Finance Business Partner I

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Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Finance Business Partner provides consultative support for assigned departments and offices, creating a trusted and active partnership between finance and operations. This position spends significant time with executives and leaders to assess needs while providing real time support, financial analysis, and strategic guidance as a trusted advisor to the department/office. The Finance Business Partner provides financial insight across their assigned areas as well as enterprise wide and is responsible for working closely with assigned departments to understand the business and competitive environment, applicable metrics of performance, and other trends affecting the industry. This position plays a key role in developing individual budgets for their assigned areas as well as rolling up information into the overall system budget each year. Additionally, the Finance Business Partner works with departments to develop proformas, adjust forecasts, analyze trends, and use their insight to provide information and recommendation to leadership in both assigned departments and finance.

Essential Functions:

• Understand all elements of the assigned departments business (i.e. UHC benchmarking, Productivity Metrics). Perform financial analysis of projects, budget expansions or current operations. Include financial ratios where appropriate, ROI, income statement proformas and summarized results per DHHA financial standards. Chart and graph key metrics, analysis results and financial and budget trends. Follow-up projects to measure success or assist with course corrections. Coordinate and participate in budget expansion process, line of business review, and operations analyses. (25%)
• Assist managers in preparing annual budget and forecast, monitoring expenses and identifying key areas for cost containment or reductions. Utilize budget software to identify variances and produce reports to monitor staffing, supplies, revenues and general expenses. Assist in preparing personnel budget impact reports. Develop worksheets to accumulate budget/forecast development assumptions. (25%)
• Participate in monthly hospital-wide variance reporting, financial statement creation and researching accounting variances. Produce monthly reports for executive management and departments to communicate month-end results. Provide actionable executive level variance analysis as directed, and within the stated monthly close process. (25%)
• In-charge of a “specialty” finance function as assigned (i.e. City Operating Agreement, Program Expansions, Budget Systems, Benchmarking (UHC), and Executive Presentation Reporting). (25%)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Typically 3 years of experience in a senior analyst capacity analyzing business projects, preparing financial reports, analyzing data, calculating financial ratios. Required Required

Licenses:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to quickly understand operations and key financial components to create a financial analysis, model the project or operation, and summarize results. Strong financial skills and background in budget preparation and working with departments.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and working with databases.

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Benefits

At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.

Here is a small list of our benefit programs:

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays
• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks
• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%
• Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.
• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center
• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
• Tuition reimbursement & assistance
• Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways
• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.