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Senior Financial Analyst

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · Chicago, IL · $71,200–$124,500 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time your analysis changed a leader's decision.

What they are checking: Whether their work has real influence on how the organization acts.

What would you do

A department leader disagrees with your numbers. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Confidence in their analysis paired with openness to new information.

You find an error in a report that already went to leadership. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own and correct mistakes quickly and openly, even when leadership has already seen the numbers.

How do you balance several urgent requests from different departments?

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize competing requests and communicate honest deadlines to the people waiting on them.

About the work

Walk me through how you would build an annual budget for a hospital department.

What they are checking: Understanding of volume, staffing and expense drivers in a healthcare budget.

How do you explain a big variance between budget and actual results?

What they are checking: Ability to dig into the real cause instead of just reporting the gap.

How do you make sure your financial reports are accurate and on time every month?

What they are checking: Habits that support the accuracy and timeliness the posting emphasizes.

How would you analyze whether a new program or service line makes financial sense?

What they are checking: Business case skills like cost, revenue and break-even analysis.

What do you know about how hospitals get paid, and how does payer mix affect the numbers?

What they are checking: Whether they understand hospital reimbursement well enough to explain why revenue moves the way it does.

What Excel or financial system skills do you use most, and how have you made a process faster?

What they are checking: Practical tool skills and a habit of improving routine work.

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The full job description

As published by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation for adults and children with the most severe, complex conditions. By joining our team, you’ll be part of our life-changing mission and vision. You’ll contribute to an innovative, multifaceted culture that is second to none — one that embraces collaboration, excellence, discovery and compassion. You’ll play a role in something that’s never been done before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients achieve better, faster outcomes — as we Advance Human Ability, together. Job Description Summary The Senior Financial Analyst performs professional financial analysis to support optimal decision-making for the organization. Responsible for insuring that all financial information generated is accurate and timely. The Senior Financial Analyst will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute. The Senior Financial Analyst will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties. Job Description The Senior Financial Analyst will: • Lead financial analysis including complex modeling, projections, reports, and presentations using financial and encounter reporting tools and data. • Assist in the development and update of the organization's Long Range Financial Plan model. Analysis may include scenario modeling and evaluation of projected operating performance, liquidity, and leverage. • Assist in treasury functions such as cash management, investment management, and debt compliance. • Provide key support and analysis in annual budget preparation process. • Perform financial risk and care/cost variation analysis including some advanced statistical techniques. • Oversee financial and market analysis on various internal initiatives and external business development opportunities. • Educate self through industry readings, conferences, and other forums on critical financial and healthcare trends. • Identify and implement areas of improvements such as increasing the level of data accuracy or decreasing the time spent to update a model or report. • Prepare monthly management reports and communicate trends and issues that impact the business. • Mentor and assist with the development of lower level Financial Analysts • Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Reporting Relationships: • Reports directly to the Executive Director, Financial Operations. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • Bachelor's degree required - preferably in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field. • Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field preferred. • Minimum 5 years of experience as a seasoned Financial Analyst, preferably in a healthcare environment. • Proven ability to apply critical thinking and analytic skills to formulate recommendations and resolve problems. • Excellent statistical and data-modeling skills with ability to prepare complex financial analysis and interpretations with high degree of accuracy. • Exceptional financial acumen, including a firm understanding of the relationship between income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows needed to work on problems of diverse scope where financial analysis requires evaluation of identifiable factors.. • Ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) in a clear and concise manner • Ability to develop and/or present content to senior leaders and other groups • Ability to independently prioritize multiple projects, bring projects to completion, develop and monitor timelines. • Advanced Excel skills required. • Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau strongly desired. • Proficient in the use of communication and organization tools such as Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. • Proficient with other financial and encounter based software programs such as Axiom and DecisionTools (or other statistics, optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation tool) desired. • Able to grasp and apply new concepts quickly. • Ability to work independently under minimal supervision demonstrating good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions for difficult assignments. May manage projects independently or lead/direct the work of others. • Ability to work in a high pressure, deadline oriented, and complex health care environment. • Has a full understanding of organization practices, policies, and procedures. Working Conditions: • Normal office environment with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperature. • Work requires ability to sit at a computer for long stretches, and visual ability to read numbers clearly. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Pay and Benefits*: Pay Range: $71,200.00 - $124,500.00 Benefits: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations: https://www.sralab.org/benefits *Benefits and benefits’ eligibility can vary by position. Actual compensation will be determined by equity and qualifications of the role. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, order of protection status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other characteristics protected by law. 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