The Sr Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in providing financial insights, analysis, and support to assist in decision-making processes at St. Jude. This role involves analyzing financial data, preparing reports, forecasting future trends, and working closely with various departments to provide valuable financial information. Overview The Department of Global Pediatric Medicine (GPM) is a growing department looking for professionals who are eager to help implement the St. Jude Global (SJG) mission by training the clinical workforce, developing and strengthening health systems and patient-centered initiatives, and advancing knowledge to sustain continuous improvement through research. Responsibilities The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for: Developing and coordinating annual budget, monthly financial variance analysis, and charge level direct cost for department teams Develop robust department financial cost center reports and other KPIs to track expenditures vs budgets and assist with program decision support. Participating in quarterly forecast and annual budget processes for the department. Supporting the development, implementation, and monitoring of compliance with contract policies and procedures. Ensure data integrity in the company’s financials and raise potential issues with management in a timely manner. Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency/ automate current processes to enable focus on analytics and insights. Performing other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution. Maintaining regular and predictable attendance. Skills and Abilities: Ability to look at data more critically and draw meaningful conclusions. Conducts root-cause analysis as needed. Quickly rebounds from setbacks, including creating viable plans to move forward. Helps others understand the need for change and adapt to it. Effectively relays understanding of diverse perspectives. Can handle communication upwards and downwards as needed. Presents information in a clear, well-thought-out way and tailored to the audience. Shows support for the new direction even when the details have not been finalized. Spots early indications of underperformance and takes corrective actions. Celebrates successes. Works with partners inside his/her function to find the best solutions that align with functional priorities. Is easy to work with to find solutions. Strong understanding of managing accounting operations processes. Ensures controls and policies are adhered to. Has an understanding of how accounting operations relate to other business processes and drives process improvement projects within the team. Ability to provide financial/ business analysis and ad-hoc financial modeling. Strong knowledge of internal controls and financial risk management. Skills to develop and implement analytical standards for reporting and modeling KPIs. Is able to utilize models to perform ad hoc analyses. Proactively keeps track of changing regulatory and quality standards to align processes for compliance within own area. Utilizes reports and manages documentation to efficiently monitor financial compliance requirements within own function/department. Strong understanding of financial systems, tools, and processes. Skilled in closing books and internal & external financial reporting with an understanding of reporting standards. Creates reports for internal & external audiences; evaluates reports and data to identify business issues. All candidates must submit a cover letter to be considered for the position. Minimum Education Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field of study required. Master's degree preferred. Minimum Experience: Minimum Requirement: 4+ years of experience in management/administration of financial/budgetary processes within a healthcare setting. Experience with budget and general ledger system. Some experience developing cost accounting systems preferred. Proven performance in earlier role. Compensation In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $78,000 - $139,360 per year for the role of Senior Financial Analyst, Global Finance. Explore our exceptional benefits! Diversity, Equity and Inclusion St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world—regardless of race, religion or a family’s ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment. Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. 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