Cigna’s Information Technology organization is a critical enabler of the enterprise strategy, innovation, and operational excellence across Evernorth and Cigna Healthcare. This role focuses on reporting, analysis, and strategic financial partnership to support Technology’s goals of driving operational stability, security, resiliency, and compliance given the accelerated pace of change.  

As a Financial Analysis Senior Advisor, this role will serve as a financial leader, with accountability for overall financial management associated with critical Technology capabilities and initiatives. The position requires a forward-thinking financial strategist capable of conducting in-depth financial analysis and providing actionable insights to optimize and drive the performance of key areas within Cigna's Technology organization.

Key Responsibilities include:

Lead financial planning, reporting, and analysist for critical Technology initiatives, ensuring robust financial oversight and alignment with enterprise objectives.

Partner with business leaders to deliver actionable, data-driven insights that inform investment decisions, investment prioritization, and resource allocation, supporting strategic growth and operational excellence.

Oversee variance analysis, performance tracking, and financial reporting to drive transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making across the organization.

Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models, dashboards, and scenario analyses to support strategic initiatives and transformation programs, enabling proactive identification of risks and opportunities.

Drive cost optimization strategies across responsible spend areas, balancing innovation and operational stability while championing continuous improvement and value creation.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure budgets are aligned with business objectives, fostering a culture of partnership and shared accountability for financial outcomes.

Maintain and validate project assumptions in key systems, to ensure data integrity and support accurate financial planning and analysis.

Qualifications and Critical Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field strongly preferred; MBA or CPA preferred

7+ years of financial experience, with specific data modeling, business case development, and financial analytics experience

Experience working in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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.

Technical Skills – Hyperion / 1PLN / Workday / Oracle / Excel / Powerpoint

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.

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.

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