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The Sr. Financial Analyst is also responsible for independently compiling and reporting information as requested by Financial Accounting, Internal Audit, Revenue Cycle, their department and entity management or administration. The Sr. Financial Analyst works collaboratively with teams and may serve as a liaison with Information Technology Business Intelligence and other stakeholders, as needed. This position is actively involved in developing and advancing best practices and tools for business analysis. The Sr. Financial Analyst highlights performance issues, identifies problems and researches solutions and makes recommendations to management for continuous improvement. Reports statistical information in graphical and other presentation formats. Other responsibilities may include the assistance with annual operating budgets and maintenance of monthly dashboards of key indicators and external benchmarks. May also be assigned to additional responsibilities; such as payer reimbursement analysis and financial reconciliation.\n\nFLSA STATUSExempt\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEDUCATION\n Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, healthcare administration, business administration or related field. \nEXPERIENCE\n Three years of financial, budget or cost accounting analysis experience required; experience in a health care environment preferred \nLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS\nPreferred\nCHFP - Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (HFMA) and\nCPA - Certified Public Accountant - State Licensure \nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations. \nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security. \nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles. \nAdvanced analytical thinking and creative problem solving and ability to define a variety of approraches to business problems. \nAdvanced knowledge of business process analysis, system requirements, data modeling and functional design. \nStrong project management skills. \nStrong statistical analysis and data reductions skills. \nIf assigned to Hospital: Familiarity with hospital patient data bases and relationship to other financial and non-financial systems preferred. \nWorking knowledge of cost accounting system(s). \nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nInteracts with all levels within the department, other institutional departments, and across the organization as well as outside companies to resolve problems/errors or questions regarding basic accounting reconciliation items or financial performance in a timely manner. \nServes as subject matter expert for assigned entity(s) (Hospital, Physician Organization, Research Institute, Academic Institute, HM Foundation, MOB, for Clinical and Financial reporting systems. Serves as role model and mentor to more junior team members. Supports training and onboarding of new team members. \nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nAssists department administrator, faculty members or department, hospital leadership and entity leadership in managing the departmental budget. \nExtracts actual and budget financial accounting General Ledger (G/L) data or financial data from appropriate sources to report and reconcile with appropriate leadership. Generates accurate and timely reports. \nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nReviews revenue projections, budget revisions, etc., for physician practice, academic department or assigned hospital or entity department(s) \nDevelops, monitors and reports key system operational indicators and recommends improvements. Highlights performance issues, identifies problems and researches solutions. Makes recommendations to management for improvement. \nFollows all internal audit requirements for appropriate system applications. \nUtilizes/enhances tools to improve the accuracy of financial analytics and enhance revenue opportunities. Submits invoices and follow-up with industry partners as needed. In addition, prepares necessary journal entries for coordinator effort and Principal Investigator (PI) oversight as appropriate. \nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nPerforms one or more of the following:Supports and develops auditing, reporting and contract modeling tools as needed for identification and analysis of rate\nand/or fee schedule auditing, financial performance and contract performance as well as modeling and analysis of potential\nopportunities.\nMaintains monthly dashboard of key indicators and external benchmarks as defined by management. Prepares and\nmaintains revenue models. Compiles information needed for organization profit and loss statement as required.\nReviews contracts, calculates provider productivity bonuses/compensation models as appropriate.\nAssists in preparation of gift, grant and contract budget proposals as needed. Assists in the oversight of department’s\nfinancial files for all grant and donor funding.\nEnsures/verifies that all faculty, staff and research personnel are charged to the appropriate funding source via submission\nof a salary re-allocation form as appropriate.\n\nUtililzes resources effectively and efficiently, demonstrating financial stewardship. Manages own time effectively and prioritizes work to achieve maximum results in a timely manner. \nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nMaintains and monitors procedures and Standards of Practice (SOP’s) for reconciliation process. Maintain working knowledge of hospital and physician compensation methodologies and affecting government regulations, as applicable. Identifies areas for improvement and makes recommendations to management. Seeks out opportunities to grow knowledge of cost accounting system, clinical trials management systems or others and their relationship to other financial and non-financial systems. Shares knowledge and learnings with team. \nProactively manages own career development. Completes My Development Plan (MDP). \nIdentifies and recommends opportunities to employ new or enhanced functionality in support of continued performance improvement. Develops and advances best practices and tools for business analysis. \nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n WORK ATTIREUniform: No \nScrubs: No \nBusiness professional: Yes \nOther (department approved): No \nON-CALL*\n*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* No \nTRAVEL**\n**Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No \nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No \n\nWork Shift:\n1 - Day (United States of America)\n\nJob Category:\nNon-clinical\n\nHouston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care clinics, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. 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