Financial Analyst

Job TitleFinancial AnalystJob DescriptionPlease Note: These positions can be remote Client required Health system/hospital experience Executive Summary: The Financial Analyst serves as a core hands-on resource bridging operational finance, budgeting, and financial planning and analysis (FP&A). This role is designed for a highly analytical professional capable of evaluating complex financial data, forecasting operational performance, and developing data-driven insights to support decision-making across academic, administrative, or clinical units. Positioned in a hybrid operational finance and planning role, the Financial Analyst works directly with multi-dimensional data sets, ledger reconciliations, budget modeling, and system-level reporting. The ideal candidate combines strong technical mastery of financial systems and data tools with the communication skills required to translate financial metrics into actionable operational recommendations.Key Responsibilities:Operational Finance & General Ledger AnalysisFinancial Planning, Budgeting & ForecastingReporting, Business Intelligence & AutomationStakeholder Collaboration & ComplianceSystems, Analytics & Operational ToolsRequirements Qualifications & RequirementsMust-Have Qualifications (Required)Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a quantitative discipline.Experience: Minimum of 2–4 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, operational accounting, budgeting, or corporate/higher education FP&A.Minimum 2+ years of financial analysis experience specifically within a health system, hospital, or academic medical center environment.Analytical Capability: Advanced analytical and data-modeling skills, with a proven track record of synthesizing large, complex financial datasets into clear narrative reports.Technical Mastery: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience using enterprise ERP and reporting systems.Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial operational partners.Recommended Certifications & Professional DevelopmentGood-to-Have / Industry CertificationsMicrosoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate or Excel Expert certificationGood-to-Have Qualifications (Preferred)Prior experience working within a higher education institution, academic medical center, healthcare system, or public sector agency.Practical familiarity with Workday Financials, Workday Adaptive Planning, or Business IntelligenceFundamental understanding of public sector accounting standards (GASB) and fund accounting principles.Familiarity with continuous process improvement (CPI) techniques (e.g., Lean, Root Cause Analysis) to streamline financial workflows.