Lead Financial Analyst

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote

Department: MWF Post Acute Care

Schedule: Full Time, Days

Salary: $87,463.20 - $121,918.37 per year

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How you'll make an impact in this role

• Financial Modeling & Scalable Architecture: Build detailed, scalable models and outputs that manage thousands of data records, supporting broader strategic initiatives and establishing defined analytical perspectives.

• Granular Income Statement Mastery: Perform end-to-end P&L analyses down to Net Income (Revenue and all Expense lines) across multiple organizational tiers—from community-level to region and total Ascension Living division.

• Operational & Productivity Analytics: Integrate non-financial operational drivers into financial models, including resident counts, resident days, hours, pay data, labor productivity, and key healthcare metrics like Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD).

• System & Platform Data Operations: Work directly within core systems, platforms, and data hierarchies (such as OCI, Sage Intacct, or SAP) to extract, manipulate, and structure data income statements and operational inputs.

• Team Leadership & Decision Support: Serve as a technical lead and resource for other analysts, partnering with senior leadership to deliver regular reporting, forecasting, budget processes, and ad-hoc decision support.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

What additional requirements you'll need

• Education & Domain Expertise: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, with experience in senior living, long-term care, or healthcare operations.

• Advanced Enterprise Tech Stack: Hands-on experience navigating enterprise ERP and database platforms (OCI, Sage Intacct, SAP) and managing complex financial hierarchies.

• Stakeholder Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to translate complex, system-level data into clear insights for cross-functional partners and executives.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.