Decision Support Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION

The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.

TITLE: Decision Support Analyst

JOB OVERVIEW: The Decision Support Analyst supports organizational decision-making by collecting, validating, analyzing, and interpreting healthcare, finance, cost accounting, and operational data. This role partners with senior analysts, Finance, operational leaders, Information Technology to develop reports, conduct analyses, maintain data systems, develop pro-forma income statements, and support cost accounting methodologies that inform hospital operations, patient care, service line performance, and financial planning. The Analyst works with moderately complex datasets and contributes to routine and ad hoc reporting, cost model validation, overhead and indirect cost allocation, service line and procedure-level cost analysis, and documentation of decision support and cost accounting processes while continuing to build expertise in healthcare analytics and decision support systems.

DEPARTMENT: Treasury

HOURS OF WORK: Typically, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

REPORTS TO: Director Treasury Operations

PREREQUISITES:

Bachelor''s degree in business, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, data analytics, or a related field required.

Minimum of five years of experience in healthcare analytics, financial analysis, decision support, cost accounting, or a related field required.

Experience working with healthcare, financial, operational, or cost accounting data, including reporting, analysis, and reconciliation activities required.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required; experience with SQL, data query tools (Power BI ,Tableau ,Epic Reporting), reporting systems, or business intelligence applications preferred.

Understanding of financial concepts, cost accounting principles, cost structures, allocation methodologies, and data analysis techniques, including familiarity with healthcare operations, billing, clinical, budget, or general ledger systems.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organization, process documentation, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Understanding of cost accounting fundamentals, including direct and indirect costing, overhead allocation, allocation drivers, cost center structures, service line profitability, and chart of account relationships.

Ability to validate and reconcile data, apply basic statistical concepts, analyze trends, investigate variances, and explain differences between cost models, allocation outputs, and actual financial results.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Working knowledge of healthcare financial, clinical, operational, billing, decision support, general ledger, budget, data warehouse, and cost accounting systems.

Ability to create pro-forma income statements and support service line, contribution margin, profitability, and financial performance analyses.

Ability to develop, maintain, validate, and document allocation methodologies, assumptions, cost drivers, process controls, and related cost accounting procedures.

Experience evaluating expense classifications, cost center mappings, and chart of account relationships preferred.

Strong organizational, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to learn new systems, tools, and processes quickly.

UNIQUE PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT, AND WORKING CONDITIONS: See Generic Job Description for Administrative Partner.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Administrative Partner.

Essential Responsibilities and Competencies:

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