Manager Corporate Planning/Job Req 772036355 (Manufacturing)

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under supervision from the Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis, the Manager, Corporate Planning is responsible for modeling and evaluating the business conditions that drive projections of a company's revenue, earnings, cash flows, and balance sheet to forecast future financial performance.

Principal responsibilities include:

Primary responsibility for budgeting, forecasting and analysis of departmental expenses.
Seek opportunities to automate & improve financial reporting, forecasting, and month-end close processes.
Responsible for creating, analyzing, and tracking current and forecasted project costing and capital expenditures reporting.
Assist with maintaining regular forecasts of financial statements including Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flows and any required analysis.
Lead role in developing annual and interim Operating Expense Budgets and Forecasts.
Develop and maintain detailed assumptions for Balance Sheet projections.
Work with senior managers to develop planning assumptions.
Produce ad-hoc business case studies to support organizations overall strategy.
Assist with assumptions and models for membership and premium revenues by line of business aid code group, etc.
Create high level three year financial projections.
Prepare monthly Actual vs Budget explanation for Board of Governors.
Compare monthly departmental results to projections and provide analysis of variances.
Prepare accurate and timely DMHC and DHCS regulatory filings, including detailed workpapers and reconcilliations.
Research new regulatory developments and reporting requirements.
Provide responses and documentation during regulatory reporting audits.
Create presentations for senior management as needed. Responsible for departmental expense planning system, including reporting, capital expenditures, personnel expense calculations, input sheet development, etc.
Conduct financial and operational analyses involving a wide range of issues.
Provide accounting support, accruals and review as needed.
Manage Lead Financial Analyst, Planning for departmental and financial planning and analysis function.
Complete other duties and special projects as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
Consult with officers, directors, managers, information technology, and employees.
Systematic review, problem solving, design, and implementation of financial data systems and reports.
Data analysis, modeling, forecasting, and report preparation.
Guide integrating findings into financial operations.
Reconcile between accounting systems, claims systems and data warehouse.
Comply with the organizations Code of Conduct, all regulatory and contractual requirements, organizational policies, procedures, and internal controls.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant and close visual work at desk or on a computer.
Constant sitting and working at desk.
Constant data entry using keyboard and/or mouse.
Frequent use of telephone headset.
Constant verbal and written communication with staff and other business associates by telephone, correspondence, or in person.
Frequent lifting of folders and other objects weighing between 0 and 30 lbs.
Frequent walking and standing.

Number of Employees Supervised: 1-3
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION OR TRAINING EQUIVALENT TO:

B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
MBA preferred.

MINIMUM YEARS OF ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Seven to ten years of experience in complex financial modeling required.
Five years of finance/accounting experience required.
Five years of experience in a health care finance setting preferred.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS (SKILLS, ABILITIES, LICENSES):

Proficient understanding of the software development life cycle.
Ability to manage projects effectively and efficiently and provide leadership.
Proficient understanding of healthcare and/or insurance industry. Know the business processes in health care and how they affect an organization. Basic understanding of the regulatory requirements for managed care organizations.
Well organized, detail oriented, and experienced in maintaining a complex, automated financial system required.
Ability to create documents that describe systems and processes.
Proficient experience using a planning software.
Ability to understand the nuances of data (people using the same name to refer to different things).
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to build rapport with Managers, Directors and Staff.
Ability to facilitate meetings and make presentations before groups of management and staff.
Ability to gather, read, analyze, and interpret complex financial/operating data and create accurate meaningful financial information for financial reporting and decision support.
Plan and complete tasks to a high standard and on time.
Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and daily ambiguity is essential.
Advanced experience in use of MS Office products including MS Word, Excel, Access, MS PowerPoint, and Outlook.

SALARY RANGE: $142,043.20-$213,075.20 Annually

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