The Heart Center at Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Financial Analyst II to serve as a business partner to senior leadership; to drive an effective budgeting and planning process and to support high-level analysis throughout the various business cycles. The Financial Analyst II will provide financial analysis to evaluate operating performance and support decision making; collaborates in the creation of the analytics program; delivers readily available and actionable data to inform and influence decision-making; develops on-demand reporting processes and outputs.

The ideal candidate will be extremely well-organized and have solid time management skills in order to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, under sometimes tight deadlines. Success in this role requires a collaborative spirit and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs detailed analyses of various general ledgers accounts, Hospital operating budget, and selected cost centers, as assigned. Performs account reconciliations and reviews activity for accuracy, completeness, reasonableness, interpreting trends or deviations and making recommendations for corrective action.
• Reviews hospital/physician service contracts and fee schedules, if assigned. Prepares appropriate analyses for review by committee.
• Makes recommendations regarding contract terms and fees.
• Develop workplans for financial planning projects to include objectives, timeliness, milestones and deliverables, if requested.
• Maintain organized and well documented project files. Participate in multi-disciplinary workgroup meetings.
• Prepares various financial transactions, reports, and analyses related to the assigned function, which may include: operating financial statement, operating budget, intercompany activity, and other sub ledger activity and schedules.
• Presents financial statements to the Finance Committee and other Hospital wide or departmental senior managers.
• Assists with development of clinical and service fund budgets; monitors performance and coordinates variance reporting.
• Prepares budget analyses to evaluate performance.
• Creates ad-hoc reports, financial models, and analyses for senior management.
• Collaborates with department managers to resolve issues, reconcile balances, and provide financial and budget analyses.
• Researches and analyzes financial data, organizes reporting, resolves discrepancies, and ensures accurate implementation of corrections.
• Assists with operating budget development, collaborating with leadership on preparation, implementation, and control.
• Supports finance-related committees as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors Degree required

Experience:

• 2 years of related experience
• Strong analytical skills to gather data, apply professional principles, and develop solutions or systems across departments.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to demonstrate empathy in challenging situations.
• Advanced Excel skills

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.