Cost Analyst

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Cost Analyst, where your contributions directly impact patient care. In this role, you'll manage the Cost Accounting reconciliation process, ensuring data integrity and supporting technological upgrades. You'll collaborate with various departments and gain insights into healthcare trends. With a commitment to your growth, this innovative firm offers a comprehensive rewards package and opportunities for career advancement. If you're ready to make a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education assistance

Colleague recognition program

Free counseling services

Flexible spending accounts

Time Away From Work Program

Family support benefits

Consumer discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field required.
• Ability to troubleshoot patient, GL, and Cost Accounting data issues.
• Results-oriented with strong deadline management skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Cost Accounting reconciliation process for designated hospitals.
• Ensure integrity of data and assist with technology upgrades.
• Develop relationships with Controllers and Department Heads.

Skills

Cost Accounting

Data Integrity

Financial Analysis

Problem Solving

Research Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Tools

Business Objects

Crystal Reports

SQL

EssBase

Vista

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Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Cost Analyst? At Work from Home, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Work from Home, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Cost Analyst like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Cost Analyst you will be responsible for the Cost Accounting reconciliation process for your team’s designated hospitals. In this role you will learn to maintain and assist with standardization, implementation of changes to methodologies, and technological upgrades. Policy, controls, oversight, and data integrity are key responsibilities as a Cost Analyst.

In this role you will:

• Work with your team on monthly and annual reconciliation and standardized maintenance of the Cost Accounting System
• Support tasks related to technology upgrades, including testing of new versions and documenting findings
• Ensure the integrity of the data is intact
• Learn and understand the details and intricacies of the Cost Accounting System and concepts such as Relative Value Units (RVUs), Microcosting, and Overhead Allocation Methods
• Develop relationship with Controllers, Department Heads, and IT&S
• Have an awareness of ongoing trends in healthcare and their potential impact to our department and/or HCA in general, and be proactive in making recommendations as appropriate
• Set up the department structure in the Cost Accounting database on an annual basis, loading all direct and overhead cost models for the upcoming fiscal year
• Learn HCA’s General Ledger, Patient Accounting and Revenue Cycle and other systems as needed
• Some business travel may be required.

Qualifications you will need:

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related Healthcare field from an accredited college or university
• Results oriented with ability to manage to deadlines
• Ability to troubleshoot patient, GL, and Cost Accounting data or other issues as they arise
• Ability to research, understand, and explain healthcare services volume, utilization, cost, reimbursement, and variances within the Cost Accounting System
• Ability to learn other systems/tools relevant to position including Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SQL, EssBase, and Vista

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Cost Analyst opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What matters most to our talented colleagues is giving people the absolute best healthcare in the most compassionate way possible.

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