Sr Decision Support Analyst

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Position Details

Department: CORP | Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Phoenix
Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm
Category: Accounting & Finance
Posting #: 1003073
Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

The Senior Decision Support Analyst provides advanced analytical, reporting, and decision support services with a primary focus on service line reporting, performance analysis, and operational insights. This position is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and meaningful use of data within the Strata Decision Support System, including cost accounting, service line margin reporting, and operational analytics. The role collaborates closely with service line leaders, Finance, Strategy, and operational teams to support strategic decision-making, financial planning, and continuous performance improvement.

Position Duties

  • Service Line Reporting & Analysis
    • Develops and maintains service line reporting, including volumes, revenue, cost, contribution margin, patient population analytics, and operational trends using Strata.
    • Produces monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses for service line executives and Finance leadership.
    • Interprets financial, operational, and clinical data to support service line strategy, growth planning, and performance improvement.
    • Conducts ad hoc analyses and prepares pro formas, feasibility studies, and business case models for service line initiatives.
  • Financial Planning & Operational Support
    • Partners with Strategy and other Finance teams to incorporate service line impacts into budget, forecast, and long-range financial planning.
    • Supports modeling of growth initiatives, capital requests, and enterprise planning scenarios.
    • Meets regularly with operational and clinical leaders to review results, identify drivers, and recommend improvement actions.
  • Strata Decision Support System Management
    • Maintains and validates data within Strata’s cost accounting, service line, and analytics modules; ensures accurate data extraction and mapping across entities.
    • Reviews costing results for reasonableness and resolves discrepancies in collaboration with Revenue Analytics and other Finance teams.
    • Supports ongoing maintenance of system tables, statistics, assumptions, and reporting hierarchies.
    • Promotes self-service analytic capabilities and helps train leaders and end users on Strata reporting.
  • Special Projects
    • Conducts complex financial analyses, cost studies, and scenario modeling to support leadership decision-making.
  • Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

  • Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
  • Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
  • Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
  • Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
Values
  • We place children and families at the center of all we do
  • We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
  • We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
  • We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
  • We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

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Position Qualifications

Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.

Education

 Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it
within the timeframe listed in the requirement?
1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field
Required
2. Master’s degree in Finance Accounting, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field
Preferred

Experience

 Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it
within the timeframe listed in the requirement?
1. Five (5) or more years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, cost accounting, or decision support within a hospital setting.
Required
2. Experience using or supporting enterprise-level decision support systems such as Strata.
Required
3. Experience with cost accounting, service line reporting, or profitability analysis.
Required
4. Experience presenting analytical results to senior leadership.
Required

Special Skills

 Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it
within the timeframe listed in the requirement?
1. Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills.
Required
2. Strong understanding of hospital financial operations, reimbursement, and service line performance drivers.
Required
3. Proficiency in financial systems and tools, including Excel, Strata, and ERP platforms.
Required
4. Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex topics to clinical and operational leaders.
Required
5. Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently.
Required

Additional Requirements

 Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it
within the timeframe listed in the requirement?
1. CPA, CHFP, or FHFMA
Preferred

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

1. Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Occasionally
2. Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Occasionally
3. Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly
4. Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Occasionally
5. Physical Requirement - Reaching - Occasionally
6. Physical Requirement - Sitting - Constantly
7. Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
8. Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Occasionally
9. Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
10. Physical Requirement - Walking - Occasionally
11. Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly
12. Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Frequently
13. Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently
14. Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
15. Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
16. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
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