Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

Alberta Blue Cross® is an Alberta based organization dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experience and community leadership. We’re committed to providing the best health coverage to over 1.8 million members and take an active role in promoting wellness. We believe in what we do—and place trust in our employees to deliver our vision.

Working at Alberta Blue Cross® means having a career where you’ll be recognized for your contributions. We value diversity, encourage our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for career growth.

**OVERVIEW**:
Alberta Blue Cross® is currently looking for a Manager in our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Department. Reporting to the Director FP&A, the FP&A Manager will lead a team and will play a pivotal role in partnership with the support group stakeholders to provide data driven insights that influence business performance. The FP&A Manager will also oversee consolidated deliverables from the FP&A division for processes such as budgets and forecasts.

Working in a flexible workstyle, the FP&A Manager will use their business acumen and financial knowledge to lead an internal customer service focused team in understanding business information and reporting requirements and developing solutions for them. They will take initiative to identify process improvements, best practices in reporting and visualizations and overall organizational excellent. They will be accountable for leading monthly reporting, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, financial planning and analytics, and ad hoc reporting.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:

- Manage team of Senior Financial Analysts including coaching and provide objectives to the team to ensure personal development that helps foster career growth.
- Establish consultative relationships with divisional leaders in understanding, developing and interpreting budget, forecast and monthly financial information.
- Develop and lead monthly management reporting and preparation of executive presentation material for leadership meetings and corporate initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, analyze and report value-based analysis including scenario planning focused on revenue growth and/or cost optimization.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to consolidate and integrate financial and non-financial information into meaningful insights about business performance.
- Maintain, analyze and improve the cost allocation methodology and procedures to improve profitability reports, cost analysis, business case development and ROI reports.
- Support in review and development of key performance indicators and benchmarks, with divisional leaders, to support in fulfilment of organizational goals.
- Develop and maintain the tools, models, reports and financial procedures used by FP&A.

**WHAT YOU WILL HAVE**:

- Five years’ experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis or other similar leadership role delivering solutions to senior management teams
- University degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics or related field, Professional accounting Designation is required.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to break down complex financial concepts and communicate without prejudice, while forming collaborative partnerships that engage various levels within the organization, including executive and non-financial managers.
- Experience developing, designing, analyzing and continuously improving reports and processes.
- Demonstrated competence leading and mentoring teams.
- Knowledge and familiarity with reporting cost allocations.
- Experience developing and presenting information while facilitating decision making at various levels within the organization to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Demonstrated analytical and reporting skills with the ability to produce meaningful reporting to Senior management.
- Solid time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple deliverables, anticipate obstacles and meet deadlines.
- Be able to take initiative and thrive on ownership and responsibility.

Alberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our employees by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment. If you have the qualifications we are looking for, please apply.