Senior Financial Analyst II

Mercy; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider is seeking a financial analyst to optimize reimbursement methodologies and rates. This role involves developing models, analyzing revenue trends, and preparing datasets to support financial targets. With a commitment to compassionate care, the organization offers a supportive environment and a range of benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and tuition reimbursement. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and possess strong analytical skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage

Vision and dental coverage

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Employer-matched retirement funds

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years financial analysis experience required.
• Strong financial acumen and problem-solving skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop models to quantify financial impact of payor contracts.
• Monitor key metrics and analyze trends for growth and rates.

Skills

Excel

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA Certification

Job description

We're a Little Different

This position can be REMOTE or HYBRID (either St. Louis)

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals - careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its "Top 100 Places to Work."

Overview:

This position reports to the Manager - Managed Care Analysis and is primarily responsible for developing models to quantify financial impact to changes in payor contracts for professional services.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience: Position requires a minimum of 3-5 years financial analysis experience
• Required Skills:
  • Strong Excel skills a must.
  • Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills: ability to assess and define business problem, pull & analyze data to develop insights, and recommend solutions based on those insights.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Works independent and is self-driven, demonstrating an ability to work with minimal supervision to accomplish and carry out goals/objectives.
• Preferred Education: Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• Preferred Licensure: CPA certification is a plus
• Preferred Experience: Healthcare finance experience through work for or with Provider System or Payor.

Job Description:

Strong financial acumen and problem-solving skills are essential for preparing datasets, developing models, and analyzing revenue trends to optimize reimbursement methodologies and rates.

This role is responsible for monitoring key metrics through dashboards and reports, identifying payer level variances against benchmarks, and analyzing trends to develop assumptions for growth, rates, and risk.

Additionally, it involves building and maintaining pro formas by contract, evaluating contract opportunities, and determining strategies to achieve financial targets through rate adjustments. Completes special projects as directed by the Manager.

We Offer Great Benefits:

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care - that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

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