The Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences partnership is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their team at the Detroit campus.This full-time position supports the partnership's financial planning, analysis, and reporting functions, offering an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and high-performing environment.
The role involves delivering financial analysis, developing forecasts and budgets, monitoring financial performance across research and academic initiatives, and supporting strategic decision-making that advances the goals of the HF+MSU Heath Sciences partnership.
The position is based at Henry Ford Health in Detroit and will be aHybridposition. This opportunity is ideal for individuals interested in supporting financial strategy, optimizing resource use, and contributing to a collaborative academic-health sciences partnership.
About Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences:
Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University (MSU) have joined forces as Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences (Henry Ford + MSU) in an enduring joint venture to transform health. Uniting the talent and capabilities of a leading, global research university and an academic health system, we are on a course to pioneer breakthroughs to improve the lives and wellness of our communities, urban and rural. Together, we are a catalyst for change, reimagining how we think about, innovate, and deliver health and wellness. Through a joint research enterprise, a premier cancer center, and a focus on academic medical and health education of the future, Henry Ford + MSU is working towards a healthier future for all. We attract and develop a world-class workforce whose varied expertise, backgrounds, and talents unleash the creativity needed to solve the most pressing health challenges. Learn more at henryfordmsu.org.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under the leadership of the Director of Finance, for Henry Ford + MSU provides financial analysis for Henry Ford + MSU, supporting executive and operational leaders. Provides support on financial related activities including, but not limited to, financial reporting, service line profitability, financial analysis, business plans and other financial information to support operations in the identification. Using financial tools, reviews trends and performs proactive analysis for business units or product lines. Provides support for financial objectives and alignment with Henry Ford + MSU system operational and strategic goals and expectations. The position reports to the Henry Ford + MSU Director of Finance.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Monitors financial systems to ensure data integrity and proactively identifies opportunities to improve processes and increase value of financial activities.
Manages and completes special projects and attends various committee meetings as assigned.
Provides support for individual business units and projects that cross business lines.
Reviews reporting trends to perform proactive analysis and make recommendations to assigned business units on scope of work.
Works closely with reimbursement, decision support, contracting, supply chain and operations.
Maintains routine communications regarding financials on business plans, ROI, and ad hoc projects with senior executives, operational leadership, and/or physicians of assigned business units.
Provides technical support to system investigating significant or unusual variances, identifying improvements to current processes, reviewing and editing consolidated financial statements and regulatory compliance reports.
Ensure compliance with controls over financial reporting.
Perform other responsibilities or assignments as required.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: -Please provide Cover letter when applying
Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
Three to five (3-5) years of experience in accounting, finance or related field.
Previous healthcare or higher education finance experience, preferred.
Candidates should be detail-oriented, analytically strong, and proactive, with relevant experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or financial operations in a complex organizational setting.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
Additional Information
Organization: Corporate Services
Department: MSU Agreement
Shift: Day Job
Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services - from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
