Senior Financial Analyst

Are you an experienced financial analytic professional who enjoys going beyond the numbers? Do you have a strong understanding of financial analysis, and compliance?

Riverbend Community Mental Health is seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused Senior Financial Analyst to join our Finance team and play a critical role in supporting the financial health, compliance, and long-term sustainability of our organization.

This is an opportunity to bring your analytical expertise into a mission-driven environment where financial stewardship directly supports access to behavioral health services and strengthens the communities we serve.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will serve as a key financial resource, supporting complex financial reporting, CCBHC costing report creation and maintenance. financial analysis, budgeting and regulatory compliance. You will help ensure that Riverbend's financial practices align with the evolving requirements of a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

This position is ideal for a financial analytical professional who is naturally curious, enjoys solving complex problems, and can translate financial information into meaningful business insights.

Why Join Us?

CCBHC operations bring together complex healthcare regulations, cost allocation, financial reporting, and organizational performance. As our Senior Accounting Analyst, you will help connect those pieces.

Your work will help leadership understand financial trends, optimize resources, strengthen internal controls, maximize appropriate reimbursement. You won't simply be reporting what happened financially—you'll help explain why it happened, identify opportunities, and help recommend what comes next.

If you’re looking for meaningful work, and a strong team culture - Riverbend is the place to build your future while making a difference.

What You’ll Do

• CCBHC Cost Reporting & Rate Optimization: Lead the annual preparation and submission of CCBHC Cost Reports, modeling Prospective Payment System (PPS) rate impacts and unit costs to optimize reimbursement.
• Executive Financial Reporting & Analytics: Synthesize complex data into executive dashboards, trend analyses, and variance reporting for the CFO to track KPIs and primary cost drivers.
• Financial Modeling & Strategic Forecasting: Design multi-year financial models, labor/overhead distribution analyses, and ad hoc projections to guide resource allocation, workforce planning, and service decisions.
• Sustainability & Cost Allocation: Analyze service-line costs, and operational expenses across CCBHC operations to drive efficiency, long-term financial sustainability, and continuous compliance with certification standards.
• Regulatory Compliance & Audit Preparedness: Maintain organizational adherence to GAAP, CCBHC criteria, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and Medicaid rules while building audit schedules and updating internal control frameworks.
• Systems Optimization & Process Improvement: Leverage cost-reporting analyses to recommend financial and operational system enhancements, streamline workflows, and ensure alignment with evolving cost-allocation and reporting standards.

Who You Are:

• We are looking for someone who brings strong financial informatics skills. The ideal candidate has:
• Experience and Knowledge: Advanced background in complex financial reporting and informatics.
• Skills: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling.
• Mindset: Proactive, collaborative, and detail-oriented with a passion for compliance and financial stewardship.