Financial Analyst

Springfield Clinic • Springfield, MO

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About The Position

The Financial Analyst assists with special financial projects, analyses, and feasibility studies. The role researches and reviews systems and directly observes operational or financial functions across Clinic departments to support operational efficiency and accuracy. It provides financial and analytical support for compensation accounting and forecasting, prepares and reviews financial reports, resolves business-unit inquiries, and maintains financial models and planning templates. The analyst supports decision-making by reporting on performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted, and strategic-plan results, and helps integrate business processes, people, and technology to provide useful information and practical business leadership. The position follows Accounting department policies, Clinic incident-reporting procedures, applicable OSHA and Clinic training requirements, and the SC Way customer-service philosophy. It reports to the Director of Finance and operates in a professional office environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of two years of financial analysis experience.
• Minimum of two to four years of accounting or analytical experience.
• Confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from physicians, managers, employees, business associates, and the general public.
• Extremely strong MS Excel skills.
• Attend relevant in-service classes or workshops.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and analytical support for the compensation accounting and forecasting process.
• Compile and analyze financial reports and identify discrepancies requiring senior management attention.
• Research and resolve business-unit inquiries.
• Prepare financial reports, charts, tables, and other requested exhibits.
• Perform special projects assigned by management to improve process efficiency and performance.
• Provide timely, relevant, and accurate analysis of divisional performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted, and strategic-planning results to support decision-making and achievement of budget and strategic goals.
• Maintain and develop financial models and standard templates distributed for Finance planning, ensuring quality, accuracy, and focus on analytical review.
• Facilitate integration of business processes, people, and relevant technology to identify, configure, and communicate useful information and support business decision-making.
• Follow Accounting department policies and procedures.
• Comply with Springfield Clinic incident-reporting policies and procedures.
• Adhere to required OSHA and Springfield Clinic training and accomplishments.
• Provide excellent customer service and adhere to the SC Way customer-service philosophy.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time