Financial or Bus Analyst Assoc

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A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Michigan Medicine is seeking an enthusiastic financial analyst searching for a challenging, yet rewarding, career in a dynamic environment.

The financial analyst will work with administrative and financial data sets, including clinical, research, tuition/enrollment, financial and human resource systems, to support analyses of business operations and strategic initiatives. This analyst will also contribute significantly to the annual budget process and quarterly finance meetings as a key departmental contact and leadership support. The analyst will join the Medical School Finance team, a key financial contact and business advisor for customers within the Medical School's executive administration departments, academic departments, centers and institutes, and operating units.

This service delivery model will involve multiple interactions with Michigan Medicine leadership, departmental customers and peer analysts on a broad array of projects.

he analyst will be expected to solve resource issues and propose options when there are conflicts.

Ideal candidates are adaptable and willing to take on a broad variety of additional tasks to improve operational efficiency, make or prepare presentations to internal or external groups, and other duties as assigned, functioning with a high degree of independence and minimal day-to-day supervision to deliver projects in a timely and effective manner.

As a Financial Analyst, a typical day will likely include:

• Preparing financial analyses, presentations and correspondence to support department, unit, center and institute, or overall Medical School performance assessment
• Participating in multidisciplinary teams evaluating strategic, operational and financial aspects of the academic enterprise
• Facilitating exceptional customer service delivery through building and strengthening relationships with departmental and leadership contacts, including the Medical School Dean's Office
• Participating in special projects to improve reporting, analysis, and internal processes to achieve productivity improvements and enhanced customer service delivery
• Working with complex data sets, synthesizing and summarizing results to allow for the identification of key issues, decision-making criteria, and the determination of strategies
• Analyzing data to support strategic financials, business case development, and provide leadership support through ad hoc and recurring reporting and communication
• Designing, developing and recommending new approaches, methodologies and tools for data driven decision making and planning

Is This Job Right for You?

This job might be right for you if?

• Using data and analytics to support business decisions and financial analysis sounds exciting
• You are skilled in identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets
• You enjoy problem solving and making new discoveries
• You thrive in dynamic and fast paced working environments
• Working in ambiguity and creating business solutions that are novel to the organization sounds stimulating
• You pay attention to detail and do not let anything fall through the cracks. As far as you are concerned, anything worth doing is worth doing right, every time
• You can thrive while working in both team and individual settings
• You are adaptable to changing conditions and you maintain a high level of focus/energy
• You feel comfortable offering support and expressing ideas to leadership
• You make the customer your number one priority in any situation

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field
• Ability to function as a…