Senior Cost Analyst

UT Medical; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Medical in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Senior Cost Analyst for a full-time, on-site role. You will maintain cost accounting and decision support systems, provide accurate financial insights, and partner with clinical, financial, and IT teams to improve processes.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or related field, has strong Excel skills, and can lead in a collaborative environment while managing multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, or related field.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration, with initiative and leadership.
• Healthcare data experience with Cost Accounting, Decision Support, GL, Payroll, Physician Practice, Patient Accounting and Supply Chain, preferred.
• Experience with Strata highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost accounting and decision support systems.
• Serve as SME for cost accounting methodologies, data integrity, and reporting.
• Partner with operational, financial, and technical teams to drive process improvements, perform analyses, and provide insights to leadership.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Analytics

Tools

Strata

Job description

UT Medical is the region's academic health system, focused on healing, education, and discovery to improve lives across East Tennessee. The organization combines compassionate, community-rooted care with advanced clinical expertise and research. Team members, including clinicians, educators, and researchers, collaborate under shared values of integrity, excellence, and compassion. As an academic health system, UT Medical trains future caregivers, advances evidence-based innovation, and supports medical discovery. The health system is deeply committed to the East Tennessee community, emphasizing curiosity, collaboration, and stewardship to build a healthier future for all.

Role Description

The Senior Cost Analyst is a full-time, on-site role based in Knoxville, TN. This position is responsible for the maintenance, enhancement, and effective use of the organization's cost accounting and decision support systems. This role serves as the subject matter expert for cost accounting methodologies, data integrity, and reporting, ensuring accurate and actionable financial information for decision-making. The analyst partners with operational, financial, and technical teams to drive process improvements, support system enhancements, perform complex analyses, and provide insights to leadership for the health system. Success in this role requires strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities and build effective working relationships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, or related field is required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential to this role.
• The qualified applicant must have effective communication skills and the ability to work well in a highly collaborative team environment, as well as independently taking initiative and leadership in moving projects forward.
• Healthcare experience working with data from various sources including but not limited to Cost Accounting, Decision Support, General Ledger, Payroll, Physician Practice, Patient Accounting and Supply Chain, is preferred.
• Experience with Strata is highly preferred.