Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial RAC

Ochsner Clinic Foundation • New Orleans, LA

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About The Position

This job is responsible for leading, coordinating, and participating in financial analysis, accounting, forecasting, and reporting activities. The Senior Financial Analyst independently organizes and manages special projects and routine workloads, leads and trains assigned departmental staff, reviews their work, and supports their professional development. The role also serves as a resource to operational management on financial analysis and regulations.

The position supports financial reporting and consulting projects, reviews monthly financial statements, analyzes expense fluctuations and trends, and makes recommendations to leadership. It generates and monitors surveys, performance statistics, key indicators, graphs, reports, and project management logs. The role communicates analysis to team members and leadership and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities. It also requires maintaining knowledge of applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements and complying with Ochsner's compliance, privacy, and conduct standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Math, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related area.
• At least 3 years of experience in healthcare finance or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience with project-related, multitask responsibilities involving a professional staff.
• Experience prioritizing, organizing, and coordinating multiple work assignments under strict deadlines, often in a high-pressure setting.
• Experience working independently.
• Computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Proficiency with Windows-style applications and keyboard use.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and professionally to people at varying levels throughout the patient care process.
• Strong leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) or another advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Certification as a Public Accountant or actively testing for certification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the team's special project workload as assigned by management, including internal and external consulting through financial reporting.
• Assist in reviewing monthly financial statements for variable expense fluctuations, identify trends, and make recommendations to leadership.
• Create, generate, maintain, and monitor customer service surveys, employee morale surveys, performance management statistical reports, global business services key indicators, graphs and reports, and individual project management logs.
• Communicate information to team members and leadership to support accurate analysis and participate in quality assurance activities.
• Implement professional standards, collect and analyze QA data, participate in interdisciplinary QA teams, and develop quality control measures using sample audits.
• Support departmental goals and participate in professional development activities.
• Remain knowledgeable about applicable federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements, and ensure compliance.
• Comply with Ochsner Health System's Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including promptly reporting known or suspected concerns.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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