Senior Business Analyst

Essentia Health•Duluth, MN

11d•$96,000 - $121,000•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for serving as a key financial business partner in assigned areas of responsibility. This role will provide support and advise in strategic and operational decision making through insights that drive better business performance. This position will support and reinforce key initiatives within the Finance department through education and communication with senior financial and operational leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 4 years related experience.
24 months of experience with Performing financial analysis and business planning.
24 months of experience with Developing and maintaining analytical methodologies, tools, and data including ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility, along with implementing and refining analytical processes and tools including statistical software, data visualization tools, and database systems.
24 months of experience with Generating reports and queries on data visualization platforms including Tableau, Advanced Excel, Visio, Power Bi, and Power Automate.
24 months of experience with Providing technical expertise on SQL, Microsoft Excel and VBA Macros, Data visualization tools, MS power apps and databases to other staff involved in data analysis.
24 months of experience with Vizient tools and contracts, Six Sigma, Strata and healthcare data through ERP systems including Oracle Netsuite and EPIC.
Experience gained concurrently is acceptable.

Nice To Haves

High emotional intelligence

Responsibilities

Support the business to raise standards in key decision areas, taking a forward-looking view supported by a rich consulting toolkit and high emotional intelligence to help articulate different options and influence decisions.
Perform a broad range of financial analysis and business plan responsibilities for assigned areas.
Conduct complex financial analysis on performance and potential new business activities.
Coordinate and perform a variety of complex financial analysis; serves as support for activities relating to physician compensation and production analysis as assigned.
Develop and maintain analytical methodologies, tools, and data to ensure data quality, security and accessibility; providing technical expertise to other staff involved in data analysis.
Act as a liaison between finance and operational leaders to ensure they have relevant tools and data and understand how to use them.
Guide the annual operating budget process to ensure timely and accurate fiscal planning.
Review budget variances and works with leaders to ensure compliance.
Support Vice Presidents and senior leadership across the organization.
Serve the organization as technical and subject matter expert for areas in which they work.
Provide input and guidance to other members of the Finance team.
Lead projects, develop and implement new methodologies and make recommendations to improve both the business and processes within the Finance team.
Implement analytical processes and tools (statistical software, data visualization tools, database systems).
Lead and work on highly complex projects with large degrees of risk and scope.
Provide day to day leadership and direction to assigned team members and participate in the annual performance review process.
Provide accurate and timely feedback to team members on their work performance, accomplishments and opportunities.