Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Delta Dental Plans Association

$71K — $149K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 4+ years in financial planning and analysis
  • Strong organizational and time management abilities
  • Detail-oriented with analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in ERP systems (Oracle/Hyperion preferred) and MS Office suite
  • Knowledge of health insurance industry is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Drive planning, budgeting, and forecasting with business owners
  • Report and communicate monthly financial performance with analysis
  • Conduct persuasive analysis for strategic decision-making across the business
  • Manage department processes like cost allocations and profitability analysis
  • Develop and maintain complex financial models
  • Identify process improvements for operational efficiency
  • Mentor junior analysts and oversee their work

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule after initial onboarding period
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to strategic business decision-making
  • Work in a supportive environment with mentorship opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for developing and managing division level budgets and forecast. This position will analyze, interpret and communicate timely and unbiased financial information to management to inform critical business decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Drives planning, budgeting and forecasting process by partnering with business owners.
  • Responsible for monthly financial performance reporting and communications, including trend and variance analysis, to functional and finance leaders.
  • Works independently or collaboratively with cross-functional teams to perform sophisticated, high-impact persuasive analysis that drives strategic decision-making for all areas of the business.
  • Manages key department processes and projects, such as cost allocations, profitability analysis, scenario analysis, rate review, cost benefit analysis, etc.
  • Develops and maintain complex models.
  • Identifies opportunities and lead process improvement efforts to achieve operational efficiency.
  • Mentors junior members of the team and oversee their work.
  • Drives efforts to improve financial and business acumen of partners across the enterprise.
  • Supports development of analysis, including key drivers that impact business outcome.
  • Interprets financial and other data to deliver insights and support decision making for business partners.


  • Qualifications

    • 4+ w/Bachelor's degree
    • A minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis
    • Strong organizational/time management skills and multi-tasking abilities.
    • Detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Knowledge of ERP and Planning applications, such as Oracle/Hyperion, SAP, IBM/Cognos required (Oracle/Hyperion preferred)
    • Understanding of basic accounting concepts and principles
    • Able to effectively coordinate work and communicate across disparate groups of individuals, functions, and levels in the organization
    • PC literacy required; Excellent MSOffice skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
    • Knowledge of health insurance industry desirable

    ***Please Note: This is a hybrid position. During the first three months of employment, team members are expected to work onsite approximately three days per week in either our Oakland, CA or Rancho Cordova, CA office for onboarding and training. After this initial period, the role transitions to approximately one day per week onsite. Candidates should be within a reasonable commuting distance of one of these locations.***

    Base Pay Information

    The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
    Pay Grade 20. $71,400 - $149,500

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