Lead, Financial Analyst

Purpose:
Take leadership role in the enhancement, development, documentation, and communication of identified variances by managing comprehensive analysis of data. Understand the causes of financial & clinical trends and anomalies. Oversee other Financial Analysts on a day-to-day basis and provides guidance, assistance, supervision. Articulate opportunities to internal and external audiences, including senior executives. Implement solutions and track and monitor progress. Partner with operating personnel and substitute for senior leaders in various forums. Weigh practical considerations and potential barriers that need to be overcome to successfully implement new programs and processes.

Location: This position will be based out of Washington, PA. This position will have the potential to work from home with a hybrid schedule which includes some days in office per week and some days at home per week.

Responsibilities:
 

• Investigate variances and derive solutions to cost increases and quality issues.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis.
• Implement and monitor effectiveness of these solutions.
• Serve as a process expert and provide training and support to other Financial Analysts.
• Perform statistical analyses, and then be able to explain this analysis to a non-technical audience of both internal and external customers and, at times, senior management.
• Identify trends in expenses, utilization, medical quality, and other areas.
• Mentor and supervise day to day responsibilities of a minimum of two finance staff.
• Responsible for the distribution of work assignments for their team as well as workflow management within their team.
• Must use their knowledge and expert understanding of financial, clinical and other information generated by numerous sources to identify opportunities to improve clinical and financial performance.
• Meet deadlines and turnaround times set by managers and department director (these deadlines and turnaround times will, at times, require the employee to work until the project is completed, meaning extended daily work hours, extended work weeks, or both).