Purpose: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.
Qualifications: - 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.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
CPA/MBA certificate preferred. - Act 34
