Analyst, Healthcare Financial Analytics (Actuarial Track)

COPE Health Solutions•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$80,600 - $102,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst, Healthcare Financial Analytics functions as a junior actuary embedded within the finance team, responsible for the financial analysis of claims and healthcare data across Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Health Plans. This role builds and maintains key actuarial and financial analytics — including IBNR, reserves, accruals, and risk/trend modeling — and translates complex claims and financial data into clear, decision-ready insights for senior financial leadership. The Analyst will serve as the finance lead on select financial analyses, working directly with database-level claims data and collaborating with senior actuaries at client partners as well as senior financial leadership within CHS. This role is well suited to a candidate with a strong healthcare finance foundation who holds an actuarial designation (ASA or higher) or is actively pursuing one, and who is looking to grow into broader financial leadership responsibilities within a healthcare finance function.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Prior healthcare industry experience strongly preferred
Active actuarial exam progress required; candidates who have attained an actuarial designation (ASA) or who are on track to complete one within the next year are preferred
Strong understanding of healthcare finance fundamentals: premium, risk adjustment, IBNR, reserves, and accruals
Working knowledge of Medicare FFS, Medicare Advantage, and value-based care risk models (e.g., shared savings, capitation)
Working proficiency in SQL, with the ability to query and work directly with data from source databases
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with high attention to accuracy and detail
Strong presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial/actuarial concepts for senior leadership audiences
Ability to work effectively and independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Nice To Haves

Prior healthcare industry experience strongly preferred
candidates who have attained an actuarial designation (ASA) or who are on track to complete one within the next year are preferred

Responsibilities

Perform financial analysis of claims and healthcare financial data for ACOs, Risk Bearing Organizations and Health Plans, including trend analysis, reserve adequacy, and risk-adjusted performance
Model and monitor key actuarial analytics, including IBNR estimates, claims reserves, accruals, and risk/trend development
Apply working knowledge of healthcare finance fundamentals — premium, risk adjustment, IBNR, reserves, and accruals — to support financial reporting and forecasting
Support analysis across Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS), Medicare Advantage, and value-based care risk models, including shared savings and capitated arrangements
Serve as finance support in preparing financial analyses and materials for review by senior financial leadership
Query and work directly with claims and financial data from the database (SQL) to build and validate models and reporting
Partner with senior actuaries at client organizations and senior financial leadership within CHS, gaining direct exposure to actuarial and executive-level financial decision-making
Prepare clear, well-organized presentations and materials that communicate financial and actuarial findings to non-technical and executive audiences
Identify trends, variances, and risk factors in claims and financial data, and proactively flag issues or opportunities to leadership
Support ad hoc financial and actuarial analysis as business needs evolve