Senior Budget Analyst - WVUHS

WVU Medicine

About The Position

Coordinates operating budgeting and management reporting activities for WVUH and UHA budget formulation and variance analysis review. This position will design reports using innovative techniques and to analyze data from various sources and systems in order to present reports as required to assist in budget planning, budget completion, monthly analysis and decision making. Technical skills are employed to access various systems, requiring ongoing education regarding data extraction and various computer systems. This position will require both an Accounting knowledge base in addition to the technical system skills of database and system management expertise.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Hospital Administration, or related field.
Four (4) years’ experience in data analysis, financial statement preparation, financial systems administration and/or health care planning background
Good communication skills are necessary to interact effectively with management, staff and external customers.
Extensive knowledge of personal computers and Excel software.
Good organization and time management skills in order to maintain project timelines and meet deadlines.
Ability to work well under high stress conditions.
Must have independent decision-making ability.
Demonstrate ability to work with staff to resolve problems and correct deficiencies in processes.
Maintains current knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Nice To Haves

Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Two (2) years professional capacity experience, preferably in healthcare.

Responsibilities

Administrator of WVUH’s and UHA’s budget and management reporting software. This includes, but is not limited to, ongoing system maintenance, reporting, and training of directors and staff. Independently monitors and submits issues to Senior System Analyst or the appropriate IT contact for System errors and corrections.
Collaboratively interacts with Information Technology, Accounting, Finance & Reimbursement, and Patient Financial Services. Works with various system administrators to design solutions to various technical problems.
Remains current with how information is collected, maintained and reported in all key systems in order to identify efficiencies in data uses and develop analysis opportunities that are currently not used. Uses innovation to extract data from various sources.
Assists with the coordination of hospital’s annual budget process and becomes budgetary decision makers during peak budget periods based on guidelines and knowledge of the organization. Manages all input into the budget workbooks from internal staff as well as pushes all top down information into the system as appropriate.
Provides formal and informal presentations and overviews to all levels of staff and management of WVUH and UHA.
Provides thorough financial and statistical analysis of data, as needed, to produce reports and support decision making. Writes and develops reports independently resulting in efficient business analysis.
Maintains and continually improves on technical skills needed to manipulate data.
Maintains and designs data base structures as needed to produce and analyze reports.
Maintains expert level report writing for budgetary and management reporting system is addition to being an expert in Microsoft Excel.
Identifies data sources and the appropriate data fields to use for reporting and analytic needs.
Maintains ability to manipulate and analyze complex data to assist in decision making.
Provides leadership and support in performance improvement activities. Participates on performance improvement initiatives as team leader or in a leadership role in areas of technical expertise.
Maintains current knowledge of performance improvement processes as it applies to health care. Attends courses in PI activities, system design, technical training, statistical analysis and other appropriate health care related educational courses.
Meets with departments and accounting staff to understand business needs for reporting requests and help identify opportunities for report writing or modifications. Provides monthly, annual and ad hoc financial reports to all levels of staff, management, and external agencies as needed.
Manages the agenda and tracking for all FTE requests and budget neutral discussion items. Tracks changes outside of the budget process.