At Houston Methodist, the Financial Analyst position is responsible for maintaining and analyzing data related to the financial performance of the assigned entity, hospital(s), and/or contractual relationship. The Analyst is also responsible for compiling and reporting information as requested by Financial Accounting, Internal Audit, Revenue Cycle, their department, and entity management. Responsible for the routine analysis of data, and monthly reporting. The Financial Analyst highlights performance issues, identifies problems and researches solutions. 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.


FLSA STATUSExempt
QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, healthcare administration, business administration or related field
EXPERIENCE- One year experience of financial, budget or cost accounting preferred
SKILLS AND ABILITIES- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
- Sufficient 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.
- Ability 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.
- Analytical thinking and creative problem solving and ability to define a variety of approraches to business problems
- Understanding of business process analysis, system requirements, data modeling and functional design
- Project Management skills
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- Interacts 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.
- Effectively and proactively communicates with all stakeholders to resolve issues and discrepancies in a timely manner and ensures their accurate understanding of the analytics.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- Extracts 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.
- upports department management with preparation of the annual operating and capital budget. Submits