Sr. Financial Analyst

- B.S. or B.A. degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration; Masters degree in Business or Health Administration preferred.- Minimum of five years of experience in Finance or Accounting, with healthcare experience preferred. - Experience with Microsoft Office, Allscripts EPSi, Meditech, or similar computer-based decision support systems. - Extensive experience with Microsoft Excel is desired.- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, financial computing, and database software applications required.  - Knowledge of various accounting and financial principles, practices, and applications including budgeting, financial planning, AR valuation and financial reporting required.  - Strong analytical and organizational skills required.  Ability to independently develop and analyze alternative solutions and make recommendations required.  - Ability to work effectively under considerable time pressure on high visibility, high stakes projects required.  - Exceptionally strong financial modeling skills required.- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills required.- Ability to establish and maintain relationships at all organizational levels required.  - Understands concepts of monthly recording net patient service revenue and valuation of accounts receivable.- Understands concepts of CDM.  - Ability to handle large volume of diversified work and meet deadlines.   - Ability to work non-traditional hours when necessary required.  - Assists in the coordination and preparation of the annual operating and capital budget- Assists with preparing, reviewing and analyzing the Health System’s Accounts Receivable Valuation Model.- Assists with preparing and calculating the required contractual adjustments, charity and bad debts during the month-end financial close process.- Assists in preparation of month-end and quarterly financial and statistical reports and reporting packets- Assists in financial analyses related to capital investment projects and return on investment- May assist or be responsible for the maintenance of the Health System’s decision support system (EPSi)- May assist or be responsible for the maintenance of the Health System’s cost accounting system (EPSi)- Serves as a liaison with operational managers on financial, budget and accounting issues.- Leads efforts to assess, modify and/ or develop and implement more timely and consistent processes/systems to increase efficiency, accuracy and meaningfulness of information- Provides analytical support for more complex financial analyses.- Analyzes budget projections and models for completeness; accuracy; and conformance with established procedures, regulations, and organizational objectives.- Maintain knowledge and understanding of the Health System’s operations and financial reporting structure and applies such knowledge in the performance of defined responsibilities.- Perform other duties incidental to the work described herein.