Rush University
Job Title: Sr Financial Analyst
Department: Finance
Shift: 1st
Specialty: Analytics
Job Number: 2023-2911
Date Posted: 08/31/2023
Position Type:
Job Qualifications:
Sr Financial Analyst
Job Summary:
The Senior Financial Analyst is a senior level (individual contributor) Healthcare Finance position with direct responsibility for aspects of Financial Planning and Analytics, Budgeting, and Forecasting to support various RUSH entities. As an integral member of this team, this Senior Financial Analyst will have autonomy in determining the best and most appropriate approaches to support our constituents. This person should understand the strategic priorities of the organization and how our department’s work supports those priorities. In addition, due to the dynamic and evolving needs of the organization, this Analyst should be able to maintain effectiveness, accuracy, and quality in their work product even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities or the environment. Finally, the position should model the I CARE values by taking actions, making decisions, and shaping priorities consistent with the I CARE standards.
Job Responsibilities:
Prepares and analyzes routine reports for distribution to managers and senior leaders (ie income statement variances, volume, FTEs, space, etc.).
Compiles data for presentation and/or analysis. Identifies issues, problems or significant aspects of that data.
Review data and reports, track key performance indicators, and provide actionable recommendations for critical business decisions.
Work cross-functionally with various departments within the organization to communicate analytical findings and assist in implementation of recommended operational improvements.
Coordinates/compiles data submission for Benchmarking and Productivity analytics.
Performs monthly data loads to budget system and helps drive dashboard/report development.
Supports the annual operating and capital budget processes as well as preparation of interim financial forecasts.
Provides advanced training and support on financial processes and/or financial tools, both internally as well as to external departments.
Acts as resource/customer service liaison with respect to financial data and analytics, to all constituents (including Sr. Leaders, Entity management and Departmental managers) across all RUSH operating divisions.
Access and effectively utilize data from various sources, including EPIC transactional cube, Cogito Star DataMart, Axiom and Link, in order to support reporting and analytics.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Job Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business (Accounting, Finance or Business Management)
Three – five years of experience in financial analysis or financial planning or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience where the required skillset has been acquired.
Experience in a large healthcare system or similar environment is preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Access a plus
Skills/Abilities:
Familiarity problem-solving, financial analytics and data mining
Strong communication skills (oral, written, presentation)
Highly motivated, self-confident with consistent desire to learn and improve
Self-starter with ability to work within a team setting
Quality oriented with a high attention to detail
Rush University Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason prohibited by law.
