Lead Budget Analyst

Job Details

Job Location

Smithfield, RI - Smithfield, RI

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Bachelors Degree

Travel Percentage

None

Job Shift

Daytime

Job Category

Professional / Experienced

Description

The Lead Budget Analyst is responsible for the preparation of the company's annual budget and quarterly forecasts. This includes reconciling and recording budget and forecast information accurately and timely into the financial systems including its budgeting software and the general ledger. Interacts and collaborates frequently with Leadership and Senior Leadership to identify upcoming Risks and Opportunities and long-term planning. Assists the Director in the oversight of corporate goals assigned to the department and leads projects that accomplish the goals and objectives of the department. This is an on-site position.

Duties and Responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Responsible for the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly multi-year forecasts- Develops templates and/or establish calculations to facilitate collecting department level information from business owners including FTE templates that reconcile to current payroll rosters and review department submissions for completeness and accuracy Develops templates and/or establish calculations to facilitate collecting product level information from organization for Revenue and Medical expense calculations and review assumptions and submissions for completeness and accuracy Develops reports to facilitate the budget/forecast consolidation and review process by finance leadership Responsible for the preparation of project and consulting budgets- Works with Operations and EIG leadership in developing budgets and forecasts for large capital and corporate projects Works with functional areas to develop budgets and forecasts for yearly inter-departmental project planning Performs risk management to minimize project risks Manages changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques as it relates to financial information Prepare the monthly expense package including analysis for all significant variances of actuals to the budget and forecast for review by manager. Identifies Risks and Opportunities and report them to VP of Finance for ELT reporting Prepares high level ELT reports for distribution Provides analysis of financial impact of state budget revisions for senior leadership Prepares ad-hoc analytics as requested by senior leadership Provides analytics for increases in costs for external parties and reporting Assists Director in the oversight of corporate goals assigned to the department Prepares policies and procedures related to the departments functions Leads projects that accomplish the goals and objectives of the department. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget Provide guidance and direction to other Budget Analysts and their work Effectively lead, delegate and charge other members of the team to meet expectations Represent the department in cross-functional projects Other duties as assigned Corporate Compliance Responsibility - As an essential function, responsible for complying with Neighborhoods Corporate Compliance Program, Standards of Business Conduct, applicable contracts, laws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures as it applies to individual job duties, the department, and the Company. This position must exercise due diligence to prevent, detect and report unlawful and/or unethical conduct by fellow co-workers, professional affiliates and/or agents

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent, relevant work experience to equate to the degree Minimum of 5 years of budgeting and accounting experience Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and written, to all levels of management Strong analytical/problem solving skills and critical thinking Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) Strong computer skills including budgeting and general ledger software Ability to work under tight timelines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously Independent work style Demonstrated ability to produce clear and concise financial analysis Experience with financial modeling Experience researching and interpreting federal and state regulatory guidance

Preferred

Experience with Oracle budgeting software Experience working in Healthcare and/or Insurance industry Project Management experience Experience with analytic software (i.e. SQL, SAS, Tableau, Cognos)

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.