Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst IV (Research)

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for conducting extensive research regarding the impact of potential changes to accounting rules, standards, or regulations on financial statements.

This includes advising management and stakeholders on the business implications of these changes. Responsibilities also include developing, implementing, and communicating new policies and processes to comply with newly issued accounting or financial reporting standards.

Providing accounting guidance to stakeholders ensures conformity of proposed transactions with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and company policies and procedures.

This position is also responsible for ensuring that relevant accounting standards are appropriately and consistently applied across the organization.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers.
• Builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and influences others through technical explanations and examples.
• Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; listens and responds to feedback; provides feedback to others; and supports team collaboration.
• Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area.
• Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Ensures team follows all procedures and policies; coordinates resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to make effective business decisions and solves complex problems.
• Escalates high priority issues or risks as appropriate and recognizes improvement opportunities.
• Evaluates complex business environments by conducting financial assessments and interpreting reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data.
• Leads internal audit processes, reviews audit results, and may engage with auditors to resolve material weaknesses.
• Creates budgets and/or forecasts in accordance with business strategic initiatives by analyzing and interpreting budgeting trends.
• Advises region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by reviewing regular and special reports for financial and statistical matters.
• Conducts financial modeling by developing best-practice and complex models and analyzing risk alternatives.
• Assesses the business vision, objectives, and strategic initiatives by conducting and/or reviewing research to assess financial impact.
• Completes costing activities by identifying and suggesting cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities.
• Evaluates performance/operations/financial state by using templates and computer applications.
• Reviews and conducts complex financial analyses and variance analysis.
• Reports region/business unit financial information by evaluating and communicating financial trends and forecasts.
• Supports field operations by analyzing and interpreting their operational/financial performance.
• Conducts Financial Statement Analysis of business partners by reviewing information reported from software systems and making recommendations.
• Improves financial performance by analyzing financial trends and identifying actions that address operational performance issues.
• Informs strategic financial planning by performing and evaluating complex financial, utilization, and benchmark analytics.
• Assists with strategic financial planning by preparing recommendations for financial plans and developing financial concepts for planning and control.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Finance Research

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years accounting, bookkeeping, or directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field and minimum six (6) years Financial Planning & Analysis experience.
• Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years research finance experience.
• Two (2) years experience working with cash flow budgeting, including cash flow projections and risk assessment.