"Healthcare Financial Analyst- AZ- Business Services"

Job Details

Summary

The Healthcare Financial Analyst is responsible for collecting, processing, analyzing, and reporting financial data related to healthcare operations and the revenue cycle. The Healthcare Financial Analyst partners closely with the Healthcare Accounting Manager to complete monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables. The candidate should have the following skills: strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Familiarity with healthcare analytics, benchmarking, and industry metrics, plus accounting and financial reporting systems. Experience with healthcare applications is also very helpful.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in monthly accounting closes relating to MWU Clinics operations
• Analyze financial data including revenue, expenses and AR aging to support deliverable completion
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), including clinician financial results, visit reporting, insurance payer mix, and clinician breakeven analysis
• Provide monthly and quarterly financial reports and variance analysis against budget and prior periods
• Partner with clinical, operational, and revenue cycle teams
• Support budgeting processes, including gathering data, validating assumptions, and identifying risks or opportunities
• Assist with regulatory reporting and compliance with internal controls
• Use tools like Excel, Power BI, and EHR/ERP systems (e.g. Epic, Oracle/Workday) for reporting and analysis

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This individual must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner with regular, predictable, in-person attendance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting or finance related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis and general accounting, including monthly close processes, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with healthcare revenue cycle accounting, and bank and account reconciliations
• Excel skills with pivot tables, V-Lookup and X-Lookup experience; Epic Systems and Oracle/Workday experience a plus.

Computer Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access) required.

Language Skills

Intermediate skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability

Intermediate skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.