Senior Financial Analyst - 40hrs

Connecticut Children's; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Connecticut Children’s seeks a Sr. Financial Analyst to provide financial support, guidance, and analysis for enterprise-wide business development and operating initiatives, and to contribute to operating, capital, and long-range plans.

The role partners with executive leadership, supports cost accounting practices, and leads projects to improve planning processes, requiring strong communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative/analytical discipline.
• Five to seven years of organizational budgeting process management and long-range planning.
• Healthcare setting and/or healthcare consulting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the annual operating and capital budgets and long-range plan.
• Analyze proposed budget requests and enhance organizational dialogue on budget issues.
• Develop, improve, and streamline financial processes, reports, and planning tools.
• Oversee and enhance institutional cost accounting practices.
• Act as a liaison between Finance and other hospital areas and physician practices.
• Collaborate with business leaders to develop multi-year plans for new programs and ROI evaluation.
• Develop analyses to evaluate financial performance and growth opportunities.
• Prepare and present monthly financial and operating reports to leadership.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial systems

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Communication

Independence

Stakeholder mgmt

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in quantitative/analytical discipline

Job description

Job Description

The Sr. Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial support, guidance, and analysis related to enterprise-wide business development and operational initiatives as well as playing an integral role in the development of organizational operating, capital, and long-range plans. The incumbent will also: support the maintenance of the institutional cost accounting system; function as an internal consultant to assist stakeholders interpret and use cost and service line profitability data; provide project management leadership and direction; and play a critical role in identifying ways to improve periodic financial planning processes. This role will have significant exposure to and interaction with organizational business leaders, as well as members of the Executive Management Team.

The Sr. Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial support, guidance, and analysis related to enterprise-wide business development and operational initiatives as well as playing an integral role in the development of organizational operating, capital, and long-range plans. The incumbent will also: support the maintenance of the institutional cost accounting system; function as an internal consultant to assist stakeholders interpret and use cost and service line profitability data; provide project management leadership and direction; and play a critical role in identifying ways to improve periodic financial planning processes. This role will have significant exposure to and interaction with organizational business leaders, as well as members of the Executive Management Team.

Responsibilities

This position reports directly to the Manager of Financial Business Planning & Analysis and will support other key members of the Finance leadership team to:

• Prepare the annual operating and capital budgets as well the institutional long-range plan
• Analyze proposed operational budget requests; critically evaluate and enhance organizational dialogue related to budget issues
• Develop, improve, and streamline financial processes, reports, and planning tools
• Oversee and enhance institutional cost accounting practices
• Act as a liaison between the Finance division and other hospital areas as well as physician practices
• Collaborate with business leaders to prepare multi‑year business plans for new programs and initiatives to identify impact on clinical volumes, organizational and program financials, and evaluate return on investment
• Develop and maintain various analyses and reports to evaluate business unit financial performance and growth opportunities
• Prepare, maintain, and present analyses for ad‑hoc requests for hospital senior leadership as necessary
• Prepare/assist with the preparation of monthly financial and operating reporting package and present findings to leadership

The incumbent must be able to work both within teams and independently, with limited guidance and support, to influence outcomes.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience Required:

• Education Required: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative/analytical discipline.
• Experience Required: Five to seven years of organizational budgeting process management and long-range planning.

Education and/or Experience Preferred:

• Experience Preferred: Experience in healthcare setting and/or healthcare consulting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expertly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work with and learn multiple financial and reporting systems.
• Knowledge of decision support/cost accounting systems desirable.
• Robust analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfort manipulating, interpreting, and summarizing observations from large data sets.
• Familiarity with basic statistical methods.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization including management and physicians.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, follow‑up on and quickly reprioritize issues.
• Must be capable of operating at both the strategic and tactical level.

About Us

Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children’s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home. Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members.

At Connecticut Children’s, treating children isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well‑being as one team.