Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Remote | Department: Solutions Accounting | Schedule: Full-time, Days

About the role

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Responsibilities

• Financial Analytics & Reporting: Extract internal source data to perform statistical, cost, and operational financial analyses, engineering actionable reports to guide core business decisions.
• Budgeting & Planning: Facilitate end-to-end budget preparation and strategic financial planning processes across organizational initiatives.
• Management Consulting: Serve as an internal financial advisor across all leadership levels, providing quantitative decision support for strategic initiatives, policies, and operational procedures.
• Systems Integration & Reconciliation: Load final budget spreads into designated financial software systems and execute comprehensive data reconciliations to ensure ledger accuracy.

Requirements

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Accounting Fundamentals & Close: Apply robust accounting knowledge to execute month-end close processes, ledger reconciliations, and foundational financial operations.
• Data Analytics & Communication: Leverage strong analytical skills to manipulate complex data, interpret findings clearly, and deliver insights with executive presence to cross-functional leaders.
• Educational & Professional Foundation: Bring a strong baseline of technical accounting expertise, supported by a Bachelor's degree (highly preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Pay

$79,511.52 - $110,511.52 per year