Financial Analyst - Research and Sponsored Programs

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Home, PA
Junior
Healthtech
The Role
The Financial Analyst is responsible for maintaining the accuracy of hospital financial statements, analyzing results and performance metrics to support business decisions, and making budget recommendations. Key tasks include variance analysis, monthly close processes, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
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Company :Allegheny Health NetworkJob Description : 

The position resides in our Research and Sponsored Programs Accounting office overseeing financial and post-award management for clinical trials.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Responsible for material accuracy of hospital financial statements. Analyzes financial results, trends, performance metrics and provides root cause analysis to support business decisions. Recommends budget adjustments, and other cost improvement measures.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Records, classifies, and summarizes financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Interprets financial transactions and events for users who must make economic or business decisions. (20%)
  • Maintains processes and performs calculations to support the monthly close process and the generation of the monthly financial statements. Provides expertise and education related to budgeting, revenue recognition, and reimbursement. Correlates Revenue/Expense to volumes and prepares reports to assist financial management in assessing financial performance. (20%)
  • Evaluates, updates, and maintains processes in support of regulatory and third party changes, quarterly work papers, annual audits, cost accounting, and third party cost reporting. (20%)
  • Performs detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, prior periods, or other benchmarks. (20%)
  • Stays abreast of issues impacting the healthcare industry, especially those that have a financial impact to WPAHS. Makes recommendations to Decision Support Management for financial and performance improvement. (20%)
  • Performs all other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field OR 6 years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree
  • Accounting and budgeting experience

Preferred

  • 1 year in financial analysis
  • Proficiency with spreadsheet applications and database management

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.


As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$23.78

Pay Range Maximum:

$36.73

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Highmark Health and its affiliates take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, protected veteran status or disability. 

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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
17,989 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1977

What We Do

Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.

A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.

We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.

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