Principal Financial Analyst

Dayton Children's Hospital

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Financial Analyst is a senior individual contributor within Financial Planning & Analysis, serving as a trusted partner to finance leadership, Accounting, and Revenue Cycle teams. This role is responsible for delivering timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to support executive decision making, with particular emphasis on midmonth forecasting, month end net revenue reporting, allowance modeling, and payer related financial risk. Operating with a high degree of independence, the Principal Financial Analyst synthesizes complex financial, operational, and revenue cycle information into clear executive ready narratives and actionable recommendations. This role is designed for an experienced healthcare finance professional who thrives in a consultative, analytical capacity, prefers deep subject matter ownership over people management, and values flexibility while maintaining a high standard of accountability and impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, informatics and data management required.
• 7+ years in business/finance/accounting/analytics related position required.
• 5+ years in healthcare or insurance required.
• Experience with financial statements and accounting required.
• Strong skills in Microsoft programs, primarily excel required.
• Experience with financial tools used for cost accounting, budgeting, long term financial planning or financial reporting required.
• Perform data manipulation with SQL, SAS, R, Python, or SPSS required.
• Familiarity with basic statistical concepts required.
• Storytelling with data to front-line audience required.
• Dashboard development with Power BI or Tableau required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in business, finance, accounting, informatics and data management preferred.
• 10+ years in healthcare analytics preferred.
• 5+ years with SQL preferred.
• 5+ years with Power BI preferred.
• Storytelling with data to executive level audience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delivering timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to support executive decision making.
• Midmonth forecasting.
• Month end net revenue reporting.
• Allowance modeling.
• Payer related financial risk analysis.
• Synthesizing complex financial, operational, and revenue cycle information into clear executive ready narratives and actionable recommendations.

Benefits

• We commit to safety - We ensure every action and decision prioritizes the safety of patients, families, and employees.
• We serve with compassion - We bring generosity, empathy, and kindness to all interactions.
• We own every moment - We take pride in everything we do.
• We’re better together - We collaborate, communicate, and support one another to deliver optimal care.
• We innovate with purpose - We adapt and change to improve pediatric care, for today and tomorrow.
• We value and respect each person - We create an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome and respected.

What This Job Offers

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