Financial Analyst II

Under the direction of the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis, the Financial Analyst is responsible for creating, analyzing, and maintaining multiple practice financial statements to support SMG's strategic initiatives and overall performance. The optimal candidate for this role is a deadline-oriented person who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. The Financial Analyst is a key partner to the operations team and is a significant contributor to achieving all its financial performance goals.

Responsibilities:

• Own financials for multiple specialty-aligned business units; subject-matter expert on business unit activity.
• Produce accurate and timely financial reports and analysis, meeting organizational and departmental deadlines.
• Participate in monthly financial performance review with senior leadership and practice directors; possess clear and effective written and oral communication skills
• Partner with operational leaders to create annual operating budgets, exercise critical thinking in identifying variances to plan and determining solutions to those variances.
• Ability to present financial information to a non-financial audience and be a proactive business partner.
• Assist in monthly financial close; calculate revenue and expense accruals and prepare journal entries for general ledger maintenance.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Management, Science, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• 1-3 years' experience in Accounting or FP&A, healthcare experience highly desired.
• Experience in analyzing budgets, financial reporting, and forecast variances.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts, with modeling experience a plus.