Financial Decision Support Consultant

Banner Health Corporate; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Chandler, AZ seeks a Senior Decision Support Analyst to advance financial planning and performance analysis within the FP&A team. The role focuses on data-driven decision support, budgeting, payroll and productivity analytics using BI tools.

You will manage large datasets, work with Power BI, SQL and Tableau, and partner with executives to deliver insights that drive strategic decisions. Hybrid work in AZ with day shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and seven+ years of decision support experience in healthcare.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with SQL, Power BI, Tableau or similar data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide data warehouse management and maintenance of decision support software.
• Validate data integrity and align data with stakeholders.
• Develop and troubleshoot reports and dashboards in Power BI, SQL, and Tableau.
• Collaborate with executives to deliver BI solutions and insights.
• Train end-users on BI modules as needed.
• Handle complex problems and prioritize multiple projects with minimal supervision.

Skills

Business analytics

Data analysis

Communication

Excel

BI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Department Name: Financial Plng & Decision Supp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Finance

Hybrid: Must Live in AZ

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Position Summary

This position provides decision support business intelligence that may include cost accounting, financial planning, payroll and productivity within the Financial Planning and Analysis team. It manages large datasets and databases to develop and maintain the decision support system. The role requires working with innovative analytical tools while applying advanced data mining knowledge, statistics, and healthcare billing expertise. The position is the subject matter expert on highly complex reports, data repositories and source system interfaces. Responsibilities also include developing enhanced methods of data analysis and presentation, facilitating both quality and efficiencies to support strategic planning, leadership, and decision‑making activities.

Core Functions

1. Provide data warehouse management, business intelligence ideas, and maintenance of decision support software. Develop standards and operating procedures for technical processes. Normalize, validate, and ensure data integrity through comprehensive auditing and analysis.
2. Manages data accuracy through ongoing validation and comparison of data warehouse to operational activity. Aligns data communication with key stakeholders to ensure consistent data share and interpretation. Ensures precision in data compilation for informed operational decisions across Banner Health.
3. Work with multiple data sources and expected to troubleshoot data issues and other report/dashboard issues at a moderately complex level and appropriately escalating issues as needed.
4. An‑alyzes and reports on customer need. Manages and supports the identification and research of new developments and uses of current systems and applications, as well as upgraded systems and applications such as Power BI, SQL and Tableau.
5. Provides direction with technology partners to coordinate implementation and support for financial and clinical information systems to enhance current and future system functionality.
6. Responsible for Intermediate to Advanced level queries in Excel, Power BI, SQL (or similar language). Ability to work with advanced data visualizations for dashboard creation OR responsible for basic queries in SQL (or similar language) and proficient operational analysis.
7. This position works closely and directly with executive, senior and mid‑level management at all levels of the organization to deliver BI solutions. Engages key stakeholders as internal customers through advanced professional level communication. Compares decision support data to financial performance and provides insight into interdependency.
8. Develop curriculum and conduct end‑user training sessions as needed on the various application modules of the business intelligence, data warehousing and analytics systems.
9. Works on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in‑depth evaluation of various factors. Proven advanced analytical and modeling skills are necessary. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple projects that utilize sophisticated software programs. Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Position interacts with all levels of hospital and system leadership and staff, physicians, regulatory agencies, and vendors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess strong knowledge of business, finance, health management, statistics, and analytics as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree. Must also possess seven plus years of decision support experience in healthcare or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business and related industry experience. Must have excellent analytical and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with changing needs and deadlines. Requires excellent human relations skills and the ability to effectively interact and communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization.
• Must be proficient in the use of sophisticated software programs, data interpretation and spreadsheet programs. Proven advanced analytical skills are necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Estimated Pay Range

$44.65 - $74.41 / hour

Company Information

Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices and more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to make health care easier, so life can be better. The many locations, career opportunities and benefits offered at Banner Health help to make the Banner Journey unique and fulfilling for every employee. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit‑eligible positions. Please visit our Benefits Guide for more information.

EEO Statement

EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug‑free work environment.

Additional Information

Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.