Financial Reporting Analyst

Ardent Health; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst in Brentwood, TN, onsite, to partner with accounting, decision support, and finance teams across hospital service lines. You will ensure accurate reporting, monitor budgets, and provide data-driven insights to support MOR reviews and strategic decisions.

The role emphasizes dashboard development, vendor performance evaluation, and cross-team collaboration with BI tools such as EPIC Cogito and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in hospital accounting, decision support, or finance.
• Master's degree, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in budgeting for hospital-based service lines with market finance and accounting teams.
• Monitors financial performance of facility contracts for MOR reporting.
• Evaluates vendor performance against budgets and prior trends.
• Develops and maintains dashboards for on-call and medical directorship expenditures.
• Collaborates with decision support to create analytical data packages for RFP data needs.
• Builds and maintains KPI dashboards for hospital-based service lines.
• Generates ad hoc reports with decision support and clinical IS teams for staffing decisions.
• Supports executives on due diligence related to new hospital-based service line ventures.

Skills

Excel Pivot tables

Formulas

BI platforms

Power BI

EPIC Cogito

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Multi-priority management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Statistics

Master's degree, preferred

Tools

Power BI

EPIC Cogito

Job description

Overview

This is an onsite role located in Brentwood, TN.

Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid‑sized urban communities across the U.S. With a focus on people and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent delivers care through a system of 30 acute care hospitals, 24,000+ team members and more than 280 sites of care with over 1,800 affiliated providers across six states.

Position Summary

Financial Reporting Analyst is a role designed to collaborate across accounting, decision support, and finance teams. This position will support all hospital‑based service lines across the enterprise, ensuring financial performance monitoring, reporting accuracy, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of budgets for hospital‑based service lines in coordination with market finance and accounting teams.
• Monitors financial performance of facility contracts for internal Monthly Operating Review (MOR) reporting.
• Evaluates financial performance of current vendor partners against budget and prior‑period trends, analyzing variances.
• Develops and maintains dashboards for on‑call and medical directorship expenditures.
• Collaborates with internal decision support teams to create analytical data packages supporting RFP data needs across service lines.
• Builds and maintains KPI dashboards for hospital‑based service lines.
• Works with decision support and clinical IS teams to generate ad hoc reports aiding in operational staffing and site‑of‑service decision‑making.
• Supports internal executives on confidential due diligence to assess financial considerations related to new hospital‑based service line ventures.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in hospital accounting, decision support, or finance.
• Master's degree, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with hospital‑based physician service lines.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and analytical functions, preferred.
• Familiarity with EPIC Cogito, Power BI, or similar Business Intelligence (BI) platforms, preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams, preferred.