Senior Financial Analyst min 2 Month Contract

Sr Financial Analyst

Description:
Provide analytical support in the development and execution of annual business plans and budgets across several Finance Operations teams.
Develop detailed annual operating budgets and develop quarterly and annual long-range operating expense forecasts.
Oversee financial performance of select business units throughout the year; conduct monthly variance and trend analyses.
Prepare and distribute monthly performance reports to department managers with an emphasis on highlighting the key business drivers of change and making recommendations to help meet operating expense and FTE targets.
Prepare calculations for accrual and reclassification journal entries for departments as business needs dictate.
Responsible for the periodic upload of budget and financial data into internal financial systems.
Identify systemic issues and continually improve processes; integrate updates of requirements into department processes.
Support Business Unit links to broader strategic planning, rate setting, and performance updates as needed.
Ad Hoc Analyses: may be asked to conduct research and analyses in support of a broad array of issues across disciplines, projects and functional areas.
Execute analyses independently and as appropriate, work with analysts from other business units.
Assist in responding to urgent ad hoc and routine requests to meet the information requirements of senior leaders and external stakeholders and organizations for critical financial or operational decisions.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance or related field
5 or more years of financial planningaccounting principles; large scale business planning; forecasting systems.
Expert proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, and vlookups.
Experience in the Healthcare Industry preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2013 (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) and database applications.
Experience with Oracle General Ledger systems and IBM planning tools including Cognos and TM1 preferred