Financial Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual financial variance analysis in relation to budgeted, forecasted, and historical trends.

• Examine the general ledger and monitor cost centers for transaction postings, account coding, and the accuracy of revenue and expense allocations.

• Assist in the month-end close process by analyzing operational metrics, inputting accruals, and reconciling balance sheets and income statements.

• Provide support to managers and operational leaders with financial inquiries, purchasing approvals, and budget oversight.

• Play a role in preparing the annual operating and capital budgets.

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts, headcount models, and multi-year projection spreadsheets.

• Assess business cases, ROI proposals, and requests for capital expenditures.

• Create scenario models for operational changes, volume fluctuations, and adjustments in policies.

• Extract, cleanse, and model financial datasets using business intelligence and data visualization tools.

• Produce routine and ad-hoc financial reports, executive dashboards, and operational KPI scorecards.

• Identify opportunities for automating data collection and enhancing spreadsheet workflows.

• Articulate financial performance and the causes of variances to operational managers, department heads, and administrative leadership.

• Ensure that budgeting, reporting, and operational finance practices adhere to university policies, state regulations, and U.S. GAAP/GASB standards.

• Assist with internal and external audits by gathering schedules, documentation, and providing analytical commentary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a quantitative field.

• At least 2–4 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, operational accounting, budgeting, or corporate/higher education FP&A.

• A minimum of 2+ years of financial analysis experience specifically within a health system, hospital, or academic medical center setting.

• Experience in a health system or hospital is required.

• Advanced analytical and data modeling capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize large and complex financial datasets into concise narrative reports.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Hands-on experience with Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; familiarity with Workday Financials, Oracle Cloud, or SAP is preferred.

• Direct experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or Anaplan.

• Experience with Power BI or Tableau.

• Mastery of advanced Excel functions, including XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, Pivot Tables, Power Query, scenario managers, and financial modeling standards.

• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Capacity to explain intricate financial concepts to non-financial operational partners.

• Must be authorized to work in the USA.

• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate or Excel Expert certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Collaborative and supportive work environment.