Commercial Strategy Finance Analyst

About the role

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

We are seeking a self-driven Finance associate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop commercial offerings that address the complex landscape of the healthcare industry.

As part of the commercial underwriting finance team, the candidate will develop essential financial modeling skills and learn to collaborate with the Sales, Legal, Sourcing, and Operations teams to forecast sales trends and profitability for national healthcare providers for across our segment customers.

This associate will have a passion for creative problem solving and should be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative customer pricing models, integrating an overall understanding of the customer goals with Cencora's strategic vision
• Lead internal deal reviews with Finance and Sales leaders presenting the opportunity, deal structure, and profitability drivers (including all risks and opportunities)
• Liaise with cross-functional teams to gather customer-specific or deal-specific information
• Analyze customer purchasing trends to provide internal guidance on product pricing and margin initiatives
• Provide ongoing financial support for executed deals to drive margin and overall organizational goals
• Perform post-deal profitability reviews of recently signed customer accounts
• Generate ad hoc analysis reports as needed
• Perform related duties as assigned

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 2+ years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, financial modeling, management reporting, or a related field required.

Skills and Work Experience

• Strong understanding of financial processes and systems; outstanding knowledge of data analysis, data mining tools including data warehouse applications, MS Access, MS Excel, and other query and reporting tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and orally
• Capable of building excellent cross-functional relationships, working across functional boundaries and at all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Ability to follow and interpret profit and loss statements
• Ability to implement processes resulting in satisfactory audit practices
• Knowledge of SmartView, Hyperion, Databricks, SAP BusinessObjects (BOBJ), SQL and/or Power BI preferred
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness.

• This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
• To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.
• Full time