FP&A Senior Analyst

University of California-Irvine • Irvine, CA

275d • $104,900 - $198,900

About The Position

The FP&A Sr. Analyst reports directly to the Associate Director, School of Medicine Finance and works closely with the Director, School of Medicine Finance. The position serves as the Dean's Office FP&A partner to multiple clinical departments varying in size and complexity and will be responsible for supporting Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) services that will enable clinical department leaders and SOM leadership to make timely decisions and achieve desired financial results. The position will play a key role in supporting the SOM's annual budgeting process, financial quarterly forecast, financial plan variance analysis and special projects including financial systems transformations supporting UCI Medical Center. S/he will analyze actual vs plan reporting, explain the underlying drivers, track key clinical operational metrics, develop assumptions to model forward-looking financial reports. S/he will be a key advisor in providing consulting and strategic support to SOM clinical departments and Sr. leadership team with guidance from the Associate Director, School of Medicine Finance to understand future performance, assess risks, and align resources with strategic goals. S/he will manage the relationships with the SOM departments and other stakeholders through strategic planning analysis of trends, scenario planning, and providing actionable insights. Further, this position will also support analyses from a school-wide perspective and play an essential supporting role in most aspects of SOM's financial planning and reporting such as developing reports due to Campus, rolling forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. S/he will support the quarterly reporting publication that consolidate SOM's financial performance and key performance indicators. The position requires regular leading of projects of critical importance to SOM and carry substantial consequences of successes or failure. S/he will require wide-range of accounting and FP&A experience to analyze complex clinical operations with organization-wide impact with little precedence and variable factors. S/he will exercise judgement on selecting assumptions, following healthcare trends, serve as a subject matter expert for clinical departments' financial performance that has a high degree of complexity. S/he will need to develop and recommend new metrics, reporting, and processes to improve the value of decision support activities and process efficiencies.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of financial modeling and forecasting techniques.
• Strong presentation skills to translate complex data into executive presentations.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP or GASB, finance policies, practices, and systems.
• Ability to identify, collect, and analyze information from multiple sources.
• Expert ability to present complex finance-related information clearly and concisely.
• Expert ability to use spreadsheet and database software for complex financial analysis.
• Expert interpersonal and consulting skills at all levels within the organization.
• Expert service orientation, critical thinking skills, and attention to detail.
• Expert organizational skills to multi-task in a high volume environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• CPA/MBA preferred with focus on Finance, Accounting, Business, Statistics or related field.
• 10 years of experience with BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• 1 to 3 years in accounting, 3-5 years in FP&A.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare industry experience.
• CPA (inactive) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the SOM's annual budgeting process and financial quarterly forecast.
• Conduct financial plan variance analysis and special projects including financial systems transformations.
• Analyze actual vs plan reporting and explain underlying drivers.
• Track key clinical operational metrics and develop assumptions for financial modeling.
• Provide consulting and strategic support to SOM clinical departments and Sr. leadership.
• Manage relationships with SOM departments and stakeholders through strategic planning analysis.
• Support school-wide financial planning and reporting processes.
• Lead projects of critical importance to SOM.
• Develop and recommend new metrics, reporting, and processes.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Sick and vacation time
• Retirement savings plans
• Access to discounts and perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree