Financial Analyst, Senior

Job Description

Your Role

The Stellarus finance team provides financial support to Stellarus, a new technology company being grown within the Ascendiun family of companies. The Financial Analyst, Senior will report to the Director of Finance for Stellarus. In this role you will be responsible for supporting day to day finance operations including partnering with all aspects of the Stellarus leadership team and with the accounting & corporate controllers team. You will own budgeting and planning for all non-technology functions of Stellarus, as well as partnering with accounting to ensure appropriate transfer pricing and intercompany transactions are being booked. In addition, you will provide ad hoc financial support for ongoing business cases for both products and new partners.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Lead budgeting activities for Stellarus product management, business operations and leadership functions
• Partner with the controllers team to ensure appropriate accounting treatment for capitalization and additional accounting concepts
• Work with global business services to help ensure contracting, both new and renewals, is done currently among Stellarus and Blue Shield of California and other partners
• Ad Hoc analysis on business case for new products and partners
• Provide policy guidance and interpretation to ensure financial records are consistent and comply with company policies and GAAP
• Ensure partnership and responsiveness to partners for financial analysis and/or reporting as necessary
• Support product P&L creation and financial systems enhancements

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires experience supporting contracting and with executive budgets
• Experience with fixed asset tracking and reporting desired
• Understanding of cost accounting and GAAP concepts desired
• Small company experience, including startup through early series rounds desired

About the Team

About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.

Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.

Stellarus' vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus' objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California's vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values:

At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.

Our Workplace Model:

At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.

Two Ways of Working:

• Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above).Exceptions:

o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.

o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.

o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

• On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

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