POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Financial Analyst, Client Analysis & Consultation position at Express Scripts works in conjunction with Sales and Account Management and various departments within the finance organization to provide financial and analytical support to clients. Responsible for working directly with account teams and clients to fulfill client requests, maximize upsell opportunity and model the impact of company initiatives. The position will proactively identify client performance trends, cost drivers, and savings opportunities. Candidate will develop findings based on research and present to the client. Additional work includes managing client guarantee performance, supporting department and company projects, and working to enhance finance team efficiency through the development of improved financial models and best practices. Position will rely heavily on queryingdatabases to fulfill analytical requests.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Support ad hoc analyses and consultation of Express Scripts clients and industry consultants.
  
  


• Conduct in-depth analyses to identify client specific trends, explain past program performance, and recommend opportunities for improvement.
  
  


• Provide clients with plan design consultation and appropriate plan design recommendations through creative modeling and analyses.
  
  


• On-going management of a client's contract to ensure compliance with financial terms.
  
  


• Understand margin and performance drives, and support Senior Leadership in business management.
  
  


• Participate in department and company projects.
  
  


• Create custom content to support client meetings.
  
  


• Develop and improve existing best practices for client support.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related field.
  
  


• 4+ years of relevant experience
  
  


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, advanced ability with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
  
  


• Strong written/verbal communication, including presentation skills. Comfortable discussing and explaining complex concepts to audiences with varying levels of knowledge of the subject.
  
  


• Entrepreneurial attitude and curiosity; Strong understanding of client analytics, financials, and value trade offs; Modeling, trending and forecasting skills.
  
  


• Ability to take ownership and deliver results; Initiative with commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  
  


• Create and run queries against Express Scripts database. Experience with SQL a plus.
  
  


• Develop Excel models to analyze and explain cost trends. Experience with data visualization a plus. Create PowerPoint presentations that detail financial performance.
  
  


• Up to 10% - 15% travel.
  
  

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

If your niche is in financial reporting and analysis, underwriting, cash management, audit or investor relations, our Finance department may be a perfect fit for you. Our teams within Finance work together to ensure that spending stays on track and that we remain a profitable industry leader. We're always on the lookout for innovative people who will bring outside-the-box thinking to our team.

This role is Flex/WFH which allows most work to be performed at home or on occasion at a Cigna office location. Employees must be fully vaccinated if they choose to come onsite

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you'll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people's lives. What difference will you make?

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.