Financial Analyst II / Finance Budget

Hartford HealthCare; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits program

Career development opportunities

Work/life balance support

Job summary

A comprehensive healthcare network in Connecticut seeks a Financial Analyst to perform financial analysis and manage the annual operating budget. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field, along with a minimum of two years of experience in budgeting or financial analysis. The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Excel, and knowledge of financial systems like StrataJazz and Oracle PeopleSoft. Join us in a rewarding environment where every moment matters.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in budgeting, financial analysis, or accounting preferred.
• Healthcare and accounting experience preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform statistical, cost, and financial analysis of data.
• Involved in annual operating budget process.
• Prepare and present budgetary and statistical reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or related field

Tools

StrataJazz budgeting system

Oracle PeopleSoft

Epic

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Location Detail

100 Pearl Street Hartford (10484)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The creation of the HHC System Support Office recognizes the work of a large and growing group of employees whose responsibilities are continually evolving so that we and our departments now work on behalf of the system as a whole, rather than a single member organization.

With the creation of our new umbrella organization we now have our own identity with a unique payroll, benefits, performance management system, service recognition programs and other common practices across the system.

Position Summary

Key team member of the Finance-Budget team with strong analytical, problem-solving, and Excel skills. The Financial Analyst will assist in the coordination and consolidation of the annual HHC system operating budget, long-range financial forecasts and statistical measures, analyze financial data, and create financial models to help make recommendations. Assists in establishing the calendar for budgeting and forecasting activities, provides significant financial assumptions and operating margin targets to the system business units based on input from various areas throughout the system. The Financial Analyst is a system administrator of the Comparative Analytics module in StrataJazz.

Position Responsibilities

• Perform statistical, cost and financial analysis of data extracted from various internal sources to identify trends and explain actual vs budget variances
• Use financial benchmarks, dashboards and key performance indicators to compare financial metrics across the organization
• Involved in annual operating budget process including creating budget files to import into budget application, budget training, and creating reports used in approval process
• Prepare the annual distribution of the system budget to regional business units
• Prepare and present a variety of budgetary, informational and statistical reports and make recommendations
• Conduct thorough financial analysis to support key business decisions
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic initiatives
• Serve as consultant to all levels of management to provide decision support for initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Perform special projects and duties as assigned, including research, forecasting, and exploring viable alternatives.
• Assist management in managing both productivity and volumes by providing summary and detailed statistical reports showing resource consumption and unit costs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum two years’ experience in budgeting, financial analysis, or accounting preferred, with a thorough understanding of financial statements, ratios, financial analysis and planning, and its role in directing operations and planning future ventures.
• Healthcare and accounting experience preferred
• Advanced spreadsheet and database development experience along with other PC based applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and self-directed individual.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to execute with limited information
• Must be able to react and respond to dynamic environment with limited direction.
• Knowledge of StrataJazz budgeting system, Oracle PeopleSoft, and Epic preferred.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.