driven decisions and provide financial summaries in support of operational targets

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with in-office collaboration guidelines
  • Support for employees living more than 50 miles from an office regarding in-office time
  • Commitment to reasonable accommodations for employees with medical conditions
  • Opportunities for professional development and project leadership
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams to impact strategic business initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Operations Finance team is responsible for financial analysis, budget preparation, financial control, forecasting, reporting and for evaluating alternate financial plans. The Principal finance analyst will report to the Director of Operations Finance . In this role you will be managing two individual contributors. You will ensure financial stewardship over operations and serve as the trusted advisor to the executive operations leadership. This includes analysis of key strategic initiatives to drive business results and operating leverage. This position will be the lead finance partner for two of the organizations critical business units.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
• Monitor and measure cash flow and regulatory capital
• Collect and evaluate data, develop and maintain financial models, analyze results and conduct scenario analyses to forecast balance sheet, cash flow and regulatory capital
• Reconcile data results from different sources and combine them into integrated reports spanning cost, quality, utilization, and risk profile metrics
• Follow and conduct audit processes and review internal controls to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely and comply with accounting standards, principles and company policy
• Participate on internal workgroups and committees to provide analytical insight and support for the implementation and enhancement of new programs, products, and services
• Quarterly forecast updates and annual planning; effective communication and presentation of financial plan to senior management, with interpretation of strategic goals and detail needed to support achievement of those goals
• Work with, and manage team members to effectively track budget and forecast details, results, explain variances, identify risks/opportunities and solutions
• Make data driven decisions by providing clear and accurate financial summaries in support of achieving financial and operational targets.
• Partner with management, cross-functional operations teams, and senior finance personnel to understand strategic initiatives and how they impact the budget

Qualifications

  • Required Knowledge and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
  • 10 years of progressive finance analytics experience, including setting analytical strategy for a domain, governing KPI
  • definitions, and leading enterprise-level reporting and decision support
  • Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-functional initiatives using structured project management practices (e.g., define scope, milestones, risks, and stakeholder cadence) with delivery of measurable outcomes (cost, margin, cash, or productivity impacts)
  • Demonstrated advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups), Word, Access, and PowerPoint.
  • Hands-on experience using core finance systems and data sources relevant to the role (e.g., Oracle/ERP, Essbase/EPM, or similar), including building standardized extracts, validating data quality, and establishing repeatable reporting processes


Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Our Workplace Model:

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
  • For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
  • Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
  • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

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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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Blue Shield Of California
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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