Lead Financial Analyst

• Interfaces with various departments, senior management and individuals external to BCBSM.
• Responds to customer inquiries related to recovery audits.
• Provide staff training as required, including claim adjustments, journal entry posting, account reconciliation and transaction processing functions.
• Provide, maintain and analyze trends on internal and external collection activity.
• Prepare monthly statistical management reports.
• Administers and adheres to corporate policies, procedures and standards to ensure proper internal controls are developed and maintained.
• Coordinates development and maintenance of department desk procedures and workflow processes.
• Prepares quarterly and annual reports detailing departmental performance.
• Participates in meetings and workgroups to identify and implement efficiencies to improve department performance.
• Represents management and serves as subject matter expert in corporate workgroups and project initiatives relating to assigned area.
• Administers the Master Labor Agreement.
• Maintains good working relationships with internal and external customers
• Assists with special projects and any other duties or assignments as requested by management.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Four (4) to six (6) years experience in related field.
• Experience required in leading projects, coordinating efforts that involve other people or direct supervisory responsibility demonstrated leadership skills.
• Certification (CPA, CMA, CFM) preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate financial information to financial and non-financial individuals.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem solving skills and the ability to identify and analyze accounting and business issues.
• Experience required in leading projects, coordinating efforts that involve other people or direct supervisory experience.
• Proficient in current industry standard PC applications and systems (e.g., Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work with and automate manual processes to various PC applications.
• Experience with mainframe and aptitude to work with a variety of corporate systems such as claims systems, PeopleSoft, various databases, etc.
• Ability to work independently or within a team environment and with multiple priorities.
• Ability to effectively interface with various levels of management internally and as well as contacts outside the organization.
• Working knowledge of BCBSM corporate policies and procedures as they relate to assigned area.
• Comprehensive knowledge of BCBSM financial operations including functions, activities and systems.
• Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

Departmental Preference(s)

• Cash Processing and/or Banking and Lockbox Processing experience.