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Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst IV

Job Summary:

This individual contributor is primarily responsible for conducting and interpreting complex financial assessment and modeling, leading internal audit processes, conducting and reviewing strategic financial research, and developing reports on region/business unit performance.

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; influences others through technical explanations and examples; adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities.
  • Listens and responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides feedback to others; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
  • Supports team collaboration; adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.
  • 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.
  • Solves complex problems; escalates high priority issues or risks as appropriate; recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities.
  • Evaluates complex business environment by conducting financial assessments and interpreting reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data.
  • Leads internal audit process, 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.
  • Reviews results of budget and forecasting; coordinates with others to develop department/regional budgets; makes recommendations.
  • Advises region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by reviewing regular and special reports for both financial and statistical matters.
  • Participates in regular meetings with leadership to review financial results for their areas; acts as an internal consultant on reading and interpreting financial results.
  • Conducts financial modeling by developing best-practice and complex models; analyzes and optimizes risk alternatives.
  • Develops, reviews, and recommends what-if scenarios and forecasts using in-house models or software.
  • Assesses the business vision, objectives, and strategic initiatives by conducting and/or reviewing research provided by others.
  • Completes costing activities by identifying and suggesting cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities.
  • Evaluates performance/operations/financial state by using and implementing 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 findings in data analysis reports.
  • Supports field operations by analyzing and interpreting their operational/financial performance; determines areas of improvement.
  • Conducts Financial Statement Analysis of business partners by reviewing information reported from software systems, annual reports, and/or interviews.
  • Makes recommendations regarding the financial status of business partners; assesses risk implications.
  • Improves financial performance by analyzing financial trends; partners with business leaders to identify 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, acquisition activity, financial requirements, and operating forecasts.
  • Develops and interprets financial concepts for financial 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
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or related field and a minimum of six (6) years of Financial Planning & Analysis experience, or directly related business experience.
  • Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Two (2) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
  • Two (2) years of project management experience.
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