Financial Analyst (Accounting)

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is seeking a Financial Analyst who brings together deep accounting expertise and strong analytical thinking to help drive better decisions across a large, complex healthcare organization.

This is not a “pure reporting” role. It’s a hands‑on, high‑visibility position for someone who enjoys owning the numbers, understanding what’s behind them, and helping leadership not only understand trends, risks, and opportunities, but act on them.

You’ll work closely with department and medical leaders, the Controller, and the CFO—translating accounting data into clear insights, strengthening financial literacy across the organization, and helping leadership understand trends, risks, and opportunities.

Schedule

Full-time, Salaried, Monday-Friday, Benefit Eligible *(**Hybrid remote schedule**, with in-person work expected at PCHC Administration in* *Bangor, Maine**. Candidate must be eligible per PCHC's Telecommuting Policy.)*

What you'll do

*Own the Accounting Foundation*

• Perform month‑end accounting for assigned departments, including accruals, prepaid expenses, deferred revenue, grant revenue, and other journal entries
• Reconcile departmental financial activity and ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
• Partner closely with Accounting and Grants staff to ensure clean financial reporting

*Analyze, Explain, and Advise*

• Prepare and explain monthly financial statements, variance analyses, and performance reports
• Serve as the primary finance partner for assigned departments—helping leaders understand their results, budgets, and forecasts
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend actionable improvements—and partner with leaders to implement and sustain them

*Budgeting, Forecasting & Modeling*

• Collaborate with department leaders to develop quarterly forecasts and annual operating budgets, and monitor performance against them
• Build draft budgets for revi...