Business Forecasting Analyst

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

Acts as a consultant to service line leadership. Analyzes financial results, trends and performance metrics, prepares business plans including periodic plan tracking, and evaluates physician compensation. Acts as a mentor to peers within department. Communicates effectively with management, steering committees, project sponsors, and technical experts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
• 3-5 years’ experience working with spreadsheet, presentation and other data management tools
• Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
• As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
• Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree
• 1-3 years’ experience with physician practices
• 1-3 years’ experience with physician practices

Responsibilities

• Handles multiple loosely-defined projects simultaneously from problem statement stage to resolution.
• Analyzes physician incentive compensation to ensure accuracy of contractual payments. Assists with new compensation modeling.
• Reviews due diligence and creates business plans for potential practice acquisitions, physician recruitments and new programs.
• Performs ad-hoc analyses of specific plans or initiatives to track performance to projected results.
• Facilitates monthly operational review meetings between financial and operational leadership, including ownership of documents, engagement in meeting, and making financial recommendations for improvements.
• Analyzes results, provides insight and recommendations to operational and financial leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level