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• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
• Building: Columbia University Medical Center
• Salary Range: $67,300.00- $85,000.00

Position Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst manages financial and budgeting responsibilities and other special projects for multiple clinical departments. Reporting to the Manager of Budget and Finance, responsibilities include the following:

Responsibilities

• Manages the large and complex NYPH pass-through budget.
   
• Prepares annual reconciliation for dean?s office budget meetings.
• Reconciles to NYPH pass-thru schedule, including ongoing communication with NYPH to resolve discrepancies.
• Tracks all new and pending funding lines. Fields myriad questions from all levels of the organization.

• Responsible for accurately tracking and managing accounts receivable for MSAs, NYPH, and many other outside organizations. 
• Monitors past due payments and works with outside organizations to collect and keep receipts current.
• Reconciles bank accounts and works with FPO and the controller?s office to transfer payments between the offices.

• Works with controller's office to prepare complex monthly/quarterly/annual accruals for more accurate and time-sensitive reporting.
• Fields questions about invoicing, agreements, and other complex accrual calculations.

• Works with onboarding officer to make sure physicians? classes and charges are correct.
• Works with CMO to ensure credits are received for termed physicians,leaves, etc.

Budgeting:

• Responsible for making sure areas of oversight are accurately budgeted for the annual budget and throughout the year for quarterly current estimates.
• Analyzes and explains variances.

• Routinely prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual transfers within Surgery and to outside departments.
• Oversees finances of the HeartSource collaboration with Cardiology.
• Prepares complex revenue assessment reconciliations.
• Maintains thorough understanding of the University?s financial system (ARC).

Ad hoc reporting and analysis:

• Prepares many one-off reports and analyses on demand as requested by supervisor and CFO. These often have to be prepared on short notice with limited information.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, plus 3 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.

Other Requirements

• Intermediate to advanced level MS Office skills, PeopleSoft, Adobe and Visio.
• Must have strong analytical abilities.
• Must be able to manage and analyze large and complex data sets with a high degree of
  accuracy.
• Must be able to manage a high-volume workload.
• Must have strong organizational skills and capable of working independently as well as
  collaboratively.
• Must be detail oriented and be able to handle competing priorities.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills required, excellent customer service.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

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