Large Los Angeles based healthcare system of hospitals, clinics, and primary care providers is looking to hire a Financial Analyst for a 1 year contract with extensions.

Position is remote but must be a local candidate within 2 hours of Los Angeles 90032.

Education:

• Bachelor s Degree in Accounting or Finance required

Minimum Experience/Knowledge:

• 5 years of accounting (specifically fund accounting) AND financial analysis experience in a hospital or similar environment (Information Technology knowledge a plus)
• Experience as a mid-level financial/budget analyst
• Experience developing new financial reports and tracking and reporting on KPI s
• Financial Analysis (be able to analyze and explain financial data)
• Budget/Variance Analysis (be able to research and explain budget variances)
• Excel (v-look ups, pivot tables, sum-ifs); experience creating and working with large linked excel files
• Understanding of GAAP, the General Ledger, and the Chart of Accounts with a deep understanding of amortization and pre-paids accounting entries
• Experience creating, building and maintaining financial models
• Experience working with a major financial ERP (i.e. Infor Lawson)
• Experience reading, understanding and applying the financial terms of vendor contracts, i.e, payment milestones, invoice terms, etc. Be able to validate invoices against executed contract terms.
• Experience working with Finance, Accounts Payable, Purchasing and external vendors and working with them to shepherd invoices and PO s through to final payment/execution. Be comfortable being responsible for seeing these items (and other financial processes) through to completion.
• Must be extremely detail oriented
• Must be able to multi-task and meet multiple competing deadlines
• Must be a reasonably quick learner.
• Must be able to work independently under general direction.