Senior Financial Analyst - FT - Days - Financial Analysis and Planning @ MV

El Camino Health•Mountain View, CA

About The Position

El Camino Health is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst for Financial Analysis and Planning. The role supports financial analysis and decision-making, predictive analytics, business intelligence and reporting, and communication with executive and operational stakeholders. It analyzes capital and service-line financial performance, compiles and validates data across enterprise systems, supports budgeting and cost accounting, and develops dashboards and predictive models. The analyst also prepares executive-ready materials, presents findings, and provides consultative support to department leaders. The position is full-time, scheduled for 80 hours bi-weekly, on an 8-hour day shift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, data science, health administration, or a related quantitative field.
Seven or more years in a financial analyst role with progressively responsible duties.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.
Working knowledge of SQL.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis for non-technical audiences.
Consultative and collaborative approach to cross-functional work.
Intellectual curiosity and comfort piloting analytic and AI tools in partnership with Business Intelligence & Finance AI leadership.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or relevant certification such as CHFP, FHFMA, or CDMP.
Experience in healthcare, enterprise data management, data warehousing, financial modeling, or business intelligence/financial analytics reporting.
Exposure to AI/ML tools, predictive modeling, or automation applied to financial or operational analysis.
Experience with BI or visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
Familiarity with Python, R, or similar tools for predictive or statistical modeling.
Understanding of Epic or Cerner data structures and how clinical data supports financial analysis.

Responsibilities

Analyze lease-versus-buy decisions and capital purchase justifications using NPV and ROI methods; document assumptions and identify contract and compliance considerations.
Evaluate financial contributions of existing service lines and programs using contract reimbursement data, confirm data accuracy, and explain year-to-year variances.
Compile and interpret financial data from the enterprise data warehouse, general ledger, cost accounting, supply chain, and workforce systems; benchmark results and audit data validity.
Support annual budgeting, cost accounting, and program development processes.
Build and maintain predictive models, such as models for patient propensity-to-pay, length of stay, labor demand, and volume variability, under the direction of the VP, Business Intelligence & Finance AI Strategy.
Develop clinical-financial integration analyses connecting Epic clinical data with financial performance.
Support AI-driven scenario modeling for reimbursement changes, labor fluctuations, and market shifts.
Pilot and apply AI/ML, large language models, automation (RPA), and tools such as Python or R to streamline forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis; share results and opportunities with the VP.
Build and maintain KPI dashboards, financial scorecards, and service-line profitability views using enterprise BI platforms.
Support the Finance Data Governance Council by documenting data definitions, validating source data, and maintaining data lineage for reports and dashboards.
Integrate data across Epic, the general ledger, cost accounting, supply chain, and workforce systems for accurate unified reporting.
Prepare complex financial analyses, written summaries, and Board- or executive-ready materials in partnership with the VP.
Present findings and recommendations to Finance, clinical, and operational leaders, adapting communications to the audience.
Provide consultative, collaborative support to department leaders and teach effective use of financial tools, spreadsheets, and dashboards.