This senior finance professional is primarily responsible for leading complex financial assessment and modeling, developing reports for region/business unit performance, ensuring proper development of budget and forecasts, process improvement, and driving strategic financial planning efforts.
Job Summary:
This senior level employee is primarily responsible for leading complex and non-complex financial assessment and modeling efforts, leading internal audit processes, overseeing the development of budgets and forecasts, leading costing activities, and developing reports on region/business unit performance.
Essential Responsibilities:
Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influencing, mentoring, and coaching team members; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; evaluating and responding to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit members; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and updating new procedures and policies; gaining cross-functional support for objectives and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; solving highly complex issues; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
Evaluates the business environment by coordinating financial assessments (e.g., Situational, Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats, Opportunity-Based Strategic Planning, system value chain analysis); and communicating information in reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data to advise leaders on the long-term financial strategy.
Leads internal audit process, reviews audit results, and engages with auditors to resolve issues, implement changes to internal controls and proactively assess high risk areas.
Oversees development of budgets and/or forecasts in accordance with business strategic initiatives by making recommendations based on budgeting trends; coordinating budget and forecasting; and leading the development of department/regional budgets.
Advises region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by implementing complex initiatives; leading and coordinating regular meetings with leadership to review financial results for their areas; and acting as a subject matter expert to Kaiser Senior Management team on reading and interpreting financial results, analyzing variances, and improving performance.
Leads non-complex and complex financial modeling by developing and reviewing models; communicating risk alternatives; and evaluating what-if scenarios and forecasts using in-house models software; and making recommendations.
Evaluates the business vision, objectives, and strategic initiatives by communicating the financial impact of strategies and initiatives and formulating recommendations.
Leads costing activities by recognizing cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities; and recommending and implementing solutions.
Evaluates performance/operations/financial state by developing vision for new templates (e.g., cash flow, RFA process, weekly unit case report) and computer applications; coordinating financial analyses (e.g., operating cash flow analyses, pro forma P&L, line item walk forwards, volume building blocks, NPV, IRR, Discounted Cash Flow, statistical analyses, economic analyses); communicating results; and coordinating variance analysis (e.g., volume, P&L line item, cost of goods, rate).
Reports region/business unit financial information by coordinating use of financial trends, data analysis reports, and forecasts of income and expense; providing recommendations to Leadership based on assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses; and leading the use of data/inputs from region/business unit systems to support analyses (e.g., membership and utilization reports, volume reporting, day sales inventory, analysis spreadsheets, investment schedules).
Supports field operations by reviewing their operational/financial performance; recommending areas of improvement and implementing solutions.
Leads Financial Statement Analysis of initiatives of business partners (e.g., suppliers, customers, co-packers, acquisition targets) by coordinating information reported from software systems (Internet, Bloomberg, and D&B), annual reports, and/or interviews; making recommendations based on the financial status (viability) of business partners; and minimizing risk implications.
Improves financial performance by communicating financial trends; partnering with senior business leaders to identify actions that address performance issues; and recommending enhancements in order to improve performance.
Informs strategic financial planning by interpreting and making recommendations based on financial, utilization, and benchmark data.
Drives strategic financial planning for complex initiatives by preparing and analyzing recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, financial requirements, and operating forecasts; and interpreting financial concepts for financial planning and control.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
Attention to Detail
Business Knowledge
Communication
Critical Thinking
Cross-Group Collaboration
Decision Making
Dependability
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
Drives Results
Facilitation Skills
Health Care Industry
Influencing Others
Integrity
Learning Agility
Organizational Savvy
Problem Solving
Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
Teamwork
Topic-Specific Communication
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum five (5) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
Bachelors degree in finance, business, or related field and Minimum ten (10) years Financial Planning & Analysis experience, or directly related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
Three (3) years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).
Three (3) years project management experience.
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst VI
LOCATION: Hyattsville, Maryland
REQNUMBER: 1407105
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
