Financial Analyst (System)

Job Summary :

Maintains responsibility for planning / executing the long-range planning process including development of the long-range plan, tools and templates, departmental input guidance, financial and operational reviews, and consolidation.

Conducts ongoing consolidated performance reporting and variance analysis, and recommends solutions to address variances.

Works collaboratively with Ministry Financial Planning and Analysis, System leadership and other corporate functions to ensure annual operating plans are aligned and reflect the overall System goals.

Job Requirements :

Education and Work Experience :

• Associate’s / Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education / related experience : Required
• Bachelor's Degree : Preferred
• Three years' relevant experience : Preferred

Essential Functions :

Plans and executes operating budget including the analysis of prior year budgets and actuals, calculation of budget assumptions and monitoring budget throughout the year.

Schedules and prepares materials for focus week and budget kickoff call. Collaborates with Ministry Financial Planning and Analysis to develop the operating budget for System leadership approval.

Works on problems of moderate to diverse scope requiring some interpretation of policies and guidelines. Applies working knowledge of the techniques, principles, theories and concepts of the discipline, staff, technologies, services, and practices to complete routine and non-routine assignments.

Plans and executes strategic capital projects including analysis of planned initiatives, package submission to System leadership and monitoring of on-going capital projects.

Coordinates with System leadership to plan out future capital project needs based on budget constraints and capital availability.

Collaborates with Ministry Financial Planning and Analysis to prioritize initiatives and assess alignment to the overall strategy of the System.

Prioritizes daily activities to complete tasks / projects assigned by others. Solves and escalates operational problems and technical issues;

modifies existing tools or processes.

Seeds initial forecast and makes updates based on actuals. Coordinates with leadership to finalize forecast and distribute.

Collaborates with Ministry Financial Planning and Analysis to develop an annual forecast and develop greater visibility for future goals.

Assists in developing course of action to respond to management report trends and enable long-range success. Prepares standard routine financial management reports for the System, as dictated by reporting inventory.

Makes decisions regarding own work, sometimes in ambiguous situations.

Maintains responsibility / accountability for performing accurate / timely cost accounting. Drives improvements in cost accounting processes for the System.

Collaborates with staff to update Relative Value Units (RVU), as needed. Collaborates with team on System management and maintenance.

Makes recommendations on new processes, tools and services; supports and contributes to development of new products, services or techniques.

Solves and escalates operational problems and technical issues; modifies existing tools or processes.

Maintains responsibility and accountability for performing financial analysis, performance tracking and analysis for Systemwide initiatives.

Collaborates with Ministry departments to perform regional and Ministry analysis. Develops and ensures use of standard tools, templates and methodologies for financial analysis.

Reports on System initiatives. Works under general supervision.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements :

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc.

as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.