Senior Financial Analyst

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote (Must be located near Indianapolis, IN or St. Louis, MO)

Department: Solutions Accounting

Schedule: Full-Time, Days

Salary: $79,511.52 - $110,511.52 per year

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How you'll make an impact in this role

• Financial Analytics & Reporting: Extract internal source data to perform statistical, cost, and operational financial analyses, engineering actionable reports to guide core business decisions.

• Budgeting & Planning: Facilitate end-to-end budget preparation and strategic financial planning processes across organizational initiatives.

• Management Consulting: Serve as an internal financial advisor across all leadership levels, providing quantitative decision support for strategic initiatives, policies, and operational procedures.

• Systems Integration & Reconciliation: Load final budget spreads into designated financial software systems and execute comprehensive data reconciliations to ensure ledger accuracy.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

What additional requirements you'll need

• Accounting Fundamentals & Close: Apply robust accounting knowledge to execute month-end close processes, ledger reconciliations, and foundational financial operations.

• Data Analytics & Communication: Leverage strong analytical skills to manipulate complex data, interpret findings clearly, and deliver insights with executive presence to cross-functional leaders.

• Educational & Professional Foundation: Bring a strong baseline of technical accounting expertise, supported by a Bachelor's degree (highly preferred).

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.