Decision Support Analyst

Decision Support, Analysis Skills, Physical Demands, Decision Support, Analysis Skills, Financial Planning, Hospital, Cost Analysis, Data Sets, Reporting Skills, Bachelor’’s degree in business, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, data analytics, or a related field required.

Minimum of five years of experience in healthcare analytics, financial analysis, decision support, cost accounting, or a related field required.

Experience working with healthcare, financial, operational, or cost accounting data, including reporting, analysis, and reconciliation activities required.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required; experience with SQL, data query tools (Power BI ,Tableau ,Epic Reporting), reporting systems, or business intelligence applications preferred.

Understanding of financial concepts, cost accounting principles, cost structures, allocation methodologies, and data analysis techniques, including familiarity with healthcare operations, billing, clinical, budget, or general ledger systems.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organization, process documentation, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Understanding of cost accounting fundamentals, including direct and indirect costing, overhead allocation, allocation drivers, cost center structures, service line profitability, and chart of account relationships.

Ability to validate and reconcile data, apply basic statistical concepts, analyze trends, investigate variances, and explain differences between cost models, allocation outputs, and actual financial results.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Working knowledge of healthcare financial, clinical, operational, billing, decision support, general ledger, budget, data warehouse, and cost accounting systems.

Ability to create pro-forma income statements and support service line, contribution margin, profitability, and financial performance analyses.

Ability to develop, maintain, validate, and document allocation methodologies, assumptions, cost drivers, process controls, and related cost accounting procedures.

Experience evaluating expense classifications, cost center mappings, and chart of account relationships preferred.

Strong organizational, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to learn new systems, tools, and processes quickly.