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Job Details

Under the general direction of the Corporate Functions Finance Leadership team, this role is responsible for analyzing financial performance across Corporate Functions—including HR, Legal, Marketing, Strategy Enablement, and the CEO Office. The Lead Financial Analyst will support planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide financial goals. The role involves broad interaction with functional business partners and the Global Corporate Finance team, ranging from staff to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Corporate Functions leaders to provide financial insights and tools that support accurate forecasting and strategic decision-making.

• Aggregate and analyze monthly estimate data across functions; ensure timely submission to Corporate Finance and highlight key drivers of variance.

• Develop and maintain financial models tailored to Corporate Functions, including cost allocation, headcount planning, and initiative tracking.

• Lead the development of annual planning templates and models specific to Corporate Functions; support functional teams through the planning cycle.

• Present financial results and insights to senior leaders across Corporate Functions and Finance.

• Plays a key role in the development of the annual plan including development of planning models and presentation templates; provides support of annual plan processes.

• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and transparency of financial reporting and planning.

• Maintain and refine models and templates that support cross-functional analysis and enterprise-level consolidation.

• Provide ad hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives, cost optimization efforts, and executive-level requests.

• Act as a “super user” of financial systems and tools such as Hyperion Essbase, Financial Data Mart, and BusinessObjects, with a focus on Corporate Functions data structures.

• Deliver high-quality service and support to internal stakeholders across Corporate Functions.

• Limited travel may be required.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree or certification (e.g., MBA, CPA) preferred.

• 6+ years of experience in FP&A or financial analysis, ideally supporting Corporate Functions or shared services.

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial systems and tools.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of business metrics/drivers in a complex environment

• Strong business and financial acumen and understanding of functional linkages

• Ability to deliver results under pressure

• Ability to set priorities while conducting analysis to arrive at an actionable solution

• Ability to focus efforts at an appropriate level of detail without becoming mired

• Team player who effectively partners across functions throughout the organization

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Applications; experience with Hyperion/SmartView/Essbase, or other business intelligence tools a plus

• Demonstrated ability with highly complicated budgeting, forecasting and planning models

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong mathematical and analytical skills

• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail

• Ability to implement processes resulting in satisfactory audit practices

• Enjoys challenge of balancing multiple and sometimes competing priorities and achieving deadlines

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