Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & Inventory
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We have content: location, hours, position details, job duties (multiple subcategories), requirements (Education and/or Experience), Preferred Qualifications, Benefits list. Also there is a line "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm". That's metadata; we can fold into a short
maybe.
We must not include application instructions (the line "Interested candidates should apply online at ...") and EEO boilerplate, and the "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to decide sections: Could have "About the role" (the introductory paragraph about PHS mission). Then "Responsibilities" (job duties). Then "Requirements" (Education and/or Experience). Then "Preferred Qualifications". Then "Benefits". Possibly also "Location and Hours" as a short paragraph but not a heading? The instruction says we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a
with location and hours.
We must not create Pay or Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does state hours (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) but that's schedule. Should we create a Schedule section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state hours, which is schedule. So we could include a Schedule section with that info. However they also said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine location and hours into a short paragraph under About the role or separate? Might be better to have a short
for location/hours rather than a separate Schedule heading, to keep sections few.
But we have Benefits clearly listed, so we need Benefits section.
We need to preserve all substantive information: The description of role, duties, etc.
We need to format duties as
- . The duties are grouped into categories: COGS & Inventory Analytics (Primary Focus), Unit Cost & Pricing Compliance, Consumption-to-Billing Reconciliation, Financial Forecasting & Planning, Operational Partnership, Controls, Compliance & Risk Reduction, Procurement Liaison – Direct & Indirect Spend Oversight. Each category has bullet points (some are sentences). We could treat each category as a heading? But we only allowed headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. Not subheadings. However we could keep the categories as part of the
- text, maybe using but not required. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can make a single list of duties, each duty as a
- . Could include the category label inside the
- . That preserves info.
Similarly for Requirements: list of bullet points (Education and/or Experience). We'll make a
- .
Preferred Qualifications: also list.
Benefits: list.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, application instruction, "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines (maybe none). Also remove "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm" as a line? We'll incorporate location/hours into a short
.
We must not repeat the job title as a heading. So we won't have
Senior Financial Analyst...>. Good.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft:
Location: Roseville, MN • Hours: Monday‑Friday, 8 am‑5 pm
Then About the role
with paragraph: "At Pediatric Home Service, we help medically complex kids live their best lives, at home, with their families. As a national leader in pediatric home care, we offer a full range of services including infusion, clinical nutrition, respiratory therapy, PPEC, private duty nursing, and DME. Whether you're caring for patients or supporting behind the scenes, every role at PHS makes a difference. Join a mission‑driven team that’s committed to putting children and families first."
Then Responsibilities
with - ... each duty.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information from the duties sections. Let's extract each duty sentence.
From the posting:
COGS & Inventory Analytics (Primary Focus)
- Own monthly COGS reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis across all regions and service lines (RT/HME, IV/Pharmacy, CN, etc.).
- Develop detailed supply-usage dashboards and KPIs (consumption per patient, etc.).
- Analyze breakage, non-returned equipment, shrinkage, and over-consumption trends; recommend corrective actions.
- Monitor inventory activity, reconcile usage vs. orders, and ensure accurate categorization of COGS during month-end close.
- Support inventory audits, annual counts, and documentation required for compliance and financial reviews.
- Reconcile inventory balances and COGS activity with accounting each period; ensure alignment between operational usage and GL entries.
- Ensure accurate month-end COGS accruals, true-ups, reversals, and classification of supply and equipment costs.
- Partner with accounting to improve rules for inventory movement, and cost categorization.
Unit Cost & Pricing Compliance
- Track unit price changes with vendors (McKesson, Cardinal, Medline, etc.) and validate invoicing against contracted rates.
- Lead SKU-level price benchmarking, identify opportunities for product substitutions, and partner with Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations to implement savings.
- Conduct price-volume-mix (PVM) analyses to understand cost drivers and inflation exposure.
- Support annual budget development of supply costs by region, service line, and vendor.
Consumption-to-Billing Reconciliation
- Build and maintain reconciliation processes linking supply pulls and equipment placement to billing submissions.
- Partner with Billing to resolve documentation gaps, missing claims, and reimbursement issues tied to supplies/equipment.
- Identify systemic issues causing unbilled usage and help develop fixes with Operations and Revenue Cycle.
Financial Forecasting & Planning
- Own COGS inputs for forecasts, annual budgets, LRP, and service-line level modeling.
- Provide forward-looking analysis on inflation, utilization, and operational changes affecting COGS.
- Model financial impact of operational initiatives (SKU rationalization, etc.).
Operational Partnership
- Serve as a financial partner for Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations.
- Develop reporting tools that improve operator visibility into consumption, breakage, and cost-performance trends.
- Support cross-functional efforts to reduce waste and drive accountability across the organization.
Controls, Compliance & Risk Reduction
- Strengthen internal accounting controls related to inventory valuation, cycle counts, and balance sheet integrity.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP principles related to inventory, capitalization, and write-offs.
- Support audit requirements by providing detailed documentation, transaction support, and variance explanations.
- Work directly with accounting on reconciliations between subledger systems.
- Standardize inventory processes and workflows across fleets, regional sites, and warehouse locations.
- Identify risks related to improper documentation, usage patterns, asset management, and financial leakage.
Procurement Liaison – Direct & Indirect Spend Oversight
- Act as finance’s primary partner to procurement for both direct and indirect spending areas.
- Partner with accounting to validate month-end accruals for indirect categories.
- Analyze indirect cost categories such as fleet, facilities, purchased services, maintenance, and corporate programs.
- Support sourcing decisions with cost/benefit modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, and scenario comparison (buy vs. lease, maintenance vs. replacement, vendor switching, etc.)
- Build dashboards and KPIs for indirect spend categories that mirror COGS reporting (cost/unit, spend per FTE, etc..).
- Review contract compliance and partner with procurement to identify savings, avoid overspend, and strengthen vendor discipline.
- Ensure fleet, indirect cost centers, and corporate purchasing channels have the right operational controls to prevent waste,
Note the last bullet ends with "prevent waste," incomplete maybe due to cut-off. We'll keep as is.
Now Requirements: "Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.3–5+ years of relevant experience (FP&A, cost accounting, inventory control, supply chain finance, or healthcare finance).Strong analytical skills: ability to work with large data sets and partner with IT to build dashboards/models.Comprehensive understanding of accounting principles including accruals, reconciliations, and inventory valuations.Ability to collaborate with accounting to ensure COGS/inventory accuracy and proper financial controls.Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, SAC, Tableau, or similar).Ability to communicate analytical insights clearly to non-financial audiences.Strong understanding of cost drivers, unit economics, and P&L impacts.Knowledge of price-volume-mix analysis, supply chain concepts, and inventory controls."
We need to split into list items. Could each sentence be a
- . We'll split by periods.
Preferred Qualifications: "Experience in healthcare services, home health, DME, pharmacy/IV, or medical supplies.Experience with Brightree, Vena, or other ERP/EPM tools.Prior experience building financial processes, KPIs, or operational dashboards."
Benefits list: "Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) for full time employees to ensure a healthy work-life balance401(k) Matching to help secure your futureTuition Reimbursement to support your educational and professional growthProfessional Development & Learning Opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge in pediatric careHealth and Dental insuranceShort & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance"
Note there is no punctuation between items; we need to split logically. We'll create list items:
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) for full time employees to ensure a healthy work-life balance
- 401(k) Matching to help secure your future
- Tuition Reimbursement to support your educational and professional growth
- Professional Development & Learning Opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge in pediatric care
- Health and Dental insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The introductory paragraph about PHS mission is included. The location/hours paragraph included. The job duties all included. Requirements included. Preferred Qualifications included. Benefits included.
We must not include any boilerplate like EEO statement, application instruction, "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines (none). Also remove the line "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm" as we turned into a short paragraph.
Now output HTML.
We'll wrap each section in
and then content.
Make sure to use proper HTML:
, <
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have content: location, hours, position details, job duties (multiple subcategories), requirements (Education and/or Experience), Preferred Qualifications, Benefits list. Also there is a line "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm". That's metadata; we can fold into a short
maybe. We must not include application instructions (the line "Interested candidates should apply online at ...") and EEO boilerplate, and the "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines. We need to decide sections: Could have "About the role" (the introductory paragraph about PHS mission). Then "Responsibilities" (job duties). Then "Requirements" (Education and/or Experience). Then "Preferred Qualifications". Then "Benefits". Possibly also "Location and Hours" as a short paragraph but not a heading? The instruction says we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a
with location and hours. We must not create Pay or Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does state hours (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) but that's schedule. Should we create a Schedule section? The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state hours, which is schedule. So we could include a Schedule section with that info. However they also said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine location and hours into a short paragraph under About the role or separate? Might be better to have a short
for location/hours rather than a separate Schedule heading, to keep sections few. But we have Benefits clearly listed, so we need Benefits section. We need to preserve all substantive information: The description of role, duties, etc. We need to format duties as
- . The duties are grouped into categories: COGS & Inventory Analytics (Primary Focus), Unit Cost & Pricing Compliance, Consumption-to-Billing Reconciliation, Financial Forecasting & Planning, Operational Partnership, Controls, Compliance & Risk Reduction, Procurement Liaison – Direct & Indirect Spend Oversight. Each category has bullet points (some are sentences). We could treat each category as a heading? But we only allowed headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. Not subheadings. However we could keep the categories as part of the
- text, maybe using but not required. The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can make a single list of duties, each duty as a
- . Could include the category label inside the
- . That preserves info.
Similarly for Requirements: list of bullet points (Education and/or Experience). We'll make a
- .
Preferred Qualifications: also list.
Benefits: list.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, application instruction, "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines (maybe none). Also remove "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm" as a line? We'll incorporate location/hours into a short
. We must not repeat the job title as a heading. So we won't have
Senior Financial Analyst...>. Good. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft:
Location: Roseville, MN • Hours: Monday‑Friday, 8 am‑5 pm
ThenAbout the role
with paragraph: "At Pediatric Home Service, we help medically complex kids live their best lives, at home, with their families. As a national leader in pediatric home care, we offer a full range of services including infusion, clinical nutrition, respiratory therapy, PPEC, private duty nursing, and DME. Whether you're caring for patients or supporting behind the scenes, every role at PHS makes a difference. Join a mission‑driven team that’s committed to putting children and families first." ThenResponsibilities
with- ... each duty. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information from the duties sections. Let's extract each duty sentence. From the posting: COGS & Inventory Analytics (Primary Focus) - Own monthly COGS reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis across all regions and service lines (RT/HME, IV/Pharmacy, CN, etc.). - Develop detailed supply-usage dashboards and KPIs (consumption per patient, etc.). - Analyze breakage, non-returned equipment, shrinkage, and over-consumption trends; recommend corrective actions. - Monitor inventory activity, reconcile usage vs. orders, and ensure accurate categorization of COGS during month-end close. - Support inventory audits, annual counts, and documentation required for compliance and financial reviews. - Reconcile inventory balances and COGS activity with accounting each period; ensure alignment between operational usage and GL entries. - Ensure accurate month-end COGS accruals, true-ups, reversals, and classification of supply and equipment costs. - Partner with accounting to improve rules for inventory movement, and cost categorization. Unit Cost & Pricing Compliance - Track unit price changes with vendors (McKesson, Cardinal, Medline, etc.) and validate invoicing against contracted rates. - Lead SKU-level price benchmarking, identify opportunities for product substitutions, and partner with Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations to implement savings. - Conduct price-volume-mix (PVM) analyses to understand cost drivers and inflation exposure. - Support annual budget development of supply costs by region, service line, and vendor. Consumption-to-Billing Reconciliation - Build and maintain reconciliation processes linking supply pulls and equipment placement to billing submissions. - Partner with Billing to resolve documentation gaps, missing claims, and reimbursement issues tied to supplies/equipment. - Identify systemic issues causing unbilled usage and help develop fixes with Operations and Revenue Cycle. Financial Forecasting & Planning - Own COGS inputs for forecasts, annual budgets, LRP, and service-line level modeling. - Provide forward-looking analysis on inflation, utilization, and operational changes affecting COGS. - Model financial impact of operational initiatives (SKU rationalization, etc.). Operational Partnership - Serve as a financial partner for Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations. - Develop reporting tools that improve operator visibility into consumption, breakage, and cost-performance trends. - Support cross-functional efforts to reduce waste and drive accountability across the organization. Controls, Compliance & Risk Reduction - Strengthen internal accounting controls related to inventory valuation, cycle counts, and balance sheet integrity. - Ensure compliance with GAAP principles related to inventory, capitalization, and write-offs. - Support audit requirements by providing detailed documentation, transaction support, and variance explanations. - Work directly with accounting on reconciliations between subledger systems. - Standardize inventory processes and workflows across fleets, regional sites, and warehouse locations. - Identify risks related to improper documentation, usage patterns, asset management, and financial leakage. Procurement Liaison – Direct & Indirect Spend Oversight - Act as finance’s primary partner to procurement for both direct and indirect spending areas. - Partner with accounting to validate month-end accruals for indirect categories. - Analyze indirect cost categories such as fleet, facilities, purchased services, maintenance, and corporate programs. - Support sourcing decisions with cost/benefit modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, and scenario comparison (buy vs. lease, maintenance vs. replacement, vendor switching, etc.) - Build dashboards and KPIs for indirect spend categories that mirror COGS reporting (cost/unit, spend per FTE, etc..). - Review contract compliance and partner with procurement to identify savings, avoid overspend, and strengthen vendor discipline. - Ensure fleet, indirect cost centers, and corporate purchasing channels have the right operational controls to prevent waste, Note the last bullet ends with "prevent waste," incomplete maybe due to cut-off. We'll keep as is. Now Requirements: "Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.3–5+ years of relevant experience (FP&A, cost accounting, inventory control, supply chain finance, or healthcare finance).Strong analytical skills: ability to work with large data sets and partner with IT to build dashboards/models.Comprehensive understanding of accounting principles including accruals, reconciliations, and inventory valuations.Ability to collaborate with accounting to ensure COGS/inventory accuracy and proper financial controls.Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, SAC, Tableau, or similar).Ability to communicate analytical insights clearly to non-financial audiences.Strong understanding of cost drivers, unit economics, and P&L impacts.Knowledge of price-volume-mix analysis, supply chain concepts, and inventory controls." We need to split into list items. Could each sentence be a
- . We'll split by periods.
Preferred Qualifications: "Experience in healthcare services, home health, DME, pharmacy/IV, or medical supplies.Experience with Brightree, Vena, or other ERP/EPM tools.Prior experience building financial processes, KPIs, or operational dashboards."
Benefits list: "Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) for full time employees to ensure a healthy work-life balance401(k) Matching to help secure your futureTuition Reimbursement to support your educational and professional growthProfessional Development & Learning Opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge in pediatric careHealth and Dental insuranceShort & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance"
Note there is no punctuation between items; we need to split logically. We'll create list items:
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) for full time employees to ensure a healthy work-life balance
- 401(k) Matching to help secure your future
- Tuition Reimbursement to support your educational and professional growth
- Professional Development & Learning Opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge in pediatric care
- Health and Dental insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The introductory paragraph about PHS mission is included. The location/hours paragraph included. The job duties all included. Requirements included. Preferred Qualifications included. Benefits included.
We must not include any boilerplate like EEO statement, application instruction, "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines (none). Also remove the line "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm" as we turned into a short paragraph.
Now output HTML.
We'll wrap each section in
and then content. Make sure to use proper HTML:
, <
- .
Preferred Qualifications: also list.
Benefits: list.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, application instruction, "#DME123". Also remove duplicated lines (maybe none). Also remove "Position: Senior Financial Analyst, COGS & InventoryLocation: Roseville, MNHours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm" as a line? We'll incorporate location/hours into a short