Senior Financial Analyst

This position supports the VP of Finance of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (BWFH), as well as integrated Finance of the MGB Academic Medical Center (AMC) Division. The Senior Financial Analyst will:

• Provide operational variance analysis for Clinical and Non-Clinical areas. The Senior Financial Analyst will build an understanding the operating results for assigned AMC areas of responsibility.

• Present monthly performance updates to assigned Hospital Senior Vice Presidents.

• Work with VP of Finance in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the departmental reporting packages for various levels of Hospital leadership, including the AMC CFO.

• Work closely with hospital management and local finance staff on issues surrounding operating/capital budget development, reporting, and special projects.

• Assist in the coordination and development of the annual operating budget process.

• Analyze proposed operating budget requests; coordinate questions for discussion and participate in negotiation of budget issues with management; make recommendations to management regarding proposed spending.

• Collaborate with colleagues across the AMC division to ensure aligned and consistent reporting practices and support to division leadership.

• Work with accounting, patient care management, human resources, and the finance team to understand and evaluate financial performance and major financial issues facing the organization.

• Develop, analyze and prepare a variety of regular and ad hoc reporting analyses and projects for issues related to management inquiries and initiatives. Compile financial schedules and participate in special projects as requested.

• Evaluate the relationships between hospital volume and the impact on department operations and monthly operating expenses.

• For areas of responsibility, prepare monthly variance analysis, cost per unit analysis, and periodically assist in the review of reports on budget related issues and special projects.

• Leverage multiple systems such as StrataJazz Financial Planning, StrataJazz Decision Support, EPIC, Tableau, Position Control, and Workday to perform Hospital financial analytics.

• Design and maintain accurate records and databases.

Other Skills

• Excellent analytical and customer problem resolution skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Must be extremely well organized to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under sometimes tight deadlines

• Take-charge ability and excellent judgment in determining and leveraging resources.

• Exceptional judgment and discretion in interacting with management on sensitive fiscal and confidential issues.

• Strong financial and revenue analysis skills.

• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and Access skills.

• Ability to work effectively in teams.

• Ability to work independently with operating managers on issues such as cost per unit analysis, forecasting and variance analysis.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field.

• 3-5 years experience in a financial analysis role.

• Use of StrataJazz Financial Planning or Decision Support, Workday, and ability to create Excel macros are a plus but not required.