Decision Support Analyst Sr-Finance

UnityPoint Health

Des Moines, Iowa

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Communication Skills, Cost Allocation, Cost Analysis, Decision Support, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Projections, Healthcare, Hospital, Leadership, Operational Support, Operations Management, Profit & Loss Analysis, Relative Value Unit (RVU), Systems Administration/Management, Tuition Reimbursement, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Des Moines, Iowa
POSTED
6 days ago
Overview:

Helps coordinate, build and review annual operating and capital budgets.  Acts as a Finance Partner to assigned Senior and Operations Managers, supporting their financial needs and serving as a knowledge resource to them.  Works with Operations Managers to appropriately allocate departmental costs to the activity code level.  Develops and shares service line profitability analyses, lease-buy analyses, financial projections and other analytic reports.   

Why UnityPoint Health?:

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:      

  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   
  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  
  • Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities:
  • Supports assigned hospital leadership with their financial needs and acts as a knowledge resource to them – reviewing financial data, interpreting performance, assisting with variance analysis, making recommendations for improvements. Develops an in-depth working relationship with assigned operations managers.  
  • Creates, reviews and validates reports and reporting systems used by management – including service line profitability analyses, lease-buy analyses, financial projections and other monitoring reports; synthesizes complex data into user-friendly presentations. Effectively communicates reports and findings to appropriate parties.  
  • Helps coordinate, build and review annual operating and capital budgets.  
  • Supports assigned Operational Managers in the development of their budgets.  
  • Works with Operations Managers to develop and assign RVUs for new activity codes; used to allocate departmental costs to the activity code level.  
  • Reviews departmental costing results at the activity code level and initiates improvements/corrections necessary.  
  • Periodically coordinates RVU Refinement work to review and refresh RVUs for all activity codes. 
Qualifications:

Education: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business required. 

 

Experience:  

  • Minimum of three (3) years of accounting experience required. 
  • Budgeting, costing and financial analysis experience is preferred. 

 

License(s)/Certification(s): 

  • None 

About the Company

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