Corporate Financial Analyst

JOB SUMMARY: 

Responsible for complex duties involving compiling, developing, posting, analyzing, and reporting financial information for the Medical Center in a Corporate Financial Department. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 

Bachelor's degree, preferably accounting or finance related and three years' progressive work experience in financial analysis or accounting; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree preferred. Healthcare experience preferred. 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: 

CPA or CFP certificate preferred. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Supervises, coordinates and participates in the preparation of routine consolidated financial statements, management monthly financial statement analysis reports and other various financial reports and analyses sent directly to senior leadership and external agencies. 

2. Responsible for the monthly closing activities, including the posting of journal entries and reconciliation of routine general ledger accounts. 

3. Gathers, compiles, and prepares information for routine financial reports, analyses, and graphs for use by Medical Center management. 

4. Participates in business/financial/operational plan development and analysis. Participates in meetings providing input as appropriate. 

5. Assists senior staff with projects and presentations of routine financial information. 

6. Maintains effective liaison with internal departments, Medical Center/NCBH/WFUHS/Subsidiaries, external auditors, etc. for the purpose of identifying, assembling and analyzing financial information. 

7. May perform lead role in coordinating routine projects by overseeing the work of others. 

8. Understands industry trends, networks with colleagues at other institutions, and evaluates the impact of operating initiatives on the financial status of the Medical Center. 

9. Participates in the mentoring of accounting staff and others throughout the organization in the use of routine accounting reports and tools to assist in the management of the organization. 

10. Researches and documents position memos on routine technical accounting issues. 

11. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES FOR ACADEMIC MISSION LABOR ADMINISTRATOR: 

1. Assist with or lead the coordination of salary distribution and retros source of funding to various projects within PPM and programs within general ledger. 

2. Coordinate approvals and document for audit both workflows as well as justifications. 

3. Maintain various methods of documentation to allow for reporting and review of data. 

4. Manage training of departmental staff regarding the process and timing requirements of labor distribution. 

5. Obtain updated knowledge required for grant related regulations and coordinate with institutional requirements for changes and approvals. 

6. Maintain knowledge of system requirements and enter/process transactions in a timely manner. 

7. Assist with or lead implementation of ERP system changes that may occur regarding labor distribution. 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: 

Excellent oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal skills Ability to work as part of a team in a complex, fast-paced environment Strong analytical and problem solving skills 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

Clean, well-lit, comfortable office setting Quiet environment Subject to pressure or deadlines Occasionally subject to irregular hours 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, tran