Brent Lindstrom Saint Louis Park, MN ***** 612-***-**** adu9z4@r.postjobfree.com

Sr. Financial Analyst / Sr. Business Analyst

Progressive, analytical professional specializing in providing astute financial analysis and reporting to organizations. Excels at analyzing data to deliver actionable insights, accurate statistics, and strategic recommendations that drive critical business decisions. Expertise in compiling and synthesizing data from disparate systems into value-added information. Adept in automating reporting, financial, and business processes to increase efficiency.

Core competencies:

Finance, Business and Operations Analysis Budgeting Proforma, Productivity & Cost Analytics Capital Planning

Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Word & PowerPoint PeopleSoft/nVision Lawson/Infor NetSuite/Smart View QuickBooks

Tableau/Qlik StrataJazz Cerner-SurgiNet EMR data Home Care Home Base (HCHB)

Professional Experience

LIFESPARK, St Louis Park, MN 2021 to Present

Sr Financial Analyst

Primary responsibilities present monthly reports for growth, productivity, & financial results. Identified variances and presented options for achieving budgeted goals.

Prepared a ROI analysis to define productivity goals which resulted in 25% reduction in contracted labor cost

Automated the month-end revenue capture process resulting in a 50% decrease in time to prepare

Created a staffing productivity analysis to improve nursing utilization and identify staffing needs

ACCENTCARE / FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES, Minneapolis, MN 2017 to 2021

Sr Financial Operational Analyst / Sr Business Reporting Analyst

Aided financial variance analysis by designing a KPI and trend dashboard utilizing EMR visit, employee, and financial data consolidating all departments within the Home Care & Hospice service.

Created a staffing and scheduling analysis to improve timeliness of patient scheduling and utilization of nursing resources within the Home Care & Hospice service line.

Corporate accounting functions to include daily ledger interfaces, month-end journal entry, equitization and consolidation processing and report distribution.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN 1994 to 2017

Operations Strategist / Periop Business Development Manager, Division of Perioperative Services 2007-2017

Served as Business Manager for Minnetonka freestanding surgery center, aiding operations and contract management.

Enhanced reporting and analysis of surgeon blocks to better utilize blocked time and lead the transition from using a single measure to multiple data points to better manage operating room schedule.

Developed an in-depth reporting template that identified budget variances and historical trend of surgical volumes for four locations across 12 surgical service lines; integrate block utilization, OR room utilization, surgeon volume trends, patient acuity, billing acuity, and emergency vs. routine care metrics into the report.

Conducted comprehensive monthly and ad hoc reporting and analysis to support critical initiatives such as volume and market share trending, program profitability, performance/quality improvements, and business development.

Finance Manager 2002-2007

Motivated, developed, and managed a team of five; drove professional development opportunities and successfully coached three Analysts that were promoted into positions of increased responsibility.

Devised a program profitability report to identify high-performing service lines and prioritize strategic initiatives to execute during annual forecast and budget processes.

Aided budget, process, and performance improvements by designing an operational benchmark comparison for all divisions and departments enterprise-wide; incorporated KPI comparisons to comparable pediatric hospitals into the benchmark.

Led annual $500M operating budget and capital planning processes in addition to program profitability and cost accounting; assisted in analyzing programs, payer contracting, and new service development to aid the decision-making process.

Financial Analyst / Senior Financial Analyst 1994-2002

Prepared reports, created analysis templates, and provided high-level financial analysis, ad hoc analysis, and finance support to primarily inpatient nursing units.

Integral in developing a national operational benchmark through the CHCA-PACT database as Lead Analyst.

Improved productivity and reduced budget preparation time 20% by spearheading and developing a new Excel-based budget worksheet to replace a manual paper process.

Education & Community Involvement

Bachelor of Science in Accounting MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY, Moorhead, MN

Associate of Arts in Business Administration BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE, Bismarck, ND

Treasurer, Gethsemane Memorial Foundation Youth Mentor, Gethsemane Lutheran Church

Volunteer: Feed My Starving Children, People Serving People & Second Harvest Heartland

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