Financial Analyst 3

Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is seeking a Financial Analyst 3 to manage forecasting, budgeting, analysis, and reporting for faculty compensation programs and key performance metrics. The department includes more than 300 faculty and continues to grow as the University’s health care system expands medical services in the Bay Area.

The Financial Analyst will work with the Clinical Finance and Compensation Manager, the DFA, and division chiefs. The position will analyze and interpret faculty compensation data and recommend policy and process changes for programs that may include base pay, call pay, and extra-work incentives.

Duties Include:

* - Other duties may also be assigned

Core Duties:

• Perform highly analytical, complex finance and control functions;multi-dimensional and complex reconciliations and related analysis;prepare or review and approve complex transactions and higher leveldollar value transactions.

• Research, and synthesize data; interpolate results from largeamounts of data, identify trends in data, draw conclusions, developsolutions, present and implement recommendations, and create follow upanalysis.

• Develop complex budget and forecasting scenarios, long-rangeplanning and analyses for financial reporting and presentations; designand run ad hoc reports.

• Identify and resolve unique issues with substantial significance;recognize exceptions, and conduct in-depth analysis using advancedtechnical knowledge and experience. Recommend and develop solutions thatmay require policy changes or the development of new processes; maintainbroader organizational and university perspective in decisionmaking.

• Review, design, and implement appropriate internal controlprograms, research new regulations, and implement approved changes.Manage compliance program for area of responsibility, interpret internalpolicy and external regulations, and create and/or review complexcompliance reports.

• Lead and execute unit or cross functional projects and teams,make decisions regarding projects and programs affecting operationaleffectiveness, policies, or processes.

• Engage in continuous critical analysis of existing systems andprocesses; make recommendations to achieve greater efficiencies andimprove internal controls. Define requirements, develop and implementcomplex test cases, perform testing and analyze results.

• Lead and support unit and organization strategy and changemanagement initiatives.

• Provide training on new financial systems. Represent organizationto client group(s) and external partners; serve as subject matter experton matters that involve complex technical, financial, or subject matterexpertise.

• Assess client and business needs, and formulate recommendationsto determine approach to managing and completing processes.

• May supervise, train, coach, and review the work of other staff,as needed. Contribute primarily through applying individualexpertise.

Minimum Education andExperience

Bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant experience or combinationof education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced proficiency in business applications, such as MicrosoftOffice suite, especially Excel.

• Advanced knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning and financialsystems; internet and computer literacy.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP).

• Advanced professional communication skills, including ability toprepare materials for and clearly and effectively communicateinformation to internal and external audiences, client groups, andmanagement.

• Strong project management skills and ability to contribute to orlead part of a multi-functional team.