Financial Analyst

Job Summary / Purpose
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring, and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Essential Functions
Essential Function
Vendor Relations & Communication

Serve as a primary financial point of contact for vendors and internal stakeholders

Communicate effectively to streamline processes, resolve issues related to vendor invoicing, discrepancies, and payment issues.

Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure smooth financial operations.

Support vendor relations by tracking invoice statuses, payment schedules, and responding to vendor inquiries in a professional and timely manner.

Invoice Validation & Contract Compliance

Create and leverage SQL queries to validate vendor payments against internal records, contracts, and service level agreements, identifying and resolving discrepancies.

Ensure invoices align with agreed rates, billing schedules, and contractual obligations.

Assist with the end-to-end processing and validation of vendor invoices, ensuring accuracy against contractual terms and services rendered.

Discrepancy Identification & Resolution

Identify discrepancies such as overbilling, duplicate charges, or incorrect rates and effectively resolve these in a timely manner.

Investigate and resolve invoice and payment discrepancies in a timely manner.

Maintain documentation of issues and resolutions for reporting purposes.

Identify opportunities for process improvements and increased efficiency within vendor operations and reporting.

Data Analysis & Technical Skills

Develop and maintain SQL queries to extract, analyze, and validate financial data to support business needs.

Advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation, etc.) to analyze large datasets.

Automate recurring validation and reporting processes.

Exceptional analytical skills for effective problem-solving.  Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information effectively, both verbally and in writing, is essential for collaboration and stakeholder management.

Adept at leveraging Google Suite for effective communication, data analysis, content creation, and file management.

Month-End Close & Reporting

Contribute to month-end close activities, including preparing reports, reconciling vendor accounts, and ensuring all financial data related to vendor operations is correct and complete.

Proactively identify and communicate potential issues or discrepancies in vendor data.

Prepare and deliver accurate ad-hoc reports as requested by management or internal stakeholders, providing data-driven insights to support decision-making.

Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth vendor operations.

Education and Experience 

Bachelors Other in business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science or a related field

2-5+ years of experience in a financial, analytical, operations role, or vendor management

Prior experience in healthcare or a related industry is a plus but not required. (Preferred)

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.