Finance Analyst

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Job Title:

Finance Analyst

Location:

Twin Cities

Job Family:
Finance

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time (1.0 FTE)

Employee Class:
Acad Prof and Admin

Job Code: 9781FG - Fin Anlst 1-Fin Gnrlst

Pay Range:
Between $90,930.38/annually - $110,000/annually for 1.0 FTE, depending on qualifications.

Date:
August 2026

Reports To:

Finance Director

As a thought partner for the organization, the Financial Analyst will provide ongoing cross-functional analysis, identifying optimal decisions and processes and consulting with clinic leadership on potential business impacts. This would include creating proformas for new and expanded services and care delivery, ongoing financial reporting, and contributing insights into the forecasting process based on trend analysis within an outpatient clinical setting.

This position will also provide support to leadership throughout the budget development cycle, including model development and ensuring stakeholder engagement throughout the development and approval process. As part of the Accounting and Finance Team, the Financial Analyst will support other duties within the department including monthly cash and accounts receivable reconciliations to EFS, developing pre-award budgets, post award management and regulatory reporting.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and advanced proficiency with Excel and other data management tools are required for this position.

This is a hybrid position requiring 1-2 days per week on site. This position reports to the Finance Director at the Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC).

The salary range for this position is between $90,930.38/annually - $110,000/annually for 1.0 FTE, depending on qualifications.

• Track clinical operations performance related to provider productivity, clinic visits, net patient revenue, staffing, dashboard indicators, and other measures identified within organizational planning and provide timely reporting to senior leadership related to results, trends, and variances to targets.
• Coordinate the analysis of target vs. actual variances on a monthly basis and partner with leadership to review analyses and recommend improvement plans. Track improvements to goals and provide feedback loops to leadership on progress. Prepare monthly expense variance to budget narrative report for senior leadership and Board.
• Support the annual budget process including developing and maintaining budget model, accuracy of data and related assumptions, adherence to deadlines, facilitating communication with operational leaders regarding budget process, status updates, and finalizing the budget.
• Prepare and submit (input) annual People Soft budget based on the final budget approved by the Board of Directors of CUHCC.
• Assist Financial Officer with financial forecasting model development and reporting based upon trend analysis, timing adjustments and operational performance to budget.
• Provide senior management with ongoing FTE reporting that would include FTE to budget and overtime tracking and reporting. Review bi-weekly payroll abstracts and faciliti...e approval.
• Support revenue cycle management with AR valuation, charge analysis, fee schedule analysis, contract performance and other analysis as needed. Provide ongoing support for net patient revenue determination by service area and visit type for financial reporting and analysis.
• Support Financial Officer with the process of FQHC rate setting and validation of rates.

• Cross train and provide departmental support, as needed, in the following areas:
  • Balance all bank statements, lockbox, batch statuses, payment information, and physical deposits to ensure all items are clearing correctly and identify any errors for correction.
  • Reconcile the multiple fund accounts used by CUHCC including expense allocation, revenue recognition, and draw requests.
  • Serve as back up support for sponsored project activity including pre-award budget development, post award management, effort certification, and communication with the office of Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA).
  • Other support as needed.

• Support the month-end close process to include extracting data from the practice management system (electronic health record) into data warehouse and developing reports for the month end period. Ensure data integrity and accuracy of period and historic data at all times. Use practice management system data reporting and query tools for ongoing validation of financial data.
• Reconcile cash and accounts receivable monthly from Epic Ochin to UMN EFS to ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting from EFS.
• Support Finance Team with the accurate and timely preparation of regulatory reports to include Uniform Data System (UDS) report, Medicare Cost report (CMS-224-14), Medical Education Research Cost Reporting (MERC), Provider Tax Return, HRSA Budget Period Progress…