Sr Financial Analyst

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across Rush entities. This senior contributor role emphasizes autonomy, analytics and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced healthcare finance environment.

The position offers full-time hours (0.9–1.0 FTE), a 8-hour day, and an hourly pay range of $38.02 to $55.18.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• 3–5 years of financial analysis or planning experience.
• Experience in large healthcare system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and analyzes routine reports for managers and senior leaders.
• Compiles data for presentation and analysis; identifies issues.
• Reviews data and reports, tracks KPIs, and provides actionable recommendations.
• Works cross-functionally to communicate findings and implement improvements.
• Coordinates data submission for benchmarking and analytics.
• Performs monthly data loads to budget system and supports dashboard development.
• Supports annual operating and capital budget processes and forecasts.
• Provides training on financial processes and tools.
• Acts as liaison for financial data across Rush operating divisions.
• Accesses data from EPIC, Cogito Star DataMart, Axiom and Link.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business (Accounting, Finance or Business Management)

Tools

EPIC

Cogito Star DataMart

Axiom

Link

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

Job description

Job Description

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Enterprise IT Strategy & Plang

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $38.02 - $55.18 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

The Senior Financial Analyst is a senior level (individual contributor) Healthcare Finance position with direct responsibility for aspects of Financial Planning and Analytics, Budgeting, and Forecasting to support various RUSH entities. As an integral member of this team, this Senior Financial Analyst will have autonomy in determining the best and most appropriate approaches to support our constituents. This person should understand the strategic priorities of the organization and how our department’s work supports those priorities. In addition, due to the dynamic and evolving needs of the organization, this Analyst should be able to maintain effectiveness, accuracy, and quality in their work product even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities or the environment. Finally, the position should model the I CARE values by taking actions, making decisions, and shaping priorities consistent with the I CARE standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and analyzes routine reports for distribution to managers and senior leaders (i.e. income statement variances, volume, FTEs, space, etc.).
• Compiles data for presentation and/or analysis. Identifies issues, problems or significant aspects of that data.
• Review data and reports, track key performance indicators, and provide actionable recommendations for critical business decisions.
• Work cross-functionally with various departments within the organization to communicate analytical findings and assist in implementation of recommended operational improvements.
• Coordinates/compiles data submission for Benchmarking and Productivity analytics.
• Performs monthly data loads to budget system and helps drive dashboard/report development.
• Supports the annual operating and capital budget processes as well as preparation of interim financial forecasts.
• Provides advanced training and support on financial processes and/or financial tools, both internally as well as to external departments.
• Acts as resource/customer service liaison with respect to financial data and analytics, to all constituents (including Sr. Leaders, Entity management and Departmental managers) across all RUSH operating divisions.
• Access and effectively utilize data from various sources, including EPIC transactional cube, Cogito Star DataMart, Axiom and Link, in order to support reporting and analytics.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business (Accounting, Finance or Business Management)
• Three to Five years of experience in financial analysis or financial planning or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience where the required skillset has been acquired.
• Experience in a large healthcare system or similar environment is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Access a plus

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Position Sr Financial Analyst

Location US:IL:Chicago

Req ID 30897