Sr Financial Analyst FP&A

About the Role

Conduct and document complex financial analysis projects.

Responsibilities

• Compile, consolidate and review all business unit budgets for accuracy and reasonableness based on knowledge of key operational elements.
• Develop financial reports for forecasting, trending and results analyses.
• Perform complex statistical, cost and financial analysis on reported and projected results.
• Classify financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Understand and become very knowledgeable of UPMC's diverse operations and systems.
• Utilize PeopleSoft General Ledger / Financial Reporting system to meet reporting and operational requirements.
• Manage certain key reports provided to senior management.
• Analyze complex financial data; extract and define relevant information; interpret data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to project a financial probability; recommend budget adjustments; identify performance improvement opportunities.
• Work in conjunction with the Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis, to establish guidelines, deadlines and procedures for the annual corporate-wide budget process and weekly forecasting of financial operations for total UPMC.
• Analyze the related financial impacts and use this knowledge to assist in the development/enhancement of key metrics.
• Communicate and interact with varying levels of UPMC personnel, including highest senior level executive management, on a consistent basis.
• Interpret financial transactions / events and prepare comprehensive analyses on those interpretations for presentation to users who must make economic or business decisions.
• Perform under tight deadlines with minimal to no errors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or related business field.
• Minimum of three years of related work experience required OR High School Diploma/GED and five years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in forecasting financial operations and budgeting experience required.
• CPA/MBA preferred.
• Ability to interact effectively with executives and business unit management.
• Excellent oral and written communications and time management skills are required.
• Strong analytical ability and knowledge of accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency required.
• PeopleSoft General Ledger proficiency preferred.
• Knowledge of system operations preferred.

Qualifications

• CPA/MBA certificate preferred.
• Act 34 clearance.