Lead Financial Analyst

Lead Financial Analyst

As a Lead Financial Analyst with Ascension Accounting & Reporting / RTR, you will support the preparation of GAAP financial statements and contribute to the timely completion and analysis of financial results and accounting transactions, participate in an efficient close process, and understand the internal and external requirements to ensure accurate reporting.

Responsibilities include :

• Assist Managers and Directors in day-to-day accounting operational tasks
• Subject Matter Expert for designated accounting areas
• Serves as primary business partner to operational finance for designated entities
• Mentors Analysts and Senior Analysts for development and growth
• Performs monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned entities
• Understand and document budget to actual and trended to actual variances
• Prepare complex journal entries and account analyses timely and accurately, ensuring detailed supporting documentation is maintained
• Prepare complex account reconciliations and conduct follow-up on aged reconciling items
• Assist Managers and Directors with review and approval of team journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assists in quarterly Hard Close procedures and prepares appropriate schedules
• Prepare and analyze improvement cases / projects and develop work plans to achieve objectives and goals in support of initiatives
• Analyze financial reports and records, making recommendations or seeking solutions for accounting problems before presenting issues for escalation
• Review, research, and recommend improvements to analysis, reporting, and compliance issues and understand the financial implications thereof

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex / gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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