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The Lead Financial Analyst will conduct and document a series of complex analytics to support the Physician Services Division. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with clinical departments based on organizational needs and the analyst's areas of interest. The position will provide direct business support to the University of Pittsburgh Physicians (UPP) clinical departments, such as (but not limited to) Heart and Vascular Institute, Emergency Medicine, and Neurology. The position will analyze various clinical departments financial & operational data, interpret the data, and prepare comprehensive analyses and projections for presentation to key stakeholders who must make economic or business decisions. Additional tasks will consist of, but not be limited to, financial forecasting (mid-month, month end, annual budget process), management reporting (UPMC Executive, HSD Finance, Operational Leaders), process enhancement (report automation through leveraging technology such as PowerBI, Qlik, other). This role is ideal for driven individuals who are eager to leverage and build on their financial leadership expertise, to create meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Job Features:

• **Work/Life Balance** : Remote flexibility through a hybrid work model to support an environment that allows for balance between work and life outside of work.

• **Schedule Flexibility** : The current policy allows for customized individual flexible work schedules.

• **Career Development:** Substantial professional growth opportunities and mentorship.

• **Meaningful Work:** Opportunities to perform meaningful work.

• **Team Building** : Participation in office functions, off-site events, and happy hours.

Physician Services Division Responsibilities:

+ Collaborate with finance and operational partners to complete ad-hoc projects and analyze complex financial data, for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project future financial profitability.

+ Create financial analytics focused on forecasting, trending, and predictive analyses to support clinical and executive leadership.

+ Plan and conduct complex studies to determine cost of business activities such as new hires, capital purchases, or expanding the department’s footprint. Recommend budget adjustments, and other cost improvement measures.

+ Identify and implement process improvement opportunities

+ Oversee two other financial analysts who assist with the preparation, organization, and presentation of financial data to financial leadership, as well as clinical department chairs and administrators

+ Use Power BI and Qlik Clinical Analytic tools to perform financial analytics.

+ Interpret and present financial and operational findings to various leaders within the Physician Services Division such as Chairs, Vice-Chairs, Administrators, and Executives.

+ Participate on various PSD wide system initiatives. These ad-hoc initiatives can offer exposure to new areas within the division, new metrics and tools for reporting and analytics, and networking opportunities with new partners within the Physician Services Division as well as across UPMC.

+ Bachelor's degree in finance or related business field required.

+ A Master's degree or CPA license and four years of experience will also be considered.

+ Minimum of five years of related work experience required.

+ CPA/MBA preferred.

+ Experience in the health care industry preferred.

+ Prior experience leading/supervising staff preferred.

+ Microsoft office with emphasis on spreadsheet application required and PeopleSoft General Ledger proficiency preferred.

+ Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, enthusiasm and initiative on a daily basis.

+ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment a must.

+ Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and forge strong interpersonal relationships within the department, with other departments, and with external audiences.

+ Attention to detail is critical to the success of this position, with demonstrated competency in customer orientation and the ability to deal with ambiguity.

+ Excellent planning, communication, documentation, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

+ Advanced mathematical skills.

+ Ability to interpret and summarize results of various analyses in a timely and meaningful way.

+ Ability to effectively approach problem solving.

+ Ability to re-engineer processes to positively impact productivity in terms of timeliness and accuracy. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran