Lori Varga
Howell Township,NJ
Summary
Experienced finance operations manager with expertise in decision support, cost accounting, and revenue valuation. Known for delivering KPI reporting, variance analysis, and clear financial recommendations that support stronger hospital performance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Operations Manager
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, NJ
08.2019 - Current
- Manage hospital finance operations including decision support, cost accounting, revenue valuation, statistics, and monthly revenue financial package generation
- Generated product line P&L package for senior management and clinical departments, highlighting contribution margins and identifying cost-saving opportunities
- Assisted in the implementation of new systems for hospital patient billing, cost accounting, revenue valuation and budgets as well as system upgrades
- Support month end close activities and general ledger reconciliation processes
- Implemented new system for analyzing general ledger data for actual and budget information
- Assisted in annual budget process, incorporating statistics, labor, revenue, and expenses
- Guide staff on finance procedures, controls, and documentation standards
- Created presentations detailing financial performance metrics for board meetings
Finance Operations Analyst
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, New Jersey
06.2012 - 08.2019
- Generated dashboards of key performance indicators for senior management
- Provided statistical and financial information to service line business leaders
- Prepared operational reports to support decision-making using healthcare systems and spreadsheet tools.
- Supported annual budget preparation by analyzing statistical data
- Assisted in the implementation of new decision support system
- Provided technical assistance to resolve operational system issues, ensuring minimal disruption to workflow.
- Generated supporting documentation for submission of the annual hospital cost report to CMS
Sr. Accountant
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
Freehold, NJ
01.2006 - 06.2012
- Managed month-end general ledger close for CentraState's for profit entity Healthcare Services
- Developed annual budget for revenue and expenses to guide financial planning
- Analyzed monthly actual vs budget performance to identify variances and inform decision-making
- Generated monthly financial statements
- Prepared monthly journal entries
- Prepared account analysis and reconciliations of monthly bank accounts
- Assisted in the completion of the annual tax return
- Collaborated on preparation of Medical Center's 990 tax return to ensure compliance and accuracy
- Assisted in the annual audit process
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kean University
Union, NJ05-1996
Skills
- Product Line P&Ls
- Financial modeling
- Decision support analysis
- Cost analysis
- Revenue analysis
- Variance reporting
- Month-end reconciliation
- General ledger
- Financial reporting
- KPI analysis
- Data analysis
Timeline
Finance Operations Manager
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
08.2019 - Current
Finance Operations Analyst
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
06.2012 - 08.2019
Sr. Accountant
Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center
01.2006 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kean University