Remote Healthcare Finance & Analytics Program Lead

Mercy Health; United States; Remote; USD 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking a Finance Program Manager to guide enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and value-based performance management. This role leads complex budgeting, coordinates financial planning applications, and delivers data-driven insights that support strategic decisions and operational improvements.

The ideal candidate collaborates with corporate finance, local markets, IT, and senior leaders, translating actuarial and contractual guidance into actionable

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in healthcare finance, accounting, actuarial/insurance analytics, value-based care analytics, or related fields.
• Experience working with healthcare claims, eligibility, and financial datasets.
• Proficiency in SQL, Tableau (or other BI tools), Excel, and relational databases.
• Experience with Medicare Advantage, MSSP, ACOs, CINs, risk-based payment models, or provider/payer financial reconciliation workflows (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize system-wide annual budget processes and quarterly reforecasts across markets, ministries, and entities.
• Provide monthly close support, accounting coordination, income statements, balance sheets, and long-term financial projections.
• Serve as expert and project lead for budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Implement financial system enhancements, optimize workflows, and standardize tools, methodologies, dashboards, and analytics processes.
• Analyze claims, eligibility, attribution, CMS/payer files, and contract datasets to identify trends, risk drivers, financial opportunities, and performance gaps.
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and KPI reporting for leadership and governance.
• Support value-based contract modeling (MSSP, MA, shared savings, bundled payments) in partnership with Managed Care, Actuarial, Finance, and IT.
• Provide financial, utilization, and quality analytics to support improvement initiatives, vendor reviews, and strategic decisions.
• Conduct data validation, reconciliations, controls reviews, and audit preparation; collaborate with Internal Audit and external partners.
• Ensure adherence to HIPAA, PHI, and organizational data governance standards.
• Translate actuarial, contractual, and management guidance into actionable financial insights and strategic recommendations.
• Partner with Shared Services, Market Finance, data teams, and leadership to align financial reporting, performance management processes, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain strong customer-service relationships with CFOs, finance teams, and clinicians.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations for senior leadership, boards, committees, and external stakeholders.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and proactive financial insights to support enterprise strategy and operational goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial analytics

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, or related field

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Health Informatics, or related discipline

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Excel

Relational databases

Job description

Mercy Health is seeking a Finance Program Manager to guide enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and value-based performance management. This role leads complex budgeting, coordinates financial planning applications, and delivers data-driven insights that support strategic decisions and operational improvements.

The ideal candidate collaborates with corporate finance, local markets, IT, and senior leaders, translating actuarial and contractual guidance into actionable