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We are looking for a detail oriented, self-motivated and collaborative Senior Financial Analyst to support our health plan finance team. This role is unique in that it combines the skills of a data analyst with the business acumen of a financial analyst. The ideal candidate will be curious, passionate about data, and able to articulate trends through data and analytics that will support Aetna’s ability to achieve our financial and strategic goals. You should be able to write scripts in SQL and provide thoughtful and accurate analysis to our internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills, including prioritization and escalation of issues when appropriate
• Prepare and deliver, in a timely and accurate manner, daily, weekly, and/or monthly financial reports, regulatory reports, and financial packages to support the achievement of organizational objectives
• Provide data and analysis to support the unit's mission of providing the highest quality healthcare for our members
• Act as a business partner with the various internal and external shareholders
• Assist with analysis of key components of financial results and address questions as needed
• Manage data from multiple sources using relational databases and write scripts to drive insightful reporting
• Collaborate with Actuaries, Medical Economics, and plan personnel to identify/measure medical savings opportunities
• Ability to identify trends in data analysis and report key findings to manager
• Prepare financial reports due per the state contract
• Prepare large claims reserves
• Prepare complex ad hoc monthly reports as needed for key performance metrics
• Streamline processes for efficiency and identify cost and time savings opportunities within defined scope
• Prepare monthly market share reporting for delivery to plan management team
• Represent the Finance team in plan/provider meetings as needed
• Understand and articulate business drivers and market trends
• Assist project teams as a subject matter expert

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with financial planning and analysis
• 3+ years of experience working with SQL or other database query languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Experience in industries such as healthcare, managed care, or insurance
• Knowledge of Relational Databases
• Ability to manipulate large amount of data into concise analytical reports
• Experience creating Data Visualizations
• Project Management experience
• Ability to collaborate with functional areas to drive results
• Ability to create and deliver presentations to internal and external customers

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• Preferring degrees in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Math, Data Science, Computer Science, or related disciplines. Master’s degree (i.e. MBA) preferred.