Financial Decision Support Consultant at Banner Health

Job Description

Department Name:

Financial Plng & Decision Supp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Finance

At Banner, and within our department, we get to focus on more than just turning $1 to $1.10. Here you get to be part of an experienced, engaged, and resourceful team with a mission to make health care easier, so life can be better.

Our team is involved in and influences many of the critical strategies and initiatives that are driving healthcare to new heights of service and healing to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. This role will serve as an important resource to our finance and corporate team members, providing them with key reporting and data insights. We are the super users of existing and new technologies that enable responsive and accurate information for our operational leaders. Team members enjoy a broad level of autonomy with a supportive team who strives to help each other achieve their goals. Our team goal is to produce the most accurate, useful data possible, with the latest tools, thus our customers can continue to focus supporting those who care for patients.

The Decision Support Consult provides decision support business intelligence that may include cost accounting, financial planning, payroll

and productivity within the Financial Planning and Analysis team. This position manages large datasets and databases to develop and maintain the decision support systems as well as leveraging software and services to transform data into actionable insights that inform an organization’s strategic and tactical business decisions. In addition, the role requires working with innovative analytical tools while applying advanced data mining knowledge, data visualization, measurement analysis and healthcare billing expertise.

We encourage you to apply if you have a background in – Computer Information System, Business/Operations, Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Financial Analyst, Provider Operations and Productivity.

Must have experience using Basic Excel, SQL Statements, Pivot Tables, Power Query and Power BI DAX.

Hybrid: Must Live in AZ

Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you’ll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides decision support business intelligence that may include cost accounting, financial planning, and payroll and productivity within the Financial Planning and Analysis team. This position manages large datasets and databases to develop and maintain the decision support system. In addition, the role requires working with innovative analytical tools while applying advanced data mining knowledge, statistics, and healthcare billing expertise. The position is the subject matter expert on highly complex reports, data repositories and source system interfaces. Responsibilities also include developing enhanced methods of data analysis and presentation, facilitating both quality and efficiencies to support strategic planning, leadership, and decision-making activities.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Provide data warehouse management, business intelligence ideas, and maintenance of decision support software. Develop standards and operating procedures for technical processes. Normalize, validate, and ensure data integrity through comprehensive auditing and analysis.
2. Manages data accuracy through ongoing validation and comparison of data warehouse to operational activity. Aligns data communication with key stakeholders to ensure consistent data share and interpretation. Ensures precision in data compilation for informed operational decisions across Banner Health.
3. Work with multiple data sources and expected to troubleshoot data issues and other report/dashboard issues at a moderately complex level and appropriately escalate issues as needed.
4. Analyzes and reports on customer needs. Manages and supports the identification and research of new developments and uses of current systems and applications, as well as upgraded systems and applications such as Power BI, SQL, and Tableau.
5. Provides direction with technology partners to coordinate implementation and support for financial and clinical information systems to enhance current and future system functionality.
6. Responsible for Intermediate to Advanced level queries in Excel, Power BI, SQL (or similar language). Ability to work with advanced data visualizations for dashboard creation OR responsible for basic queries in SQL (or similar language) and proficient operational analysis.
7. This position works closely and directly with executive, senior and mid-level management at all levels of the organization to deliver BI solutions. Engages key stakeholders as internal customers through advanced professional level communication. Compares decision support data to financial performance and provides insight into interdependency.
8. Develop curriculum and conduct end-user training sessions as needed on the various application modules of the business intelligence, data warehousing and analytics systems.
9. Works on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Proven advanced analytical and modeling skills are necessary. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple projects that utilize sophisticated software programs. Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Position interacts with all levels of hospital and system leadership and staff, physicians, regulatory agencies, and vendors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess strong knowledge of business, finance, health management, statistics, and analytics as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree.

Must also possess seven plus years of decision support experience in healthcare or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business and related industry experience. Must have excellent analytical and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with changing needs and deadlines. Requires excellent human relations skills and the ability to effectively interact and communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization.

Must be proficient in the use of sophisticated software programs, data interpretation and spreadsheet programs. Proven advanced analytical skills are necessary.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Estimated Pay Range:

$44.65 – $74.41 / hour

Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.

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Banner Health complies with applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or disability