Finance Associate

OverviewToday, SCA Health has grown to 11,000 teammates who care for 1 million patients each year and support physician specialists holistically in many aspects of patient care. Together, our teammates create value in specialty care by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering on the quadruple aim of high-quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care.As part of Optum, we participate in an integrated care delivery system that enables us to support our partners as they navigate a complex healthcare environment, Only SCA Health has a dynamic group of physician-driven, specialty care businesses that allows us to customize solutions, no matter the need or challenge:• We connect patients to physicians in new and differentiated ways as part of Optum and with our new Specialty Management Solutions business.• We have pioneered a physician-led, multi-site model of practice solutions that restores physician agency by aligning incentives to support growth and transition to value-based care.• We lead the industry in value-based payment solutions through our Global 1 bundled payment convener, that provides easy predictable billing to patients.• We help physicians address everything beyond surgical procedures, including anesthesia and ancillary service lines.The new SCA Health represents who we are today and where we are going—and the growing career opportunities for YOU.ResponsibilitiesAs a Finance Associate, you will:• Analyze monthly and quarterly results regarding facility performance vs budget, forecast, and prior periods; provide thoughtful insight and recommendations on the business’ trajectory• Drive decision making using analytics (e.g. contribution margin, cash generation, benchmarking, other ad hoc requests) to support initiatives of the Financial Operations and Operations team• Generate standard monthly operating/financial reports and actively participate on monthly review calls with VP Operations, Finance Lead and Group President• Assemble presentations for quarterly surgery center and joint venture board meetings• Build financial models and projections for transactions with new physician investors and potential mergers• Work with VP Operations and Director Financial Operations to lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes and assist in presentation to senior leadership• Communicate effectively and engage with senior leadership of various external stakeholders to drive efficient processes that deliver optimum results• Frequently engage and collaborate with senior leadership in supporting implementation of key initiatives to improve financial performanceQualifications• Bachelor’s degree in business field required - Finance/Economics/Accounting• 3-5 years of experience preferred• Qualified candidate will be highly analytical, a critical thinker, intellectually curious, with decision making skills• Understanding of basic accounting principles and familiarity with financial statements/reporting• Ability to digest financial information, render judgment, create context, and recognize patterns• Consistently meets deadlines, maintain attention to detail, and manage conflicting priorities• Ability to self-start, problem solve and present opportunities for continuous improvement• Very proficient to expert level using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)• Excellent communication skills both written and verbalUSD $84,218.00/Yr. USD $104,661.00/Yr.