Senior Financial Analyst

Overview

At Augusta Health, your work matters — and so do you. Whether you're delivering direct patient care, supporting operations, or innovating behind the scenes, every role contributes to our mission of promoting wellness and healing through compassionate service. We offer more than just a job — we offer a purpose-driven career in a nationally recognized, independent health system located in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.

Learn more about career opportunities on our Careers Page.

Our team members thrive in a supportive culture that values collaboration, integrity, and excellence. With opportunities across clinical and non-clinical areas, Augusta Health is a place where your skills make a difference, and your growth is a priority.

Why Join Augusta Health?

We believe in taking care of the people who care for our community. That’s why Augusta Health offers a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your well-being, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're launching your career or bringing in years of experience, we provide the tools, resources, and encouragement to help empower you to reach your full potential — personally, professionally, and financially.

Explore our Benefits, current Hiring Incentives, and our Taking Care of Us initiative — which embraces Belonging, Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Growth, and Equity (B.R.I.D.G.E.) — to see how we invest in our team members and culture.

Total Rewards & Benefits (may vary by position)

• Comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans and financial wellness support programs
• Earned Wage Access Program, allowing eligible team members to access a portion of earned wages before payday
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling to promote work-life balance
• Career development programs including clinical ladders, shared governance, and advancement opportunities
• Personalized onboarding with dedicated preceptors and ongoing educational support
• Tuition reimbursement and access to onsite childcare
• Free onsite parking, 24/7-armed security for your safety, a Health Fitness Reimbursement Program, and an onsite credit union and pharmacy
• Competitive pay with shift/weekend differentials
• Employee discounts at the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and local entertainment venues (i.e., movie tickets)

Full details are available on our Benefits Page.

Job Summary

This position plays a critical role in supporting Augusta Health’s mission and advancing departmental goals through measurable performance indicators and service excellence. This position contributes to a collaborative, patient-centered environment and helps drive outcomes aligned with organizational priorities.

Provides comprehensive financial support for an assigned portfolio of departments, entities or service lines. Responsible for month-end close activities, financial and operational analysis, budget-to-actual variance review, reconciliations, journal entries, budgeting and forecasting, and decision-support analyses including return on investment and net present value. Serves as the primary Finance partner to assigned leaders and leads a designated Finance specialty area.

Essential Job Duties

• Owns the month-end close and ongoing financial support for an assigned portfolio of departments, entities or service lines.
• Prepares and reviews monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules and related documentation in accordance with departmental procedures and established internal controls.
• Analyzes monthly actual results compared with budget, prior periods and operational expectations; investigates significant or unusual variances and develops clear explanations and recommendations.
• Serves as the primary Finance contact for leaders within the assigned portfolio, providing timely financial guidance, responding to questions and supporting accountability for financial performance.
• Leads an assigned Finance specialty area, such as annual budget and forecasting, cost accounting, revenue deductions and reimbursement analysis, service-line analytics, capital analysis or another designated function. Establishes a repeatable process, maintains key assumptions and reporting, coordinates stakeholders and serves as the department resource for the assigned area.
• Partners with operational leaders during the annual budget and forecast processes; validates assumptions, financial inputs, staffing and volume relationships, and the integrity of submitted information.
• Prepares financial analyses for business decisions and strategic initiatives, including return on investment, net present value, scenario analysis and financial feasibility assessments.
• Maintains complete, accurate and audit-ready financial records; prepares schedules and supporting documentation for interim and annual audits and other external reporting requirements.
• Develops and maintains financial and management reports; identifies opportunities to improve reporting, controls, data quality and Finance processes.
• Provides guidance, training and technical support to leaders and Finance teammates regarding financial reports, systems, accounting practices and assigned areas of expertise.
• Assists with other Finance functions as necessary to maintain an even distribution of work and support a collaborative Finance team approach.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Management or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Licensure/Certification: None
• Experience:
• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible finance, accounting, budgeting or decision support experience. • Experience analyzing financial and operational data and presenting findings to management.
• Driver's License: N/A
• Eligibility to work in the United States and meet Virginia state employment requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Healthcare Administration.
• Licensure/Certification:
• CPA, CMA or HFMA certification.
• Experience:
• Healthcare finance experience.
• Experience with cost accounting, reimbursement, service-line analytics or financial planning systems.
• Prior experience in a hospital, healthcare system, or related service-oriented environment
• Familiarity with Augusta Health’s systems, workflows, or organizational culture is a plus

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and financial analysis practices, including GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and internal controls.
• Ability to independently organize multiple priorities, meet close and reporting deadlines, and investigate issues through resolution.
• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet and financial reporting tools, including data manipulation, pivot tables, lookups and complex formulas.
• Ability to translate financial and operational information into clear, actionable information for leaders and nonfinancial audiences.
• Strong written, verbal, relationship-management and customer-service skills.
• Demonstrates ownership, sound judgment, attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset.
• Working knowledge of healthcare reimbursement, cost accounting, return on investment and net present value concepts. .

About Augusta Health

Augusta Health is an independent, nonprofit, mission-driven health system located in Fishersville, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. We offer a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services, including Augusta Medical Center—a 255-bed facility—and Augusta Medical Group, which operates 40 practice locations and four urgent care centers. Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and compassionate care makes Augusta Health a leading employer and healthcare provider in the region.

Discover more about our history, values, and community impact on our About Us Page.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Augusta Health recruits, hires, and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in accordance with federal and Virginia state employment laws.