Financial Analysis Senior Advisor at Cigna in St. Louis, MO

Financial Analysis Senior Advisor Location: Bloomfield, CT Cigna’s Enterprise Operations organization is on the front line of serving stakeholders across Cigna Group’s foundational and accelerated growth platforms—Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare—by delivering a differentiated, simplified, and reliable service experience today and into the future. Enterprise Operations teams provide value and peace of mind to clients, customers, and providers by enabling consistent, high‑quality operational execution at scale. This Senior Advisor role is a strategic finance position within the Enterprise Operations Finance organization. The role provides financial leadership and controllership oversight for Coverage Review and Enterprise Print and Distribution, as well as enterprise consolidation responsibility for all PBS lines of business within Enterprise Operations. The role ensures strong financial governance, accountability for operating expenses and headcount, and delivers actionable insights to support operational performance and long‑term enterprise objectives. Key Responsibilities Include: Financial Leadership and Controllership: provide comprehensive financial leadership and controllership oversight for Coverage Review and Enterprise Print and Distribution, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting, accruals, and controls. Maintain ownership over key financial metrics, reporting, and budgetary controls across assigned areas. PBS Enterprise Operations Consolidation: Lead financial consolidation and governance for the PBS line of business within Enterprise Operations, ensuring consistent financial treatment, clear visibility into cost drivers, and alignment with enterprise and segment reporting requirements. Expense and Budget Management: Oversee operating expenses, staffing, forecasting, and planning activities, including monthly and quarterly financial reviews, outlook updates, and budget consolidation for production, enablement, and PBS functions. Financial Analysis and Insights: Lead financial analysis of business cases, capacity and productivity models, and portfolio spend management. Perform financial modeling, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning to assess financial impact and recommend value‑creating opportunities. Strategic Decision Support: Act as a proactive financial advisor by developing scorecards, dashboards, and metrics to guide senior leadership on performance insights and strategic direction. Partner with functional leaders to evaluate trade‑offs and align financial strategy with business objectives. Process Optimization: Identify and drive process improvement initiatives that enhance reporting efficiency, strengthen financial governance, and streamline data workflows. Provide guidance on automation and modernization of financial processes to improve accuracy and timeliness. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with financial counterparts across segments and Enterprise Operations to ensure alignment and clear understanding of financial allocations impacting P&Ls. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on initiatives focused on modernizing processes, driving operational efficiencies, and enhancing financial transparency. Qualifications and Critical Competencies: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field strongly preferred; MBA preferred 7+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, controllership, or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and financial modeling Proficient in financial tools (Hyperion, OnePlan, Workday) and advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills Operations experience preferred Strategic Business Partner – develops partnerships to serve as a trusted business advisor Organizational Agility – ability to navigate formal and informal channels to connect the dots. Bias for Action – proactive advisor to leadership / assess emerging trends and results. Strategy – strategic thinker to advise and develop long-term business strategies. Decision Quality – ability to make critical, reasoned decisions to influence current and future results If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload. About The Cigna Group Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives. 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