Financial Consultant Medicare Finance Job in Cleveland, Ohio US
Job Description
The Financial Consultant will lead or play a major role in significant financial and analytical projects for the Ohio Region. The Financial Consultant will communicate findings/results of projects to Regional leadership and National Medicare Finance leaders. He or she will utlize analytical, technical and communication skills, including the ability to work with both Finance and non-Finance partners in the Medicare Line of Business. He or she will develop, interpret and implement financial concepts for financial forecasting, regulatory filings, financial analyses, and various types of financial reporting.
Essential Functions:
• Preparation of the Region's Medicare revenue budgets and forecasts.
• Preparation of the Region's Medicare Bid(s) to CMS.
• Ongoing review, analysis and recommendations related to Regional Medicare Cost Reimbursement revenue and expense trends.
• Analysis of regulatory issues and their financial implications to the Region.
• Development of analytical tools aimed at identifying and/or appropriately improving revenue and expense control opportunities.
• Work on cross-regional and cross-functional teams.
• Duties also include analysis, preparing and summarizing recommendations for financial plans, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Provides project, service line or product line management, management consulting, and analytical decision support services or technical expertise for a broad array of financial and operational issues.
• Responsible for more complex multi-faceted projects and analyses across disciplines and functional areas.
• Assists in developing performance monitoring process and coordinating compilation, interpretation and presentation of monitoring information.
• Participates in the planning and development of regional, departmental and/or functional budgets.
• May be responsible for budget system completion, high level reviews and conducting area wide analyses for target development.
• Conducts or participates in complex projects where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of factors.
Desired Skills Experience
Basic Qualifications:
• Eight or more years of financial analysis or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in finance related field or equivalent experience.
• Regularly contributes to the development of new financial analysis concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Frequently contributes to the development of new financial analysis theories and methods.
• Expert proficiency in PC based word processing and spreadsheet applications, including advanced functions such as graphics, pivot tables, macros and database management.
• Thorough knowledge of financial analysis policies, practices and systems.
• Extensive knowledge of several or all of the following: general finance theories and methodologies, discounted cash flow analysis, cost/benefit analysis, feasibility studies, large scale business planning, financial modeling and project management.
Preferred Qualifications:
• MBA Preferred.
• Proficiency preparing Powerpoint presentations and presenting to leadership.