
Sr Financial Analyst
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, ILFull-time$38.02–55.18/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Senior Financial Analyst supports Rush entities through financial planning and analytics, budgeting, and forecasting. The role prepares and analyzes reports, tracks performance indicators, supports budget and forecast processes, and provides recommendations to inform business decisions. It also works across departments, supports financial tools and reporting development, and uses data from multiple sources to deliver financial analytics.
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Job Description
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Business Unit: Rush Medical Center
Hospital: Rush University Medical Center
Department: Enterprise IT Strategy & Plang
Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM)
Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).
Pay Range: $38.02 - $55.18 per hour
Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.
Summary:
The Senior Financial Analyst is a senior level (individual contributor) Healthcare Finance position with direct responsibility for aspects of Financial Planning and Analytics, Budgeting, and Forecasting to support various RUSH entities. As an integral member of this team, this Senior Financial Analyst will have autonomy in determining the best and most appropriate approaches to support our constituents. This person should understand the strategic priorities of the organization and how our department’s work supports those priorities. In addition, due to the dynamic and evolving needs of the organization, this Analyst should be able to maintain effectiveness, accuracy, and quality in their work product even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities or the environment. Finally, the position should model the I CARE values by taking actions, making decisions, and shaping priorities consistent with the I CARE standards.
Responsibilities:
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Prepares and analyzes routine reports for distribution to managers and senior leaders (i.e. income statement variances, volume, FTEs, space, etc.).
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Compiles data for presentation and/or analysis. Identifies issues, problems or significant aspects of that data.
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Review data and reports, track key performance indicators, and provide actionable recommendations for critical business decisions.
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Work cross-functionally with various departments within the organization to communicate analytical findings and assist in implementation of recommended operational improvements.
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Coordinates/compiles data submission for Benchmarking and Productivity analytics.
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Performs monthly data loads to budget system and helps drive dashboard/report development.
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Supports the annual operating and capital budget processes as well as preparation of interim financial forecasts.
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Provides advanced training and support on financial processes and/or financial tools, both internally as well as to external departments.
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Acts as resource/customer service liaison with respect to financial data and analytics, to all constituents (including Sr. Leaders, Entity management and Departmental managers) across all RUSH operating divisions.
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Access and effectively utilize data from various sources, including EPIC transactional cube, Cogito Star DataMart, Axiom and Link, in order to support reporting and analytics.
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Performs other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in business (Accounting, Finance or Business Management)
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Three to Five years of experience in financial analysis or financial planning or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience where the required skillset has been acquired.
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Experience in a large healthcare system or similar environment is preferred.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Access a plus
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Position Sr Financial Analyst
Location US:IL:Chicago
Req ID 30897
How this job compares
Set against the 6,075 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$38.02–55.18/hr
- US median$28–43/hr293 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $46.60/hr, is 29% above the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the top quarter of Financial Analyst hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 193 open Financial Analyst jobs in Illinois and 6,075 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,800 postings).
- Education
- 3,019 of the 6,075 open Financial Analyst jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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