Financial Analyst - Decision Support Department - Exempt

The Financial Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to support business decision-making. This role partners with stakeholders across departments to identify reporting needs, develop dashboards and analyses, and provide actionable insights that improve operational performance, financial outcomes, and strategic planning.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide analytical support to the Finance Division, including various financial/quantitative analyses.
• Provide analytical support to the Quality Department and other organization departments, including maintaining reports and dashboards, both routine and ad hoc.
• Responsible for maintaining Hospital Cost Accounting system.
• Responsible for maintaining Hospital Dashboard product.
• Prepare financial/quantitative schedules and reports to support business decision making.
• Develop and/or coordinate Finance projects to their conclusion and ensure ongoing financial reporting needs are met; develop financial impact statements for strategic programs and track actual results to projections.
• Assist in developing hospital operating and capital budgets.
• Prepare analyses for presentation to key decision makers.
• Investigate consolidation and/or expansion of services.
• Gather, compile, and analyze data for cost/benefit analyses.
• Assist in the preparation of profitability studies.
• Provide automated solutions and tools to assist management in analyzing results of operations.
• Assist in the preparation of schedules and support for financing initiatives.
• Assist in the evaluation of managed care contracts with respect to reimbursement.
• Troubleshoot complex problems.
• Respond to and resolve verbal and written inquiries.
• Organizes own work, sets priorities, and meets critical deadlines.
• Assist in the development and management of special projects as assigned.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, computer science, mathematics or computer-related field and three (3) years general experience in the financial/accounting field, OR
• A Master’s Degree in Business Administration, computer science, mathematics or computer-related field and two (2) years general experience in the financial/accounting field.
• Healthcare finance experience preferred.