What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Lifespan?
Summary:
The Financial Analyst- GME reports to the Director of Physician Affairs. Under general supervision and within Hospital policies and procedures provides support to the Department of Graduate Medical Education in the areas of data retrieval report generation maintenance of statistics and financial analysis.
Responsibilities:
Prepares financial time and attendance and quality data analyses for administrative and GME program directors quality improvement staff physicians and other hospital managers.
Prepares annual time and attendance report of all GME trainees in preparation for submission of the IRIS report to CMS.
Responsible for monthly affiliate billing for GME.
Responsible for payment of departmental invoices and other payments as appropriate.
Uses spreadsheets relational databases and other software which may require merging data from multiple sources to enter organize and analyze data. Downloads information from a variety of sources to build and maintain databases for the department.
Analyzes financial and statistical data used in reports to determine accuracy. Investigates and resolves discrepancies or variances as appropriate.
Develops and prepares various standard and ad hoc reports for the department. Completes special analyses and projects as needed. Interprets explains and clarifies financial and statistical data produced.
In consideration of the purpose and audience determines appropriate presentation format develops and consolidates materials and information into graphs charts tables PowerPoint slides etc.
Assists Director in the creation of annual revenue and expense budgets. Provides monthly budget vs. actual expense reports and analysis.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
Bachelor�s degree in finance business health care administration or related field.
Strong understanding of health care finance and hospital financial systems.
EXPERIENCE:
Two years� experience in a health care environment with exposure to medical education and/or finance.
Experience performing financial and quantitative analyses.
Strong understanding of graduate medical education preferred.
Proficiency in the use of microcomputers and a variety of spreadsheet and database applications specifically Microsoft Office Word Excel and Access.
Knowledge and ability to download and merge information from a variety of sources.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is performed in a typical office environment requiring extended periods of sitting.
Visual acuity to view computer screen for long periods of time and finger dexterity to enter data on a computer keyboard.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA:RI:Providence
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: Non-Union