The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the East Region Finance Team. This position must handle multiple assignments in a rapidly changing, fast paced environment with frequent direct interaction with Commercial and Operational teams in the region as their business partners, and centralized corporate teams. The Senior Financial Analyst analyzes, classifies, and reviews highly complex financial and business data and turns it into actionable insights for the business partners supported.This role conducts budgeting, forecasting, financial and operational analysis, and Key Performance Indicator reporting.

• Financial planning and analysis in support of, among other things, monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts, annual budgets, and periodic financial, operational and commercial reviews
• Provide advisory financial consulting to the senior business leaders of organizations supported
• Support the Commercial Organization with financial modeling of new business opportunities
• Own the regional volume reporting process and subsequent variance analysis
• Partner with Patient Services team to assess the profitability of Patient Service Centers and In Office Phlebotomists
• Support business partners on various financial matters including in-depth analysis of business cases and financial modeling
• Provide ad hoc financial and operational modeling and business case analyses in areas such as market and client account targeting
• Help develop metrics and benchmarks to measure key initiatives and support real-time business decisions
• Analyze and evaluate financial data and make recommendations to enhance business processes and profitability
• Identify, access, analyze, classify and review highly complex financial and operational data to put a fact base behind analytical frameworks

• BA/BS Degree in Finance or Analytical Field required, Master's degree preferred
• 2-4+ years' experience as an Operations, Business or Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst
• Demonstrated experience in the application of analytical methods of addressing business issues, with an emphasis on decision support
• Expert knowledge of Excel, utilizing complex modeling functionality
• Expert knowledge of PowerPoint and preparing presentations
• Experience working with databases and retrieving information from information systems
• Demonstrated time-management and multi-tasking skills coupled with a keen ability to prioritize assignments
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and being able to make decisions with the information available
• Familiarity with multi-dimensional databases and financial ERP systems

Competencies Critical for Success in the Role:

• Business/Financial Acumen
• Critical/Strategic Thinking
• Framing and Influencing
• Business Partnership
• Strong Ownership and Accountability
• High energy, Pro-active Change Agent
• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills (oral and written)
• Active Listening
• Drive for Results
• Process and Time Management
• Negotiating
• Motivating Others
• Managing and Measuring Work
• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Quest Diagnostics is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to recruit, hire and promote qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by state or local law. Quest Diagnostics observes minimum age requirements established by federal, state and/or local laws, and will ask an applicant for verification when deemed necessary.