Financial Analyst - Financial Operations

Medical College of Wisconsin; Alabama; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Medical College of Wisconsin seeks a financial analyst to perform analysis, data manipulation, and forecast preparation, translating results into actionable recommendations for management. The role supports clinical departments, measures key trends, and collaborates with stakeholders to align budgets with strategic goals.

Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential in a complex healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in Healthcare Finance or financial environment.
• MBA preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to present findings to management.

Responsibilities

• Present findings to department in a storytelling format.
• Support departments with multiple missions and lines of business.
• Measure and report key business trends impacting finances.
• Provide budgetary support and recommendations.
• Prepare Executive Summary for budgets and monthly variance narratives.
• Develop ad hoc analyses and market information for stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Collaborative teamwork

Budgeting & forecasting

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Summary

Perform financial and business-related analysis, data manipulation and forecast preparation. Apply results of analysis to produce recommendations for management and department leadership.

Primary Responsibilities

Present findings to the department in a form that tells the story behind the analysis.

• Support departments with multiple missions/lines of business (e.g. clinical departments).
• Measure and report key business trends that will impact financial results.
• Partner with departments to provide budgetary support and recommendations
• Review, interpret, analyze, and make recommendations of annual and ad hoc budget submissions.
• Prepare and present an Executive Summary for submitted budgets and monthly variance analysis & narrative that links operational trends with financial outcomes.
• Measure and report key business trends that will impact financial results.
• Provide support, training, and guidance on the department's budgetary system.
• Examine, communicate, implement, and resolve discrepancies between budget and finance information.
• Perform analysis of data and identify and communicate trends, data manipulation, and report generation.
• Apply results of analysis of multiple reports to produce recommendations for management and various stakeholders.
• Prepare ad hoc requests and provide financial interpretation, analysis and market-based information to multiple stakeholders

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

Excellent communication skills. Collaborative and team-oriented style.

• Proactively anticipates and is flexible to changes in the business environment. Constantly looking for ways to support performance improvement initiatives.
• Ability to achieve results in a complex matrix organisation through effective delineation of task assignments, ensuring adequate resource allocation, assisting project participants resolve barriers and solve issues and appropriate escalation of resource issues and concerns.
• Nimble and efficient professional that can balance multiple priorities. Able to adapt quickly to changes in work conditions or priorities with revised or reorganised plans.
• Ability to listen critically to solicit ideas from operational participants at all levels of the organisation to develop solutions that are ultimately owned and valued by the operational end users.
• Willingness to understand how systems and applications supporting the business processes work. Can communicate effectively with technical IT/IS staff to convey business processes and requirements. Is familiar with infrastructure set-up and how various pieces fit together.
• Strong technical analytical skills. Mastery of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Willingness to support development and deliver training to departmental customers.
• Ability to maintain confidential information and demonstrate integrity in all interactions.
• Desire to develop professionally and advance technically. Self-directed, self-starter.
• Avid attention to detail with the ability to understand and integrate detail with the big-picture.

Qualifications

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree is required

Minimum Required Experience: 5 years in a Healthcare Finance or Financial Environment

Preferred Education: Master’s in Business Administration

Preferred Experience: Previous Experience in the Healthcare Industry

Sensory Acuity

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colours and perceive relative distances between objects.

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits Overview

For a full list of positions see: MCW Careers

At MCW all of our endeavours, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organisational values: Caring – Collaborative – Curiosity – Inclusive – Integrity – Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives through merit‑based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realise our vision of a healthier world, and we recognise that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you. For more information, please visit our institutional website.

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programmes, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, colour, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.