Akshay Patel
Director Plan Program Financial Services at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Role
- Director Fep Program Financial Services at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akshay Patel
Always striving for better ways to work. We have a plethora of tools at our disposal that evolves day after day. I take great pleasure in staying up-to-date to the ever-changing environment of technology and being able to leverage these tools to push for efficiencies within any process.With a strong sense of business and technical skills, I create a multitude of Proofs-of-Concept examples to demonstrate the business value added to different enhancements or new tools that impact the financial close process, forecasting/budgeting process, and data analytics within the Finance division.Leveraging these business and technical skills, I write functional requirement specifications (FRS) and business requirement documents (BRD) while taking strong ownership of such projects. Being able to communicate in both business and technical terms allows projects to go smoothly as I can script communications to the correct audience and at the right level. Outside of this, I love getting down into the weeds and analyzing data to formulate answers or provide insights on financial trends. Through my data analytics skills and my customer service skills, I have become a go-to resource for Senior Management and the Financial Planning & Analytics division.Software: Alteryx, Azure, Hyperion, Microsoft SQL, PeopleSoft, PowerBI, RStudio, Snowflake, TableauProgramming Languages: Java, R, SQL, VBA
Experience
Director Fep Program Financial Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Oct 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
University of Illinois Chicago
Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems
2018 — 2019
University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor's, Finance, General
2014 — 2018
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