We are currently searching for a Sr. Financial Reporting Analyst to be responsible for timely and accurate delivery of internal and external financial reporting requirements for Children s Hospital & Medical Center and affiliates. Perform/provide technical accounting guidance, research, and recommendations. Provide senior and executive management with financial reporting and analysis that are used for strategic and tactical decision making. Responsible for data collection, month-end review of results, business analysis, providing input and guidance on business issues and delivering recommendations to management. Leads projects and provides training and guidance to team. Evaluate, implement and maintain proper internal controls over areas of responsibility.

Essential Functions

• Manages internal and external financial reporting requirements; ensuring internal and external documents and presentations are prepared accurately and consistently.
• Prepares entity level and consolidated financial statements
• Performs monthly variance analysis and reconciliation of financial statement data. Analyzes and reports on key drivers of consolidated and hospital performance, including monthly and quarterly results and variance analysis.
• Compiles and analyzes all financial information in accordance with GAAP, Healthcare and NFP accounting standards
• Coordinates, compiles and reviews the monthly financial memo and package to management, including commenting on variances to plan, forecast and prior year.
• Analyzes financial and operational data, draws conclusions and presents results and recommendations to Finance leadership
• Leads preparation of the consolidated financial statements and disclosures for the annual external audit report, serves as the primary contact for external auditors, and manages the distribution and collections of audit work papers.
• Coordinate with others to obtain supporting information required for audit testing and disclosures
• Partners with Finance leadership on ad hoc analyses, special projects and Board meeting preparation.
• Works with business users to refine and improve current reporting and analysis often performing ad hoc reporting to satisfy end users.
• Prepares internal and external documents and presentations accurately and consistently
• Ensure timely submission of external surveys and accuracy of the data
• Research current accounting and reporting issues, trends, and policies. Stay current with all accounting and reporting requirements which impact external reporting.
• Develop recommendations based on changes in reporting and /or accounting requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting and reporting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Manages and maintains internal controls, polices, practices, and procedures for areas of responsibility by evaluating, implementing, and maintaining proper internal controls
• Serves as corporate finance lead for internal controls by developing and maintaining the process documentation/mapping, controls matrix, performing control procedures and walkthroughs, and collaborating with Internal Audit to assess risk, identify control gaps, develop and implement appropriate controls
• Manages and ensures compliance with GAAP, FASB, IRS, and other regulatory requirements
• Consults and advises Accounting Director on accounting issues, compliance and risk management

• Ability to communicate complex concepts in simple form to non-finance users to understand the appropriate use and limits of information provided.
• High level of systems analysis and problem solving skills necessary in order to develop and implement new procedures and solutions.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking skills, do strategic planning and project management.
• High sense of purpose and urgency and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines and identify priorities in a fast-paced, highly visible environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong people and interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships; team player.
• Fosters creativity, innovation and divergent thinking in self and others.
• Ability to effectively implement change.
• Demonstrated experience teaching, mentoring and developing skills sets, where appropriate.
• Ability to take complex analytical data and synthesize it in reportable and understandable context.
• Demonstrated experience teaching, mentoring and developing skills sets, where appropriate.
• Strategic and forward-thinking
• Flexible and creative
• Articulate, collaborative and approachable
• Strong written and oral communication skills are required.
• Knowledge of FASB reporting requirements and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP, Healthcare, and NFP) compliance reporting activities.
• Knowledge of IRS reporting requirements.

• Bachelor s degree in finance or accounting required.
• CPA required or Masters of Accounting degree may be accepted in lieu of CPA
• Four years of experience in accounting, auditing, or financial reporting required