Healthcare Financial Advisory Services Associate

SVCS Huron Consulting Services LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave and adoption help

Wellness program

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group is seeking an Associate in Healthcare Financial Advisory to deliver high-impact financial insights for provider clients. You will own workstreams, translate analyses into clear recommendations, and collaborate closely with teams to drive results.

Travel up to 80% may be required; candidates can reside anywhere in the contiguous United States near a major airport. The base salary ranges from $120,000 to $165,000 with an annual incentive program that can raise total

Qualifications

• 3+ years of healthcare financial advisory experience in a health system or hospital setting.
• Strong healthcare finance knowledge, incl. capital planning and liquidity management.
• Experience in restructuring, turnaround, or performance improvement advisory.
• Ability to lead complex analytical workstreams with project management and client communication.
• Proficiency in evaluating financial statements, pro forma modeling, and DCF analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own project workstreams by structuring problems, prioritizing analyses, and delivering high-quality outputs.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize data to develop actionable client insights.
• Build client-ready materials, including presentations and deliverables.
• Collaborate with teams to diagnose challenges and develop data-driven recommendations.
• Support growth through proposals, business development, and mentoring junior staff.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Strategic problem-solving

Financial analysis

Modeling (DCF/pro forma)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

Job description

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes. Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. When healthcare organizations are managing escalating financial stress, Huron recognizes the response must be urgent and direct. Huron’s industry-leading Healthcare Financial Advisory Services team works with healthcare leaders to prevent financial management missteps and prioritize business decisions that reset the financial trajectory of their organizations. Huron assists clients through improved planning, operations and managing through crises.

Solutions tailored to a variety of situations:

• Business and financial planning, projections and scenario analyses
• Decision support and cost accounting
• Interim management/strategy execution
• Business assessments & due diligence
• Restructuring & turnaround
• Executive/Board advisory
• CFO support solutions
• Liquidity forecasting and management
• Working capital management
• Valuations
• FP&A assistance for profit improvement

Healthcare Financial Advisory Associates play a critical role in delivering high-impact financial insights for healthcare provider clients. Associates take ownership of discrete workstreams, translate complex analyses into clear recommendations, and collaborate closely with team members and clients to drive results.

Responsibilities

• Own project workstreams by structuring problems, prioritizing analyses, and delivering high-quality outputs under tight timelines
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary data to develop actionable client insights
• Build and communicate clear, client-ready materials, including presentations and written deliverables
• Collaborate with project teams to diagnose client challenges and develop practical, data-driven recommendations
• Support firm growth through proposal development, business development efforts, and mentoring junior team members

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of healthcare financial advisory experience, either consulting supporting provider organizations or comparable experience serving in a strategic financial leadership capacity within a health system, hospital, or other acute care organization.
• Strong understanding of healthcare finance, including capital planning, liquidity management, and financial performance drivers
• Experience in restructuring, turnaround, performance improvement, or similarly rigorous financial advisory environments
• Proven ability to lead complex analytical workstreams with strong project management, client communication, and strategic problem-solving skills
• Advanced financial analysis and modeling capabilities, including evaluation of financial statements, valuation, pro forma modeling, and discounted cash flow analysis
• Ability to translate complex financial and corporate finance concepts into clear, executive-level insights and recommendations
• Proficiency in healthcare accounting and financial reporting, including monthly operating reports, statements, schedules, and overhead or operational improvement analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field preferred

Travel & Location

Travel requirements vary by project; candidates must be willing to travel as needed, potentially up to 80%

Candidates may reside anywhere in the contiguous United States near a major airport

The estimated base salary range for this job is $120,000 - $165,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $134,400 - $194,700. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

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At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together. Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron. Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.