Consultant, Advanced Planning

How you'll make an impact:
As a Software Implementation Consultant on our Advanced Planning (AP) team, you be implementing the Financial Planning solution of our software, StrataJazz®, and will partner directly with key financial team members at the largest health systems in the world. The responsibilities of this role include:

• Implement significant components of StrataJazz®, specific to Capital Planning, Operational Budgeting, and Management Reporting, at multiple clients across the country.
• Implementation includes configuring the user requirements, validate functionality, develop complex financial models, build reports, develop workflows, and test key features of the software.
• Help clients define their business and technical requirements for StrataJazz® and partner with clients as a trusted advisor to implement best practices in their capital and financial planning processes.
• Collaborate with Strata's Technical and Engineering Teams to ensure the product is aligned with client's needs.
• Lead onsite and web-based client training to ensure clients understand specific features and functions related to StrataJazz®
• Communicate proactively with Strata team members, managers, and project managers on issues and risks that may arise during the project life cycle. Develop and execute action plans to mitigate risks proactively.
• Meaningfully contribute to operational improvement and strategic growth projects to enable Strata to continue to scale operations and continually improve our level of service to clients.
• Work in an Agile environment and learn one of the most widely used and effective methodologies for building and implementing high quality, feature-rich software.

What we're looking for:

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems containing Finance applications functionality (Lawson/Infor, SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle, etc.)
• Strong experience with financial modeling, financial statement analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills (i.e. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, IF Statements)
• You'd really wow us if you have:
  • Experience in finance or consulting within the healthcare industry
  • Experience implementing and configuring software
  • Experience using SQL or relational database concepts
  • Experience working on capital investment projects from a finance or accounting perspective

How we work:
The preferred location for this role is in Chicago, IL or St. Louis, MO. We value our people spending time together and have campuses located in both cities. We offer flexibility and afford our people the ability to work both from home and on campus.
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Here @ Strata…
We are committed to our mission to help heal healthcare. Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.
We believe that each of our team member's unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward-thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
The StrataWay - Our Core Values:
While we celebrate what makes each member of our team unique, our four core values are what connect us. The StrataWay sets clear expectations for how we approach our work and how each of us can positively influence the experience of our team and our clients.

• Serve: Act in the best interest of our team and our clients.
• Pro: Be respectful, accountable, prepared, positive, and humble.
• Rock: Step up and do what needs to be done.
• Grow: Keep getting better.

Our Impact:
Strata Decision Technology provides an innovative set of software and service solutions to help healthcare providers better analyze, plan, and perform in support of caring for their community and reducing the cost of care. Our customer base includes 50% of US Healthcare which equates to over 2,000 hospitals and over 400 healthcare delivery systems. Founded in 1996, our mission is to Help Heal Healthcare™. For more information, please visit www.stratadecision.com.
Strata is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on both individual and company performance. Find out more about Strata benefits here.