Finance Analyst Two Jobs in Springfield, MA (NOW HIRING)

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The creation of the HHC System Support Office recognizes the work of a large and growing group of employees whose responsibilities are continually evolving so that we and our departments now work on behalf of the system as a whole, rather than a single member organization.
With the creation of our new umbrella organization we now have our own identity with a unique payroll, benefits, performance management system, service recognition programs and other common practices across the system.
Position Summary:
Key team member of the Finance-Budget team with strong analytical, problem-solving, and Excel skills. The Financial Analyst will assist in the coordination and consolidation of the annual HHC system operating budget, long-range financial forecasts and statistical measures, analyze financial data, and create financial models to help make recommendations. Assists in establishing the calendar for budgeting and forecasting activities, provides significant financial assumptions and operating margin targets to the system business units based on input from various areas throughout the system. The Financial Analyst is a system administrator of the Comparative Analytics module in StrataJazz.
Position Responsibilities:
• Perform statistical, cost and financial analysis of data extracted from various internal sources to identify trends and explain actual vs budget variances
• Use financial benchmarks, dashboards and key performance indicators to compare financial metrics across the organization
• Involved in annual operating budget process including creating budget files to import into budget application, budget training, and creating reports used in approval process
• Prepare the annual distribution of the system budget to regional business units
• Prepare and present a variety of budgetary, informational and statistical reports and make recommendations
• Conduct thorough financial analysis to support key business decisions
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic initiatives
• Serve as consultant to all levels of management to provide decision support for initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Perform special projects and duties as assigned, including research, forecasting, and exploring viable alternatives.
• Assist management in managing both productivity and volumes by providing summary and detailed statistical reports showing resource consumption and unit costs.
• Other Duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in finance, business, accounting, or related field.
Experience:
• Minimum two years' experience in budgeting, financial analysis, or accounting preferred, with a thorough understanding of financial statements, ratios, financial analysis and planning, and its role in directing operations and planning future ventures.
• Healthcare and accounting experience preferred
• Advanced spreadsheet and database development experience along with other PC based applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and self-directed individual.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to execute with limited information
• Must be able to react and respond to dynamic environment with limited direction.
• Knowledge of StrataJazz budgeting system, Oracle PeopleSoft, and Epic preferred.
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