Finance Consultant
The Organization
We help society’s foundational institutions—healthcare and higher education—to achieve their full potential in service to others.We are our clients’ trusted partners in ever-changing times. For nearly 40 years, Kaufman Hall has provided independent, objective insights grounded in sound data and analysis to help clients fulfill their missions, achieve their goals, and tackle their toughest problems.Kaufman Hall provides world-class management consulting in Strategy & Business Transformation, Financial Planning & Data Analytics, Treasury & Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Revenue & Operations Improvement (previously Performance Improvement).At Kaufman Hall, we believe that sustained success is never an accident.
It is the result of sound decision making, based on data-driven analysis and disciplined thinking, and guided by the fundamental principles of corporate finance.
The Position
The Revenue & Operations Improvement practice is looking for professionals who are motivated by working in a collaborative team, producing high quality work, developing strong client relationships, and are committed to making a positive impact within the healthcare system.We provide solutions for complex business problems faced by the world's most respected hospitals and health systems. Over the past five years, we have provided over $750M in value to our clients. Our work presents our professionals with exceptional experience and opportunities including but not limited to:
- Being part of a team advising healthcare executives
- Collaborating with highly experienced senior colleagues and leadership, every day
- Gaining deep and diverse financial, process/operational, and client relationship skills
- Engaging in projects involving large health systems, complex academic medical centers, and community-based hospitals
- Opportunities to work directly with clients to understand their unique needs and assist in implementing process and data-driven solutions that have significant impact on the financial health of our nation’s healthcare providers
The Business Analyst Experience
As a Business Analyst at Kaufman Hall, you will work on complex financial analyses, model and tool development, and workflow processes, and hone your skills on executive dashboarding, leading meetings, and client relationship development.You will work both independently and as part of a team, support a wide variety of healthcare providers across the US and have the opportunity to solve complex problems and introduce creative solutions to our clients. You will have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with our Managing Directors, Senior Staff, and Clinicians and be part of a team which promotes feedback and growth.Business Analysts work on multiple teams across prestigious academic medical centers and large healthcare systems across the country.
Teams are drawn from members of the firm with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Together, we look to partner with our clients to help them provide better care to their communities and achieve their mission.Upon joining Kaufman Hall, you will be part of an immersive onboarding experience, allowing you to gain technical skills, including Excel, SQL, and Tableau, and continue to refine and enhance your problem-solving, client relationship management, and project/program management skills.You will also have to opportunity to be involved in or lead internal Kaufman Hall committees and initiatives including the Mentorship, Civic, and Recognition Committees, among others.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess:
- 1-3 years’ experience in data analytics or financial analysis
- Experience analyzing large data sets, problem solving and quantitative analysis
- Excellent conceptual and analytical skills, organization skills, critical thinking and written and verbal communication skills
- Prior consulting experience a plus
- Experience with SQL and/or Tableau a plus
- Ability to and interest in travel
- This role requires a fair amount of client travel. At the present time, the majority of Claro Healthcare's clients require onsite visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Applicants for employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kaufman Hall (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status)Kaufman Hall complies and will continue in the future to comply with all City, County, State or Federal laws or regulations, including, with respect to COVID-19, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that will require employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required, Accounting, Finance, Economics or Healthcare Management/Administration is preferred. Engineering, Science, Public Policy, Operations or Information Systems with a minor in of the above, will also be considered
- A GPA of 3.2 or higher
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations
- Work is generally done sitting, talking, hearing and typing. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading
Work Environment
- Travel Required: Approximately 50%
- The role is based in Chicago
- Work is regularly performed in a combination of office and client settings, and routinely uses standard office equipment
- It may require the maintenance of a home office and proximity to an airport for work related travel
Kaufman Hall is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all employment actions without regard to actual and also perceived or assumed protected group status as defined by law of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives. Our policies and the law prohibit employment discrimination against any employee or applicant on the basis of any legally protected status.
