Financial Analyst Senior - Medical School Finance Team

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is seeking a proven and experienced financial analyst to work with administrative and financial data sets, including research, facilities, tuition/enrollment, financial and human resource systems, to support analyses of business operations, strategic initiatives, and leadership support. The financial analyst will join the Medical School Finance team, a key financial contact and business advisor for customers within the Medical School's executive administration departments, academic departments, and operating units.

This service delivery model will involve multiple interactions with Michigan Medicine leadership, departmental customers and peer analysts on a broad array of projects.

The analyst will be expected to solve resource issues and propose options when there are conflicts. Ideal candidates are adaptable and willing to take on a broad variety of additional tasks to improve operational efficiency, create or prepare presentations to internal or external groups, and other duties as assigned, functioning with a high degree of independence and minimal day-to-day supervision to deliver projects in a timely and effective manner.

As a Financial Analyst, a typical day will likely include:

• Preparing financial analyses, presentations and correspondence to support department, unit, center and institute, or overall Medical School performance assessment and decision making
• Participating in multidisciplinary teams evaluating strategic, operational and financial aspects of the academic enterprise
• Creating new tools and analyses for both short and long-range financial forecasting in order to drive strategic decisions
• Facilitating exceptional customer service delivery through building and strengthening relationships with departmental and leadership contacts, including the Medical School Dean's Office
• Participating in special projects to improve reporting, analysis, and internal processes to achieve productivity improvements and enhanced customer service delivery
• Working with complex data sets, synthesizing and summarizing results to allow for the identification of key issues, decision-making criteria, and the determination of strategies
• Analyzing data to support strategic financials, business case development, and provide leadership support through ad hoc and recurring reporting and communication
• Designing, developing and recommending new approaches, methodologies and tools for data driven decision making and planning

• Using data and analytics to support business decisions and financial analysis sounds exciting
• You are skilled in identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets
• You enjoy problem solving and making new discoveries
• You thrive in dynamic and fast paced working environments
• Working in ambiguity and creating business solutions that are novel to the organization sounds stimulating
• You pay attention to detail and do not let anything fall through the cracks. As far as you are concerned, anything worth doing is worth doing right, every time
• You can thrive while working in both team and individual settings
• You are adaptable to changing conditions and you maintain a high level of focus/energy
• You feel comfortable offering support and expressing ideas to leadership
• You make the customer your number one priority in any situation

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field
• Proven ability to build internal client relationships, function as a member of a team, and demonstrate initiative
• Experience in financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and reporting
• Proven ability to adapt knowledge, learn quickly, and handle multiple work streams simultaneously
• Ability to assess competing priorities, manage workflow and meet operational deadlines
• Knowledge of and/or experience in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel)
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written), and the ability to analyze large amounts of complex information to present simple and…