Analyst-Financial Lead Senior

This position serves as the primary workforce optimization and labor productivity resource for an assigned region. This role partners with operational, clinical, and finance leaders to analyze workforce performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive labor strategies that support quality care, operational excellence, and financial performance. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with the ability to influence leaders, translate complex data into actionable insights, and lead workforce optimization initiatives across multiple facilities and service lines

Key Responsibilities 

• Monitor labor productivity metrics and performance trends across assigned regions and departments.
• Evaluate labor performance against budget, benchmark and operational targets.
• Develop and maintain staffing tools, nursing workbooks, and nursing matrices.
• Partner with operational leaders to develop staffing models aligned with volumes, identify opportunities for labor efficiency and productivity improvement.
• Provide recommendations regarding staffing redesign, flex staffing, and workforce optimization strategies.
• Present findings and recommendations to operational leaders and finance
• Provide monthly education, training, and consultation to regional and operational leaders on labor productivity dashboards and UKG analytics
• Develop educational materials, job aids, and presentations to improve leader understanding and utilization of workforce analytics tools and labor productivity reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance teams during annual budgeting, forecasting and labor planning processes

Key Qualifications 

• Monitor labor productivity metrics and performance trends across assigned regions and departments.
• Evaluate labor performance against budget, benchmark and operational targets.
• Develop and maintain staffing tools, nursing workbooks, and nursing matrices.
• Partner with operational leaders to develop staffing models aligned with volumes, identify opportunities for labor efficiency and productivity improvement.
• Provide recommendations regarding staffing redesign, flex staffing, and workforce optimization strategies.
• Present findings and recommendations to operational leaders and finance
• Provide monthly education, training, and consultation to regional and operational leaders on labor productivity dashboards and UKG analytics
• Develop educational materials, job aids, and presentations to improve leader understanding and utilization of workforce analytics tools and labor productivity reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance teams during annual budgeting, forecasting and labor planning processes.
• Experience with workforce management, labor analytics, finance and operational analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with UKG, Power BI, or similar analytics platforms. (preferred)
• Knowledge of productivity methodologies, benchmarking practices and workforce planning principles.