Sr Financial Analyst FP&A

About the position

Are you ready to take your financial analysis skills to the next level? Join UPMC Corporate Finance as a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of a leading healthcare organization! As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will conduct and document complex financial analysis projects, providing critical insights that drive strategic decision-making. This position will be based out of the US Steel Tower in Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities

• Compile, consolidate, and review all business unit budgets for accuracy and reasonableness, leveraging your knowledge of key operational elements.
• Develop comprehensive financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analyses.
• Perform complex statistical, cost, and financial analysis on reported and projected results.
• Record, classify, and summarize financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Gain deep knowledge of UPMC's diverse operations and systems.
• Utilize the PeopleSoft General Ledger / Financial Reporting system to meet reporting and operational requirements, managing key reports for senior management.
• Analyze complex financial data, extract and define relevant information, and interpret data to determine past financial performance and project future financial probabilities.
• Recommend budget adjustments and identify performance improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to establish guidelines, deadlines, and procedures for the annual corporate-wide budget process and weekly financial forecasting.
• Analyze financial impacts and assist in the development and enhancement of key metrics.
• Communicate and interact with various levels of UPMC personnel, including senior executive management, on a consistent basis.
• Interpret financial transactions and prepare comprehensive analyses for presentation to decision-makers.
• Perform under tight deadlines with minimal to no errors.
• Act as a mentor or manager for Financial Analysts or administrative staff.
• Plan and conduct complex studies to determine the cost of business activities, recommending budget adjustments and other cost improvement measures.
• Oversee and assist in coordinating the UPMC system-wide budgeting process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or related business field.
• Minimum of three years of related work experience required OR High School Diploma/GED and five years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in forecasting financial operations and budgeting experience required.
• Ability to interact effectively with executives and business unit management.
• Excellent oral and written communications and time management skills are required.
• Strong analytical ability and knowledge of accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency required.

Nice-to-haves

• CPA/MBA preferred.
• PeopleSoft General Ledger proficiency preferred.
• Knowledge of system operations preferred.