Senior Consultant Decision Support - Southeast

Mercy St. Louis; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Tuition support

Matching retirement plan

32+ hours per pay period benefits

Job summary

Mercy in Missouri seeks a Senior Consultant – Decision Support to strengthen financial health across the ministry. You’ll identify opportunities, develop insights, and recommend strategies to improve margin performance in collaboration with leaders.

You’ll build analytical frameworks, apply standardized monitoring tools, and track progress to ensure goals are met and sustained, partnering with hospital leadership and operations to translate data into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably within a healthcare setting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey financial concepts to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with various teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive and self‑motivated with a strong sense of curiosity and initiative.
• Experience in developing comparative methodologies and standardized monitoring logic.

Responsibilities

• Identify financial opportunities and influence margin performance.
• Develop analytical frameworks and standardized monitoring logic.
• Partner with operational leaders to explore root causes and design actionable paths forward.
• Monitor progress to ensure goals are met and improvements are sustained.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Initiative

Education

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

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Join Mercy as a Senior Consultant – Decision Support and Help Drive Meaningful Financial Impact

As a Senior Consultant in Decision Support, you will play a key role in strengthening Mercy’s long‑term financial health—directly supporting our mission to serve the community with compassion and excellence. Reporting to the Manager of Decision Support and working closely with the community CFO, you’ll identify financial opportunities, insights, and recommend strategies that enhance margin performance across the ministry.

In this role, you’ll develop and apply comparative methodologies, standardized monitoring tools, and analytical frameworks to evaluate financial performance. You’ll partner closely with operational leaders to explore root causes, envision future possibilities, and recommend actionable paths forward. Your work doesn’t stop at recommendations—you’ll also help monitor progress to ensure goals are met and improvements are sustained.

If you’re passionate about using data to drive smart decisions, enjoy collaborating with leaders across an organization, and want to make an impact that supports meaningful, mission‑driven work, we’d love to have you on our team.

Position Details:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably within a healthcare setting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey financial concepts to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with various teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive and self‑motivated with a strong sense of curiosity and initiative.
• Experience in developing comparative methodologies and standardized monitoring logic.

Competencies

• Analytical Acumen
• Collaboration and Influence
• Financial Acumen
• Results‑Oriented

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.

Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.

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