Financial Data Analyst I-Research Post-Award

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia • Philadelphia, PA

8h

About The Position

This role is responsible for improving financial decision-making across the organization. We maintain the research grant portfolio financial: budget, long range plan, grant portfolio support system, benchmarking & productivity tools, reporting, analytics and modeling. The primary responsibility of the research Financial Data Analyst is to drive data analyses/reporting to support decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• At least one (1) year related Financial Analytics & Planning experience Required
• Familiarity with large complex data sets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to learn quickly.
• A working knowledge of healthcare finance and accounting.
• This person should have knowledge of complex statistical analysis and strong problem solving skills.
• Superb interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex finances and statistics to many different audiences.
• Computer Skills/Systems: EPIC, Allscripts EPSi, Kronos, KREG, Microsoft Office (Particularly Excel and Access), Lawson, Qlikview, Monarch, Business Objects, Crystal, ProClarity, OLAP, Strata Jazz, Visual Basic Programming, Databases, Complex Query Language, SQL, and SMS related systems.

Responsibilities

• Involved in the following: data analytics, financial decision support, benchmarking, budgeting, long term strategic planning, productivity, dashboard/financial reporting, financial analysis/trending, metric development, data/system quality and ad hoc analysis/projects.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems.
• Interpret data, analyze results using system reports and provide ongoing reports.
• Oversee unique accounts for the Post-Award team, i.e. grant holding accounts, this includes but is not limited to daily monitoring and reporting of the accounts, complex problem solving, and making payroll adjustments when needed.
• Work with and support team members to submit costing allocations (PCAs) and payroll adjustments (PAAs) as well as trouble shooting issues related to these processes.
• Help with the budgeting process and the subsequent allocation upload process for the start of the new fiscal year.
• Be an active contributor and subject matter expert for new advancements for the Post-Award team (i.e. automation of existing processes and implementation of new systems and/or processes).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level