Financial and Budget Analyst, Sr.

Senior Accounting and Budget Analyst is a vital member of the Finance Team in a large healthcare institution.

This role involves financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting, with a focus on collaborating with clinical and operational departments to create financial forecasting models.

Key responsibilities include managing the annual budget process, tracking financial performance, and providing analysis on variances and operational performance.

The analyst will also assist with accounting practices, maintain fixed asset records, support internal controls, and contribute to external audits.

Hiring Range: $87,600/yr to $118,100/yr

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

Accounting and reporting:


* Responsible for understanding and applying accounting practices in accordance with GAAP and consistent with established internal accounting policies.


* Coordinate preparation, analysis, and distribution of the monthly financial reports, as assigned by the Assistant Controller.


* Participate in external audit of financial records, acting as the department expert in area of responsibility.


* Assist in creating and monitoring internal controls to minimize risk of financial misstatements and fraud, as directed by the Assistant Controller.

Account Analysis:


* Responsible for maintaining the fixed asset records, coordinating the fixed asset acquisition process, and responsible for the proper tax treatment of the Clinic's fixed assets.


* Track and investigate monthly financial variances.

Prepare reports on monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance for Finance Committee and executive leadership.


* Provide financial analysis as required to assist management to understand financial performance.

Software Competency and Administration:


* Responsible for attaining and maintaining in-depth knowledge of software functionality for applications used in the Finance Department, serving as a back-up to the Assistant Controller in the role of application coordinator for owned processes.

Budgeting:


* Manage the annual budget process through effective communication with Finance, Clinical and Operational department leaders.


* Develop departmental production and revenue projections with input from Clinical and Operational departments.


* Develop organizational and department specific financial collection and payer mix projections with direction from Financial Operations Director and payer accounts department.


* Develop non-labor-related expense projections with input from Clinical and Operational departments.


* Develop labor related expense projections with direction from Human Resources leadership.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE


* Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.


* Minimum five years' progressive experience in general accounting, budgeting, and management reporting/analysis.


* Experience with budget management and financial project management in a large, complex business with ove...