Analyst, Financial Senior - Military veterans preferred

The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market.  The range is subject to change. 

We are currently hiring an Analyst, Financial Senior to join our team. This will be "limited term” position, not to exceed 12 months. 

Must reside in California - remote position. 

Our Vision:

Continuously improve the health of our community.

Our Mission:

We provide healthcare value and advance wellness through community partnerships.

Summary:

Under limited supervision, responsible for business partnering, providing decision support and insightful guidance, and completing complex financial modeling, forecasting and analysis including but not limited to the areas of budgeting, staffing and employee/labor relations. 

The Senior Financial Analyst has advanced knowledge of the job area and technical systems and practices, and advanced technical skills and reporting abilities.

What you will be doing:

• Analyzes and interprets financial data and metrics to identify impacts, risks, opportunities, trends, variances and other insights.
• Proactively identifies potential data and analytical needs to support management and performance monitoring requirements.
• Collaborates with business partners to understand business priorities and strategic initiatives and develop effective and timely analytic solutions.
• Leads or assists with functional and cross-functional analytical engagements, including the annual financial planning and analysis effort, forecasting various metrics for financial risks and opportunities, and identify variances against budgets.
• Develops and maintains various financial, forecasting and predictive models.
• Compiles, develops and submits complex financial and other reports with written summaries and recommendations to management.
• Collaborates with external and internal stakeholders to maintain the availability, validity and integrity of data sources.
• Maintains appropriate and required data, records, and other operational and regulatory report documentation.
• Supports internal and external audits, and assists in the preparation of recommendations, responses, and reports.
• Identifies and implements process improvements.

What you bring:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of financial analysis principles, concepts, best practices and performance measures, including statistics and forecasting, and ability to effectively use, implement and maintain them.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting, finance and economic theories and methodologies, including but not limited to accounting principles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally to diverse individuals and groups inside and outside of HPSJ, and explain complex information.
• Strong listening skills, with the ability to accurately receive and understand messages.
• Ability to lead department and cross-functional projects to successful conclusion.
• Strong prioritization, planning, and organizing skills, ability to work consistently with the strategic goals to identify priority activities.
• Basic leadership skills, including but not limited to the ability to influence without authority and motivate others.
• Demonstrates commitment to HPSJ’s strategy, vision, mission and values.
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information and data exercising appropriate discretion.
• Advanced skills in Excel, including ability to create complex formulas, pivot tables, data tables, simulations and solvers.
• Ability to speak and be understood in English.

Competencies

• Data accuracy and process: Ability to conduct accurate analysis validation processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability and drive data decisions.
• Synthesizing and Analytical Skills: Applies knowledge of various analytical techniques to boil down multiple, related issues of varying complexity to their essential elements and communicate trends, advice and recommendations in terms easily understood.
• Data Visualization: Implements contemporary techniques, dynamic visual displays with illustrative and interactive graphics to present.
• patterns, trends, analytical insights from data or new concepts for the target audience.
• Problem-solving Approach: approaches a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Requirements Gathering: Identifies, scopes and documents moderately complex requirements and priorities through information gathering, probing questions, and analysis as well as clarification of the solutions, initiatives and programs.
• Business Knowledge:  Ability to understand the impact of operational areas on financials in a Medi-Cal environment.
• Data Sourcing and Mining: Sources, extracts and validates identified and unknown data from a variety of sources to provide integrated information leading to accurate and timely decision making and planning; chooses appropriate data sources.
• Interpersonal savvy: Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; interacts effectively with individuals both inside and outside of HPSJ; establishes and maintains effective working relationships.
• Demonstrates initiative; Identifies what needs to be done and takes appropriate action.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knows the most effective and efficient process to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement in functional area and across the organization.
• Ability to think at both strategic and implementation level.

Preferred

• Skills in SQL Query development, including but not limited to the ability to create moderately complex SQL queries with demonstrated experience in writing SQL scripts for data discovery, requirements validation, reports, testing and Tableau data connections.
• In-depth knowledge of and ability to effectively use analytical tools (i.e. Tableau, Power BI, Qlikview).
• Knowledge of ability to utilize statistical methods and techniques (predictive modeling, segmentation, regression, etc.).
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines and reporting requirements related to State and federally sponsored healthcare programs (i.e., Medi-Cal, Medicaid).
• Knowledge of healthcare and/or Medi-Cal analytics principles, concepts, best practices and performance measures, with the ability to effectively use, implement and maintain them.
• Knowledge of R or Python statistical programing.

What you have:

Education and Experience

Required 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, Accounting or Mathematics; and
• At least five years experience in financial analysis, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred

• Experience in financial analysis in healthcare, Medi-Cal and/or managed care.

What You Will Get:

 HPSJ Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Robust and affordable health/dental/vision (90% paid medical for employees and 100% paid dental/vision for employees) with choices in providers
• Generous paid time off (starting at 3 weeks of PTO, 4 paid floating holidays including employee’s birthday, and 9 paid holidays)
• CalPERS retirement pension program, automatic employer-paid retirements contributions, in addition to voluntary defined contribution plan
• Two flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employer-Paid Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer-Paid Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Life Assistance Program
• Health Advocacy
• Supplemental medical, legal, identity theft protection
• Access to exclusive discount mall
• Education and training reimbursement in addition to employer-paid elective learning courses.
• A chance to work for an organization that is mission-driven – our members and community are at the core of everything we do.
• A shorter commute ­– if you’re commuting from the Central Valley to the Bay Area.
• Visibility and variety – you have a chance to work with people at all levels of the organization, and work on diverse projects. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and diversity is one of our core values. We believe that differences including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and other characteristics, will help us create a strong organization that is sensitive to the needs of those we serve. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and merit.

HPSJ provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on color, race, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin (including language use) or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, political affiliation or any other characteristic made unlawful by applicable Federal, State or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has these characteristics, or is associated with anyone who has or is perceived to have these characteristics. 

 Important Notice: This job description is not a contract between HPSJ and the employee performing the job. The duties listed in the job description may be changed at the discretion of HPSJ, and HPSJ may request the employee to perform duties that are not listed on the job description.