Temporary: Budget and Decision Support Analyst I

University Health

2d

About The Position

The Analyst works in collaboration with the Director to assist decision makers throughout the organization to develop financial plans for new and expanded services in association with the organizations strategic business plan. Such plans include forecasts of revenues and expenses and “What if” analysis for budgeting and capital planning. The Analyst participates in budget related activities, including maintaining tools to assist management in budget preparation, providing guidance through the budget process, and providing and analyzing financial and statistical data. The Analyst works in collaboration with the Director to analyze financial information using various statistical methods to assist management in operational decisions. The Analyst works in collaboration with the Director to extract data and design reports, with an emphasis on accuracy and relevancy of data, to meet the business needs of the organization. The Analyst assists in maintaining the decision support and budgeting software. This includes monitoring of completeness and accuracy of data and as well as remaining abreast of current and enhanced system functionality to ensure it is an accurate, valid and relevant source of financial and statistical information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, IT or other business related field
• One to three years’ experience in a business related field
• Demonstrated experience in complex data management, statistical analysis and data driven decision support
• Demonstrated experience in interpreting, analyzing and evaluating financial data
• Strong personal computing experience and skills including proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office
• Expert level in use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for analysis purposes
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work with others in a team environment
• Ability to interact with management level staff

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in the use of Change HealthCare Performance Analytics or similar decision support application
• Budgeting and cost accounting experience in a HealthCare setting
• Strong analytical and project management skills, including thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
• Experience with visualization tools and application integration
• One or more years of experience in a HealthCare business related setting

Responsibilities

• assist decision makers throughout the organization to develop financial plans for new and expanded services in association with the organizations strategic business plan
• forecasts of revenues and expenses and “What if” analysis for budgeting and capital planning
• maintaining tools to assist management in budget preparation
• providing guidance through the budget process
• providing and analyzing financial and statistical data
• analyze financial information using various statistical methods to assist management in operational decisions
• extract data and design reports, with an emphasis on accuracy and relevancy of data, to meet the business needs of the organization
• assists in maintaining the decision support and budgeting software
• monitoring of completeness and accuracy of data
• remaining abreast of current and enhanced system functionality to ensure it is an accurate, valid and relevant source of financial and statistical information

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees