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Financial Data Analyst I - Budget and Finance

Job Description

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care by Newsweek.

Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.

Recognized as the Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.

Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Summary
  • The Financial analyst is responsible for analyzing data sets and providing business intelligence related to strategic initiatives and key corporate projects focused on improving financial performance and optimizing our service portfolio. The financial analyst will also support in the preparation of the annual budget process and other ad hoc projects as needed.
Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Required: Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Related Field
    • Preferred: Master’s degree in Business of Healthcare Administration OR Masters of Business Administration
  • Experience
    • Preferred: 2-3 Years of related experience
  • Skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Knowledge of accounting principles
    • Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams
    • Excellent knowledge of Office Software (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
    • High attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to prioritize and coordinate the completion of multiple projects with a high degree of accuracy and in a timely manner
    • Ability to analyze financial data, identify variances and assist leaders with variance analysis
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration
    • N/A

Why CoxHealth?

We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.