Senior Analyst/Accountant

Myers and Stauffer; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation and holidays

Parental Leave

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Myers and Stauffer LC is a CPA and health services consulting firm in the United States, specializing in government health care programs and provider reimbursement.

The role supports long term care payment methodologies, data analysis, and reporting, with opportunities to mentor staff and participate in IT collaboration. Hybrid work arrangements and a focus on accuracy and compliance are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant field.
• 3+ years healthcare analytics/auditing experience preferred.
• Experience with Medicare/Medicaid cost reporting.
• 1 year supervisory experience preferred.
• Familiarity with database and report writing desired.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead long term care payment methodology projects and analyze provider financial data.
• Prepare, interpret, and distribute analytical reports and summaries.
• Mentor and train staff accountants.
• Perform QA reviews on analyses and self-reviews.
• Research billing and reimbursement regulations for Medicaid and other programs.
• Coordinate staffing on projects and manage client communications.
• Review Medicaid policies and regulations related to healthcare reimbursement.
• Develop solutions for client-identified issues and contribute to project scope.
• Create user guides and end-user documentation.
• Conduct functional and user acceptance testing as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Time management

Travelability

Leadership

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, health policy, health care administration, health information, criminal justice or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database familiarity

Job description

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

• Lead various long term care payment methodology projects and analyze health care provider financial information.
• Independently prepare, interpret, and distribute analytical reports and written summaries.
• Mentor and train staff accountants.
• Provide quality assurance reviews on various analyses completed by other team members as well as self-review.
• Conduct research in order to determine billing and reimbursement compliance with relevant Medicaid or other government program regulations.
• Coordinate staffing on projects.
• Review applicable Federal and State Medicaid policies and regulations relating to healthcare reimbursement.
• Participate in evaluating client‑identified issues or problems and contribute to development of solutions.
• Work with the defined scope of the project.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.
• Maintain security of and confidentiality of all protected health information.
• Serve as a bridge between clients, business users, and developers to facilitate prompt and clear communication regarding IT solutions.
• Work with internal IT teams to ensure that the day to day technical performance of our product meets the client's expectation.
• Create user guides/end user documentation.
• As needed, ability to write and perform functional tests as well as user acceptance tests for applications and business processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in accounting or related field CPA, or CPA candidate
• 3 years' experience in healthcare analytics/auditing, public accounting, or related field
• Experience with Medicare and Medicaid cost reporting
• 1 year supervisory experience
• Familiarity with database and report writing desired
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize assignments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient use of applicable technology; specifically Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Well‑organized with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Must be able to travel based on client and business needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, health policy, health care administration, health information, criminal justice or related field

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ABOUT US

Myers and Stauffer LC is a certified public accounting and health and human services consulting firm, specializing in audit, accounting, data management and consulting services to government-sponsored health care programs (primarily state Medicaid agencies, and the federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services). We have 45+ years of experience assisting our government clients with complex health care reimbursement and provider compliance issues, operate 21 offices and have over 900 associates nationwide. At Myers and Stauffer, you will have a career that is rewarding while also supporting our state and federal government health and human service clients that focus on those in need. We are committed to providing our employees with professional growth and development opportunities, a diverse, dynamic, challenging work environment, and a strong and visionary leadership team. Our firm takes pride in the welcoming and collaborative culture we have throughout our offices. We are always willing to discuss potential flexibility that an employee may need to better suit their work‑life wellbeing.

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance along with other competitive employee benefits for eligible associates
• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave and available support resources
• 401K with company matching for eligible employees
• Tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, paid volunteer community service time, mentor program, and a variety of other employee programs and perks
• A combination of technical and leadership development training at each career milestone
• Up to six counseling sessions per year for eligible employees through our Employee Assistance Program