Financial Analyst - Decision Support (Hybrid position)
NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system known for its high standards in patient care and clinical excellence. The Financial Analyst - Decision Support will be responsible for producing financial reports and analyses to assist in monitoring the hospital's financial performance, supporting various financial and operational projects.
Responsibilities
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the internal costing system (EPSi) and effectively run accurate EPSi reports; understand the relationship between the various EPSi fields and the potential restrictions when resolving crucial business decisions from stakeholders
- Support day-to-day operations related to the ongoing maintenance and processing of the EPSi Decision Support System; cost accounting and contract modeling
- Support new and ongoing projects relating to the identification of contract modeling, cost saving opportunities, physician resource utilization analyses, quality/cost analysis, and dashboard creation/review
- Support of the Hospitals Value Based Management projects, financial dashboards, various benchmarking activities and other projects as needed
- Package and summarize analytical findings with clear understanding of results and thoughtful recommendations
- Work with large complex data sets accurately
- Proactively communicate to management any arising issues or barriers to meet timelines/deliverables
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement (e.g. improving data integrity, process flow)
- Demonstrate initiative for taking on new tasks or responsibilities. Exhibit creative thinking by suggesting alternative and innovative solutions to problems encountered
- Monitor and reconcile data from various sources including general ledger, patient billing, and operational systems
- Participate in special projects, audits, and performance improvement initiatives
Skills
- Bachelor Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 1-3 years relevant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong customer service and problem solving skill sets
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Mathematics, or Management Information Systems
- A minimum of two to three (2-3) years of experience in not-for-profit, healthcare or accounting
- Action-oriented, with experience managing aggressive deadlines and strength across a broad range of technical skills
- Strong foundation in financial analysis and/or accounting
- Must have a general understanding of the healthcare industry
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel and/or SQL
- High-level of proficiency in Tableau, Excel, SQL, and Decision Support reporting programs
- Experience working with a decision support/cost accounting system
- Experience in data transformation/manipulation
- Basic understanding of database relationships and structures
- Experience in Business Intelligence/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
Benefits
- Financial security benefits
- Generous time-off program
- Employee resources groups for peer support
- Holistic employee wellness program
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