Sr Financial Analyst

Work Schedule:
This position typically works Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, with occasional weekend or holiday coverage based on operational needs. Schedule may vary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for assigned areas, leveraging financial and operational data to support strategic decision-making.

• Prepare and present monthly financial performance reporting, variance analyses, and management insights, while identifying key revenue, expense, volume, productivity, and staffing trends.

• Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and forecasting tools that improve reporting accuracy, support resource allocation decisions, and strengthen partnerships with operational leaders.

• Partner with Accounting and operational leaders throughout the month-end close process to prepare, validate, and document accruals, financial estimates, and supporting analyses for assigned areas.

• Review financial and operational data, including invoices, contracts, purchasing activity, and staffing information, to ensure accurate expense recognition and identify account fluctuations, risks, and variances.

• Lead departmental close reviews and provide timely analytical support, communicating key findings, reclassifications, emerging risks, opportunities, and required follow-up actions to Finance, Accounting, and business partners.

• Lead financial evaluation and execution of strategic initiatives, expansion opportunities, capital investments, and operating model changes through business case development, financial modeling, and data-driven analysis.

• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to define objectives, assess alternatives, identify financial risks and opportunities, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Manage multiple competing priorities while monitoring initiative performance, tracking results against approved assumptions, and communicating progress, variances, and business impact to leadership.

• Extract, validate, and transform financial, operational, and business intelligence data into reliable decision-support reporting, dashboards, models, and leadership presentations.

• Strengthen data quality and reporting consistency by documenting assumptions, definitions, data sources, and repeatable processes.

• Automate and streamline recurring analyses, close support, forecasting, and management reporting while using analytics to identify business drivers.

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and subject-matter experts across the organization, serving as a responsive and strategic Finance business partner.

• Communicate complex financial information clearly to diverse audiences, provide constructive challenge to assumptions, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.

• Exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, and deliver timely analytical support while ensuring follow-through on commitments and business priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) from a four-year college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum 5 years of progressive financial analysis experience, preferably in health care or laboratory diagnostics.

B. Language Ability:

Knowledge of accounting, financial, and operational principles. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect and validate data, identify trends, evaluate alternatives, and develop supported conclusions. Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

C. Math Ability:

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis.

D. Reasoning Ability:

Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to explain financial information clearly, prepare management-ready materials, and work effectively with business partners across the organization. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to explain financial information clearly, prepare management-ready materials, and work effectively with business partners across the organization.

E. Computer Skills:

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, PivotTables, financial modeling, and data analysis. Strong skills with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Experiencewith enterprise financial systems, budgeting and forecasting platforms, databases, dashboards, or business intelligence tools is preferred.

HNL Lab Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.

Address:
794 Roble Rd

Primary Location:
HNL- Roble

Position Type:
Onsite

Department:
1046-00021 Finance