Finance Acceleration Associate

** Company :*
* Highmark Health

** Job Description :*
* ** JOB SUMMARY*
* This job is a two-year, early career acceleration program for Finance that focuses on increasing corporate finance skills and business knowledge of the enterprise. Associates are expected to enhance their personal and professional development by rotating through different business areas over the course of two years in selected Finance roles, including but not limited to, financial planning & analysis, cost management, accounting, strategic finance and procurement.  

These different rotations provide a unique opportunity to build skills and experience to excel in the Finance field. The incumbent is assigned to functional areas within Enterprise Finance or the Business Unit Finance teams based on their experience, educational background, and interests and are made responsible for various work streams and assignments. Accountabilities include, but are not limited to, regular discretion and judgement to solve problems, creating innovative solutions, interacting with customers and senior leadership, and acting as a champion for the program, through program optimization, outreach and recruitment, and mentorship of future recruits.

The incumbent will receive focused and regimented development and exposure to position for accelerated advancement.

** ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES*
* + Develop a robust understanding of the company's products and services, how we achieve our financial objectives, and how team leadership and influencing skills as a finance leader are critical to the success of the organization. This will be achieved through active participation with the program leadership, peers / cohort, Evolve, and taking advantage of other formal and informal learning opportunities.

+ Perform financial analysis and/or accounting duties as an individual contributor and/or team leader, ensuring that work product is timely and accurate, the work is performed in a manner that minimizes manual processes and is delivered with a customer focus. Complete assignments in the assigned functional rotational area including gathering and synthesizing data into meaningful observations, analyzing, identifying, and problem solving for various situations.

Present findings and recommendations to leadership and workgroup at the close of each rotational assignment.

+ Contribute to short and medium-term duration projects, building an action-oriented skill set that enables successful project delivery and confidence from project team members and matrix partners. Collaborate with key stakeholders across business units, vendors, and partners during rotations.

+ Engage in career planning targeted towards Finance skill development and seek professional development feedback. Through rotation work and skill development, develop an orientation towards success in higher-level analyst roles.

+ Other duties as assigned or requested.

** EXPERIENCE*
* ** Required*
* + Have completed at least one internship in a role relevant to this position

+ Must be legally authorized to work for any US employer without requiring sponsorship

** Preferred*
* + Active in one or more club, volunteerism effort, or other activity outside of the classroom

** SKILLS*
* + Written and spoken communication skills

+ Leadership and interpersonal skills

+ Collaboration

+ Problem solving and decision making

+ Project delivery

+ Financial analysis

** EDUCATION*
* ** Required*
* + ​Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or related field.

** Substitutions*
* + None

** Preferred*
* +  None

** LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS*
* ** Required*
* + None

** Preferred*
* + None

** Language (Other than English)**  **:*
* None

** Travel Requirement:*
* 0% - 25%

** PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS*
* ** Position Type*
* Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel 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

Occasionally

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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