Financial Analyst

About the position

The Financial Analyst position at Endeavor Health involves building strong relationships throughout the organization and providing support for operational teams. The role requires learning and utilizing key financial systems to enhance the flow of information across the organization by identifying opportunities to create standardized reports and dashboards. The analyst will support and interact with leaders through key analysis and recommendations, as well as ad hoc reporting.

Responsibilities

• Distributes data and reports across the System.
• Meets with various departments to educate, explain and discuss opportunities for improvement, ensuring data integrity.
• Provides financial analysis to support decision making related to complex business issues and presents the results.
• Assists management in using and interpreting financial information to make decisions.
• Finds solutions to data needs that aid in the decision-making process.
• Builds strong relationships across the System, including leadership.
• Partners with department leaders to develop and support initiatives using financial information and key analysis.
• Supports, trains, and helps build the annual plan.
• Participates in the approval process by providing technical data, analytical and ad hoc analyses as requested.
• Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the process to explain variances and respond to inquiries.
• Ensures needed updates are tested and implemented correctly.
• Maintains liaison and subject matter expert status with operational managers to advise on projects, cash flows, and related financial matters.
• Assists in the preparation and delivery of various written and/or financial reports/presentations for analysis and projects to management.
• Learns, utilizes, and coaches others on key financial systems.
• Actively involved in the implementation of new systems ensuring all reporting needs and functionality are incorporated.
• Effectively uses databases to gather, sort, and extract data necessary for tracking key initiatives.
• Provides reporting to help explain variances.
• Works with departments to review and understand their variances and help prepare an action plan.
• Assists in the distribution of standardized reports to aid in understanding and assessing business performance.
• Seeks opportunities to build dashboards for senior management that provide views of key operational statistics.
• Prepares ad hoc reporting using financial, statistical, or patient visit data sources.
• Provides technical and informational assistance, as well as guidance, to others on the use of these sources.
• Demonstrates a positive, open-minded, can-do attitude.
• Represents willingness/enthusiasm to embrace and facilitate change.
• Takes initiative and ownership of issues, is responsible, organized, efficient, and focused on goals.
• Consistently follows through on commitments and gets results.
• Able to think outside of current practices to creatively generate new possibilities for solutions.
• Exercises a high level of confidentiality and sound judgment in accessing, using, and sharing sensitive information.
• Proactively anticipates customer needs and provides clear, concise analytical data.
• Thoroughly understands sources of data and can explain how and why the information was derived.
• Fosters innovative thinking and functions as a change agent to facilitate greater efficiencies.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Excel to perform complex analyses.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset.
• Desire to learn, grow, and seek increased responsibility.
• Strong written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to convey information in a clear, focused, and concise manner.

Benefits

• Premium pay for eligible employees.
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development.
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Free Parking.
• Wellness Program.
• Savings Plan.
• Health Savings Account Options.
• Retirement Options with Company Match.
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay.
• Community Involvement Opportunities.