Senior Financial Data Analyst - Reconciliation & Controls

About the role: This position is ideal for an experienced financial analyst or auditor who combines strong financial reconciliation and controls experience with technical skills in SQL and Excel.

Job Summary:

Financial Data Solutions Analyst III (Senior Financial Data Analyst, Reconciliation & Controls)

The Financial Data Solutions Analyst III is responsible for establishing, executing, and maintaining reconciliation, validation, certification, and control processes for finance data consumed from the data warehouse (MDP). The role ensures that finance data reconciles to approved authoritative sources, required control activities are executed and documented, variances are investigated and tracked, and supporting evidence is maintained for Finance reporting, close activities, audit readiness, and analytical decision-making.

Essential Functions:

Maintain and execute reconciliation and validation procedures for finance data consumed from MDP.

Work with Finance stakeholders and appropriate Operations, Internal Controls, Audit, and Technology partners to define in-scope finance data, authoritative reference sources, validation scope, control frequency, tolerances, evidence requirements, and sign-off responsibilities.

Reconcile finance data in MDP to approved authoritative sources and document the results.

Validate balances, record counts, key metrics, and business measures for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.

Establish and maintain reconciliation procedures, control schedules, templates, and supporting documentation.

Identify, investigate, document, and track variances and control exceptions affecting finance data.

Identify the accountable source or business owner for each in-scope dataset and obtain required owner review, certification, and sign-off.

Develop and maintain the recurring Finance Data Controls Close Package supporting month-end and year-end close activities.

Produce finance data readiness assessments identifying risks, unresolved exceptions, accepted variances, and impacts to Finance use.

Maintain evidence supporting control execution, reconciliations, reviews, approvals, and signoffs.

Facilitate root-cause analysis of reconciliation variances with accountable business, source-system, and technology owners.

Maintain the finance data exception register and monitor remediation through resolution or formal risk acceptance.

Support internal and external audits by providing reconciliation results, certifications, evidence, and control documentation related to finance data in MDP.

Monitor adherence to control schedules, validation requirements, and close deadlines.

Develop metrics and trend reporting for control execution, reconciliation outcomes, exception aging, and finance data readiness.

Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and repeatability of finance data controls.

Perform any other job related duties as requested.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business analytics, information systems, computer science or related field required
• Master's or other related post-graduate degree preferred
• Equivalent years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of required education
• Five (5) years of experience in finance, accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal controls, data analysis, or a related professional role required
• Experience performing data reconciliations, variance analysis, exception management, and supporting documentation preferred
• Experience working with large claims, encounter, enrollment, membership, financial, or other operational datasets preferred
• Managed care or healthcare experience preferred

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills:

Strong understanding of reconciliation, variance analysis, evidence retention, and internal control principles

Knowledge of Finance reporting and close processes

Strong SQL skills are required for data validation, reconciliation, analysis, and variance investigation. Databricks platform knowledge preferred.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SAP Analysis for Office knowledge preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to identify, investigate, document, and explain discrepancies across multiple data sources
• Ability to create and maintain procedures, control documentation, and audit-ready evidence
• Ability to manage recurring controls and time-sensitive close deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of Finance, Operations, Audit, Technology, and management
• Ability to lead cross-functional discussions and drive issue ownership and resolution
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
• Knowledge of audit support, internal controls, or control testing is preferred
• Familiarity with SAP data, healthcare claims and enrollment data, Databricks, or large-scale analytical environments is preferred
• Detail-oriented

Licensure and Certification:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA),Association for Financial Professionals 9AFP) FP&A, or related certification preferred

Working Conditions:

General office environment; may be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time

Travel is not typically required