Senior Financial Decision Support Analyst

Jobtailor; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Hartford, CT, seeks an analytical financial professional to develop and maintain cost accounting structures for patient activity costing. You will educate business unit leaders on cost accounting principles and partner with Finance and Strategy teams on growth opportunities.

You will build financial models estimating incremental net revenue, expenses, and ROI for partnerships, joint ventures, and enterprise initiatives, and report on monthly results to organizational leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, quantitative, and/or analytical discipline required.
• Five-to-eight years of analyst level financial systems and decision support experience.
• Experience in healthcare setting and/or healthcare consulting preferred.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Comfort manipulating, interpreting, and summarizing large data sets.
• Robust analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and drive projects forward.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, follow-up on and quickly reprioritize issues.
• Ability to work with and learn multiple financial and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve the cost accounting structure for accurate costing of patient activity
• Educate business unit leaders on cost accounting theory and service costs
• Liaise between Finance and the Strategy/Network Development team to evaluate business opportunities
• Develop financial models estimating incremental net revenue, expenses, and ROI for growth opportunities, partnerships, joint ventures, strategic plans, and business development
• Develop, report, and analyze business and financial operations for organizational leaders
• Lead models supporting estimation and analysis of monthly financial results
• Provide analytical support for special projects, surveys, certificate of need applications, COVID provider relief funding reporting and administration, and enterprise-wide initiatives
• Help department and service line leaders understand financial results from cost and revenue perspectives and develop actionable analyses
• Establish analytical best practices for financial processes, reports, and planning tools
• Advise the Revenue and Reimbursement team on EPIC Contracting
• Support ad hoc projects by identifying and developing financial data solutions
• Serve as subject matter expert to facilitate enterprise-wide system upgrades, enhancements, and conversions

Skills

Cost Accounting

Financial Modeling

Data Analysis

Healthcare Experience

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/quantitative/analytical discipline

Tools

EPIC Contracting

Financial Systems

Reporting Systems

Job description

• Develop, maintain, and improve the cost accounting structure for accurate costing of patient activity
• Educate business unit leaders on cost accounting theory and service costs
• Liaise between Finance and the Strategy/Network Development team to evaluate business opportunities
• Develop financial models estimating incremental net revenue, expenses, and ROI for growth opportunities, partnerships, joint ventures, strategic plans, and business development
• Develop, report, and analyze business and financial operations for organizational leaders
• Lead models supporting estimation and analysis of monthly financial results
• Provide analytical support for special projects, surveys, certificate of need applications, COVID provider relief funding reporting and administration, and enterprise-wide initiatives
• Help department and service line leaders understand financial results from cost and revenue perspectives and develop actionable analyses
• Establish analytical best practices for financial processes, reports, and planning tools
• Advise the Revenue and Reimbursement team on EPIC Contracting
• Support ad hoc projects by identifying and developing financial data solutions
• Serve as subject matter expert to facilitate enterprise-wide system upgrades, enhancements, and conversions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a business, quantitative, and/or analytical discipline required
• Five-to-eight years of analyst level financial systems and decision support experience
• Experience in healthcare setting and/or healthcare consulting preferred
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfort manipulating, interpreting, and summarizing large data sets
• Robust analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and drive projects forward
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, follow-up on and quickly reprioritize issues
• Ability to work with and learn multiple financial and reporting systems

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cost accounting, financial modeling, and data analysis within a healthcare context, while effectively communicating insights to diverse stakeholders and driving strategic initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cost Accounting
• Financial Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Healthcare Experience
• Microsoft Excel

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cost Accounting
• Financial Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• ROI Estimation
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Statistical Analysis
• Data Interpretation
• Analytical Best Practices

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Project Management

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Decision Support

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• EPIC Contracting
• Financial Systems
• Reporting Systems