Senior Analyst Financial Operations

Trinity Health•MMCIA - MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Central IA, IA

About The Position

The Senior Analyst Financial Operations provides day-to-day support through standard and non-standard reports, analyses, and insights for General Finance and Operational Finance. The role produces forward-looking reports and proactive analysis, and conducts ad hoc analysis for divisional leadership or operational finance. The analyst supports financial and clinical initiatives, determines entity-level reporting needs with management, coordinates financial reporting to CHI and MHN, and analyzes financial information for CHI, MHN, Mercy Medical Center, and its subsidiaries. The role also works with management to ensure reports are accurate and understood, coordinates special projects assigned by the Director or CFO, analyzes operational procedures and process improvements, maintains accounting and departmental policies and procedures, and creates and oversees division-focused reports. The position requires compliance with Mercy Medical Center’s mission, core values, policies, and security policies. It provides access to restricted or confidential patient information. The work is primarily sedentary in a typical office environment, with extensive computer use, reading, and preparation and analysis of data. The position reports to the Director of Finance.

Requirements

  • Approximately 3–5 years of healthcare experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • Working knowledge of computers, databases, data analysis techniques, and report-writing applications.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft applications.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Advanced interpersonal skills.
  • Extensive knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
  • Familiarity with general ledger systems and Hyperion consolidation software.
  • Complete Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three months of hire.
  • Ability to maintain courtesy and cooperation with coworkers, patients, and visitors and satisfactory performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.
  • Ability to adapt to varied duties and changing tasks without loss of efficiency or composure.

Nice To Haves

  • CPA designation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day analytic support for the division and support financial and clinical initiatives, including service line, physician, and capital initiatives, as requested by management or external CHI sources.
  • Meet with management to determine entity-level financial reporting needs.
  • Coordinate and supervise financial reporting to CHI and MHN.
  • Work with all levels of management to ensure reports are correct and understood.
  • Analyze financial information for CHI, MHN, Mercy Medical Center, and its subsidiaries.
  • Coordinate special projects assigned by the Director or CFO.
  • Analyze operational procedures and process improvement within the department.
  • Coordinate the formalization and maintenance of accounting and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Create and oversee standard division-focused reports.
  • Comply with Mercy Medical Center’s mission, core values, standards of conduct, policies, procedures, and applicable security policies.
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