Financial Analyst

Details

Open Date 03/06/2026

Requisition Number PRN44432B

Job Title Financial Analysts

Working Title Financial Analyst

Career Progression Track P00

Track Level P4 - Advanced, P3 - Career, P2 - Developing

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday through Friday

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00958 - FMPH Administration

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $75,000 to $95,000

Close Date 06/06/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

The Financial Analyst will play a critical role in supporting faculty and provider compensation and clinical operations within the department. This position is responsible for calculating productivity-based compensation, including the analysis of visits, wRVUs, coding, collections, and procedures by provider, specialty, and clinic. This position will also assist with the department’s annual budget across clinical, research, and education operations

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the development of annual clinical production budgets.

• Reviewing internal salary data and comparing it to regional and national benchmarks.

• Supporting updates to the department’s salary plan based on market trends and internal analysis.

• Implementing the department salary plan within the budget and ensuring accurate and timely compensation throughout the year.

• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance and transparency in compensation practices.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across clinical and administrative teams.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

Job Duties:

• Prepare and process wRVU-based clinical incentive payments, ensuring timely and accurate compensation for faculty and providers.

• Develop and support the annual budget, for education, clinical, and research operations including analysis of visits, wRVUs, collections, and compensation changes.

• Conduct compensation analyses for faculty, providers, and staff, offering strategic recommendations and benchmarking against regional and national data.

• Maintain and update FTE tracking, payroll distributions, and effort certification, ensuring alignment with budget and operational needs.

• Create and manage budget variance reports, including unit cost variance analyses to identify cost drivers and support financial decision-making.

• Collaborate with clinical leadership to analyze and model operational improvements, including productivity studies and new program initiatives.

• Design and present financial dashboards and visualizations, summarizing key operational and financial metrics for stakeholders.

• Other duties as assigned.

Financial Analyst, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Salary Range: $55,000-$75,000

Financial Analyst, III : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Salary Range: $65,000 – $85,000

Financial Analyst, IV: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Salary Range: $75,000 – $95,000

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Financial Analyst, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Financial Analyst, III : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Financial Analyst, IV: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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