Financial Analyst

Children's Specialized ABA • Kearny, NJ

8d • $70,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Children’s Specialized ABA, part of the Children’s Specialized Hospital Autism Center of Excellence, serves children with autism spectrum disorder through clinical innovation, whole-child care, and personalized therapy. The organization values inclusivity, innovation, connection, and quality and safety.

The Financial Analyst joins the Finance team and supports payroll accuracy, operational reporting, financial data integrity, the annual budget, and monthly close processes. The role involves working with data from multiple systems, preparing recurring reports, reconciling discrepancies, and identifying ways to improve processes and use technology more effectively. It is suited to an early-career finance or accounting professional seeking broad exposure to payroll operations, financial reporting, budgeting, and data analytics.

The role is based at the Kearny, New Jersey corporate office two days per week, with core hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• One to two years of relevant experience; internships are considered.
• Excellent Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, other formulas, and data reconciliation.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working with large data sets.
• Ability to manage multiple recurring deadlines, including bi-weekly, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with payroll systems and/or practice management systems.
• Exposure to healthcare, staffing, or multi-location business environments.
• Familiarity with financial reporting or budgeting tools.
• Interest in or experience with automation, BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau, or AI-assisted workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review bi-weekly payroll using an Excel-based model to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Pull and compare data from payroll, billing, and practice management systems to identify discrepancies.
• Investigate payroll and data variances and follow up with relevant stakeholders until they are resolved.
• Prepare a weekly KPI report on hours worked and census, broken out by location and payer.
• Prepare bi-weekly cash projection reports.
• Assist with preparation of the monthly financial P&L package.
• Prepare and review monthly accounts receivable reporting.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests from Finance leadership and other departments.
• Support the annual budget process through data gathering, model updates, and variance analysis.
• Conduct regular reviews and audits across payroll and practice management systems to detect and flag errors.
• Partner with Payroll, HR, and Operations teams to correct identified discrepancies.
• Recommend process improvements to reduce recurring errors.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual reporting processes.
• Explore tools and technologies, including automation, business intelligence tools, and AI-assisted analysis, to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Benefits

• Up to 24 paid days off in the first year, including PTO, sick time, and holidays; time is earned on an accrual basis and increases with tenure.
• Free medical coverage for the employee, with buy-up options for dependent or partner coverage.
• Voluntary dental and vision coverage.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Critical illness coverage.
• Free $50,000 life insurance policy.
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Company discount program for amusement parks, memberships, cruises, movie tickets, spas, sports tickets, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level