Location: Avera Research Institute-Sioux Falls Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $58,240.00 - $87,360.00 Position Highlights Learn more about the Avera Research Institute at the link below: Avera Research Institute ( You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. A Brief Overview The Financial Analyst is responsible for financial planning activities, ensuring data integrity, and producing consistent, actionable financial analytics and reporting across the organization. This role supports strategic and operational decision-making through accurate data analysis, forecasting, and reporting, while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance financial methodologies and tools. What you will do * Monitor and maintain financial planning and decision support systems, including data imports, audits, error resolution, and dictionary table updates. * Conduct monthly data integrity audits and financial reconciliations to ensure accuracy in analytics and reporting. * Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages in a timely and consistent manner. * Research and prepare financial analytics for stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and recommending actionable insights. * Assist in financial forecasting, budgeting, and operating plan development, including payroll and reporting maintenance. * Understand and improve methodologies for cost, reimbursement, and other calculated financial metrics. * Develop and maintain reusable standard reports to streamline ad hoc analytics and decision-making * Investigate and resolve data integrity issues by understanding system structures and data sources. * Contribute to cost accounting, contract modeling, productivity analysis, and other financial planning functions. * Organize, execute, and present special projects as assigned by leadership, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer. Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: * Bachelor's from fou