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Financial Analyst, Principal

Blue Shield of California
Oakland, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2024 CLOSED ON 2/4/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst, Principal position at Blue Shield of California?

JOB DESCRIPTION


Your Role

The Senior Markets, Actuarial & Financial Analytics team serves as key financial advisors to the General Manager of Senior Markets. Key responsibilities of the team include pricing and forecasting of financials and membership for all senior products. The Financial Analyst, Principal will report to the Director, Actuarial & Financial Analytics. In this role you will be responsible for driving strategic projects focused on improving the profitability of the senior market segment. In addition, this role will be responsible for communicating a holistic financial picture of total senior markets, which includes several product lines, to the general manager and stakeholders.


  • RESPONSIBILITIES

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Monitor and measure cash flow and regulatory capital
  • Collect and evaluate data, develop and maintain financial models, analyze results and conduct scenario analyses to forecast balance sheet, cash flow and regulatory capital
  • Reconcile data results from different sources and combine them into integrated reports spanning cost, quality, utilization, and risk profile metrics
  • Follow and conduct audit processes and review internal controls to ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely and comply with accounting standards, principles and company policy
  • Participate on internal workgroups and committees to provide analytical insight and support for the implementation and enhancement of new programs, products, and services
  • Manage projects end to end, while providing oversight to junior analysts.
  • Communicate financial results regularly to stakeholders, and partner cross-functionally to communicate actionable insights from the financial results
  • Routinely undergo process improvements to drive efficiencies and improve outcomes
  • Lead market and competitive analysis

QUALIFICATIONS


Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience

Pay Range: The pay range for this role is: $ 136400.00 to $ 204600.00 for California.

Note: Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

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ABOUT THE TEAM
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

Our Values:

  • Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
  • Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
  • Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model:

Blue Shield of California is dedicated to making work-life balance a reality. Whether you prefer to work in an office or from home, we understand flexibility is more important than ever. That’s why Blue Shield is a hybrid company, offering you the opportunity to decide where you can do your best and most meaningful work.

Two ways of working: Hybrid (our default) and office

  • Hybrid – In a business unit approved office a few times per year to 3 days per week, on average
  • Office – In a business unit approved office 4 days a week, on average. If the role you’re applying for is deemed an “Essential Role,” the company has determined that the role can only be performed in a Blue Shield office or in the field and would require your to meet the office worker classification.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Due to the current public health emergency in California, Blue Shield employees are almost all working remotely. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.


Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records 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 regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

Salary : $136,400 - $204,600

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