ON SITE - FINANCIAL ANALYST - FINANCIAL & OPERATIONAL ANALYTICS

## Description

**Job Title**: Financial Analyst – Financial & Operational Analytics

**Department**: Finance/Accounting

**Reports To**: Controller

**Job Summary**

The Financial Analyst – Financial & Operational Analytics provides analytical and financial support to the Finance Department, including fixed assets, grant reimbursement monitoring, cost reporting, budgeting/forecasting, and operational analytics. This role ensures accurate, timely financial and operational data to support decision-making, regulatory reporting, revenue integrity, and organizational performance monitoring. The Analyst collaborates with Finance, Revenue Cycle, and clinical departments to gather, validate, and report data used to drive organizational performance.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Fixed Asset Support**

• Enter and maintain fixed asset records, including acquisitions, disposals, and transfers.
• Prepare fixed asset schedules and reports for Controller review and audits.

**Grant Reimbursement Monitoring**

• Track and monitor grant reimbursements to ensure proper submission and receipt of funds.
• Verify that grant-related expenditures have been reimbursed accurately.
• Maintain documentation of reimbursement status and follow up as needed.
• Provide reports and summaries of grant reimbursements to Controller for review.

**Cost Report Support**

• Collect, verify, and maintain financial and statistical data needed for Medicare Cost Reports, including:
• Patient Volume / Census Data: inpatient days, swing-bed days, outpatient visits, discharges.
• Ancillary / Service Units: lab tests, radiology exams, therapy services, and other billable services.
• Fixed Assets / Capital: asset costs, accumulated depreciation, capital leases.
• Grant / Special Program Costs: reimbursed grant expenses.
• Prepare supporting schedules and reports for Controller review.
• Collaborate with internal departments, including Revenue Cycle, to ensure accurate reporting.

**Budget & Forecasting Support**

• Assist in the preparation and compilation of departmental budgets and hospital-wide forecasts for Controller review.
• Collect historical data, trends, and cost drivers to support budget and forecast assumptions.
• Compile operational drivers used in forecasting, such as visit volumes, procedure counts, and service utilization trends.
• Prepare supporting schedules and variance analyses for Controller review.
• Monitor variances between budget, forecast, and actual results, and provide data and explanations as requested.

**Reporting and Analytics Support**

• Assist in compiling financial and operational reports used by leadership to monitor organizational performance.
• Assist in compiling data and supporting schedules for pro forma analyses, including new services, capital investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Gather and organize data for provider productivity reporting, including visit volumes, charges, collections, or work RVU metrics.
• Assist with referral capture and service line utilization reporting by compiling data on internal versus external referrals and department volumes.
• Prepare operational performance reports related to clinical activity, including procedures, visits, and ancillary service utilization.
• Support development of leadership dashboards by compiling financial and operational performance metrics.
• Maintain organized datasets and documentation supporting performance reporting and analysis.

**Revenue Cycle Error Support**

• Work with Revenue Cycle team to identify, document, and resolve billing and coding errors affecting revenue recognition.
• Track error trends and report findings to Controller for review and corrective action.
• Assist with reconciling revenue adjustments and correcting system entries.
• Support Revenue Cycle initiatives to improve billing accuracy and reduce denials.

**General Financial & Clerical Support**

• Assist with month-end and year-end close by running system reports and preparing schedules.
• Perform routine data entry, filing, scanning, and document organization.
• Support account reconciliations by gathering backup documentation.
• Serve as backup for accounts payable functions.

## Qualifications
**Required Qualifications and Skills**

• Associate degree in accounting, finance, business, data analytics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in accounting, finance, or data analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, reports).
• Demonstrated ability to gather, organize, and analyze financial and operational data.
• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communication and ability to collaborate across departments.

**Preferred Qualifications and Skills**

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or data science.
• Experience in healthcare finance, cost reporting, or revenue cycle operations.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, pro formas, or service line analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial, EHR, or reporting systems.
• Ability to analyze trends and translate data into actionable insights for leadership.

\*This is an **onsite** position. We will not be offering relocation assistance and will not be sponsoring residency for non-citizens.