Manager Financial Analysis - HNAS

Company : Highmark Inc.
Job Description :

This job oversees the comprehensive analysis and reporting on financial results and the semi‑annual financial forecasting of defined products. Ensures that financial data is appropriately coded as conversions among claim systems and revenue systems are completed, to ensure that the financial statements continue to be properly stated at an income control and rating category level. Provides explanations for product variances during the monthly financial closing process, which includes the closing meetings and the formal monthly financial documents.

Coordinate the completion of ad‑hoc analyses requested by management. Oversee a staff of financial analysts, who are responsible for regular comprehensive analysis of products and for the proper statement of financial results through system conversions.

HNAS (Health Now Administrative Services) offers flexible, cost‑effective solutions for employee health benefits. HNAS is part of Highmark Health, a national blended health organization with a mission to create remarkable health experiences. Our culture is built on your growth and development, collaborating across our organization, and making a big impact for those we serve

This role is looking for someone who has leadership experience along with experience with TPA, Stop loss, and self‑funded clients.
This role is looking for someone who has experience with auditing and funding.

• Oversee the development of the semi‑annual financial forecast. This includes ensuring the source data for the product forecasts is complete and accurate, completing a review of the projected profitability of each product to ensure that the projected results are reasonable, and explaining the product results to the various interested parties.
• Coordinate the review of data feeds to the financial systems to ensure that data continues to be properly reflected at the lowest level of detail.
• Anticipate the financial analysis needs of the product owners and provide them with appropriate analyses to help them understand product results.
• Oversee a staff responsible for completing financial analyses to ensure that the analysis is complete and thorough, that adequate documentation is maintained of the results of the analyses and explain the results to various internal customers.
• Responsible for appropriate training and development of forecast and product analysis staff.
• Work closely with the forecast & product analysis staff to ensure that various explanations are thorough, understandable, and are consistent with entity wide trends and results.
• Explain the current and projected financial results and trends for products, as well as provide updates on the status of the verification of financial data impacted by system conversions to senior management.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor’s degree.

• Master's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related field

• 5 years with financial planning, analysis and/or accounting
• 2 years in management

• None

• None

• CPA

• Knowledge of financial systems/spreadsheets
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to analyze financial results and to comprehend complex rating structures impacting financial results and used for financial forecasting.
• Ability to interpret and summarize results of variance analysis in a meaningful way.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

None

None

Teaches / trains others regularly

Frequently

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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