Health System FP&A Analyst II

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine Health System is seeking an FP&A Analyst II to support the Health System Financial Planning & Analysis team, focusing on developing and refining a standardized monthly projection process, partnering with Finance leaders to improve forecast visibility, consistency, and accountability.

The role emphasizes accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to central standards while deepening operational partnerships, and requires strong Excel/BI skills and experience with budgeting tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or a related field.
• Proficiency with budgeting tools, Excel modeling, and BI visualizations.
• Ability to build clean schedules and meet close/reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and maintain a standardized monthly projection process across the Health System.
• Refine projection methodologies, processes, and tools for consistency and transparency.
• Partner with Finance and operational leaders to collect inputs and identify trends.
• Compare projections to budget and prior forecasts; explain variances with concise commentary.
• Refresh KPI dashboards and support ad hoc analyses for local leaders.
• Validate data accuracy across source systems and resolve exceptions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

The Health System FP&A Analyst II supports the Health System Financial Planning & Analysis team, specifically focused on the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of a standardized monthly projection process, partnering with Finance leaders to improve forecast visibility, consistency, and accountability under the guidance of the FP&A Assistant Director. The role focuses on accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to central standards while deepening operational partnerships.

Job Functions

• Build, implement, and maintain a standardized monthly projection process across the Health System, including timelines, templates, assumptions, data inputs, and reporting requirements.
• Help establish and refine projection methodologies, processes, and tools to improve consistency, accuracy, and transparency across entities and departments.
• Partner with Finance and operational leaders to collect, validate, and incorporate monthly projection inputs, identify emerging trends and risks, and ensure timely completion of the monthly projection cycle.
• Compare monthly projections to budget, prior forecasts, and actual results; identify significant variances and emerging trends and provide concise commentary to support decision-making.
• Refresh KPI dashboards (financial, productivity, utilization, throughput).
• Support ad hoc analyses (pricing, vendor changes, staffing scenarios) for local leaders.
• Validate data accuracy across source systems; Work closely with others to resolve exceptions.
• Support development of Labor Expense, Labor Productivity/Management, and volume reporting, Labor Standards, and Flex Budgets for assigned departments.
• Assist in structuring and preparing inputs for the Budget System and other local reporting tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field (Required)
• One year of relevant education may be substituted for one year of required work experience, or one year of relevant professional-level work experience may be substituted for one year of required education.
• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or a related field (Required)
• Ability to:
  • Build clean schedules
  • Meet close/reporting deadlines
  • Explain numbers with concise commentary. Understanding of:
  • Local chart of accounts/cost center structure
  • Budget policies
  • Approved KPI definitions
  • Labor Management/ FTE /productivity metrics
• Experience with:
  • Budgeting tools
  • Excel modeling
  • Standard BI visualizations
• Navigate rapidly changing situations, from evolving patient needs to technological advancements, by remaining flexible, continuously learning, embracing new challenges, and quickly recovering from setbacks.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
• Work assignments are varied and sometimes require interpretation.
• Strong attention to detail and self-directed to consistently ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Work seamlessly within diverse teams, bringing together professionals from various disciplines to provide patient-centered care and achieve collective goals.
• Ensures their work aligns with regulatory standards and company policies.
• Makes decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
• Addresses basic to moderately complex administrative and operational challenges.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments in Finance.
• Fully functioning capacity/ working knowledge of Finance.
• Works on assignments within a process or set of processes of moderate size, scope, diversity, and/or complexity.
• Performs work thoroughly in a cost-efficient manner and at a high productivity level.
• Intermediate proficiency and experience using ERP systems and the Microsoft Office Package (PBI, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).

Salary Range: $34.41/hour - $56.82/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.