Senior Analyst, Financial Reimbursement

Lifepoint Health; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Education assistance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Lifepoint Health, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst, Financial Reimbursement to prepare and submit Medicare/Medicaid cost reports for behavioral health and related facilities.

The role includes accrual reviews, rate updates, and supporting audits, with opportunities for policy development and analytics. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of cost reporting experience, strong Excel skills, and knowledge of GAAP, in a remote-capable environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, systems or related field.
• 3-5 years cost reporting and third-party accounting experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and submit Medicare and Medicaid cost reports.
• Review monthly revenue and contractual adjustment accruals.
• Update Medicare rate assumptions and investigate discrepancies.
• Coordinate audits and respond to audit adjustments.
• Support policy development and ad hoc analyses.

Skills

Medicare/Medicaid rules

Communication

Analytical

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Cost reporting software

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Schedule: Days: M-FJob Location Type: Remote

Your experience mattersAt Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ® .

A Senior Analyst, Financial Reimbursement must actively participate in the preparation, analysis and submission of Medicaid/Medicare cost reports for free-standing Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Hospitals, complete settlement accruals based on interim cost reports, and support management in all reimbursement related matters for assigned facilities. The Senior Analyst must be a career oriented professional.

How you'll contribute

• Actively participates in department's mission to prepare, review and submit Medicare and Medicaid cost reports.
• Reviews or prepares monthly revenue and contractual adjustment accruals.
• Updates Medicare rate assumptions, investigates payment discrepancies.
• Coordinates audits of assigned facilities.
• Responds to proposed audit adjustments.
• Reconciles reimbursement settlement accounts.
• Assists management in development of policies, procedures, reports and other tools to improve work product.
• May prepare various financial or statistical analyses, reconciliations, research, or other special projects as necessary.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations.
• Excellent communication, organization and analytical skills.
• Proficient use of cost reporting software, and MS applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, systems or other degree with equivalent experience.

Experience

• 3-5 years cost reporting and third-party accounting experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.