Business Analyst

RISE INC FAMILY•Mesa, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

RISE is an innovative human services network originally established in 1987 for the purpose of moving individuals living in institutions into family settings. Since that time, services have grown to support children, adults, and families with a variety of needs across multiple states that include residential settings, day programs, employment assistance, managed care, and home and community based services. Since inception, our purpose and mission has remained constant. We create opportunities for and with the people we serve, their families, and for the men and women who work in the direct care profession. We are searching for an experienced Business Operations Analyst who can gather important analytical and financial data to compile it into reports for executives and departmental managers. The ideal candidate would be someone who can take charge of a project and deliver results that will make the organization more profitable and efficient. The selected individual has the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, strong communication skills, and will be able translate business data into digestible information that improves corporate processes. The main system this person will be working with is Direct Care Innovations (DCI), a timekeeping and payroll platform used throughout the company. DCI and other operational systems encompass forums such as timekeeping and attendance, authorization management, billing, scheduling, training and compliance, care management, and HRIS. The ideal Business Analyst will be comfortable pulling and interpreting data from DCI to assist management with making strategic decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in related field
3+ years of associated work experience
PMP preferred
Practical application ability with Microsoft Office
Detailed analytical abilities
Must be able to pass a background clearance
Intermediate - Advanced Excel skillset required. Skills include: Pivot Tables, V/H Lookup, IF Functions, Index, Conditional Formatting, managing multiple spreadsheets and creating interactive dashboards (Macro/VBA is helpful, but not required)

Nice To Haves

Macro/VBA is helpful, but not required

Responsibilities

Identify and analyze key financial and operational trends
Continually review and improve business models and practices; propose operational modifications to progress efficiency and reduce spending
Conduct regular meetings with departments to discuss program performances and metrics
Build automatic reporting tools to summarize data in user-friendly formats
Produce forecasting and decision-making products such as mock budgets, cost-benefit analyses and opportunity-costs reports
Analyze monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
Collaborate with executives/directors on organizational performance; propose solutions meeting defined needs
Monitor newly-implemented systems
Continuously explore strategies to improve systems and processes
Successfully lead projects beginning-to-end within budget and schedule
Generate monthly dashboards for executives/directors
Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and research skills
Explain complex concepts in a simple manner
Familiarity with Billing and Scheduling
Serve as Super User of systems