Finance Specialist Revenue

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Tewksbury, MA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Health's (DPH) Tewksbury Hospital is seeking a Finance and Revenue Specialist to support the financial operations that help ensure the continued delivery of quality healthcare services to patients across the Commonwealth. Working within the Administrative and Finance team, this position plays an important role in managing revenue, accounts payable, patient funds, purchasing, and contract-related financial activities. The selected candidate will contribute to the fiscal integrity of the hospital by ensuring financial transactions are processed accurately, regulatory requirements are met, and critical financial records are maintained with precision.
This role offers an opportunity to build expertise across multiple areas of healthcare finance, state accounting, revenue management, procurement, and contract administration. The Finance and Revenue Specialist will collaborate with hospital leadership, vendors, social service staff, and agency partners while helping to safeguard public resources and support sound financial decision-making. Individuals who enjoy problem-solving, working with financial data, and contributing to an organization that directly impacts the health and well-being of Massachusetts residents will find this to be a rewarding and meaningful opportunity.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting, financial management, and fiscal controls.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply financial reports, contracts, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing assigned activities.
• Proven ability to analyze financial and operational data, draw sound conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations.
• Demonstrated capacity to gather, organize, and evaluate information from records, reports, and stakeholder discussions.
• Ability to prepare accurate financial reports, maintain detailed records, and ensure data integrity.
• Three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in accounting or auditing, of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity, or any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
• An Associate's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.
• A Bachelor's degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.
• A Graduate degree with a major in accounting, business administration or business management may be substituted for the required experience.
• Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience supporting accounts payable, revenue management, purchasing, or contract administration functions within a healthcare, government, or public sector environment.
• Knowledge of state financial management, budgeting, procurement, or accounting systems.
• Experience with financial reconciliations, revenue tracking, cash receipt processing, and account analysis.
• Strong understanding of healthcare financial operations, patient fund management, or institutional accounting practices.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve financial discrepancies while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and maintaining organized financial records in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships with vendors, leadership, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and establish effective working relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply state, federal, and hospital financial policies, regulations, and accounting procedures to ensure compliance with established requirements.
• Review, verify, and process invoices, credits, and payment documentation while maintaining accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Enter and manage payments, cash receipts, and related financial transactions within state accounting systems.
• Reconcile accounts payable records, invoices, contracts, bank accounts, and financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with established standards.
• Maintain and monitor patient fund accounts, including posting transactions, reconciling balances, and preparing related financial reports.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, expenditure analyses, open encumbrance reports, spenddown reports, utility reports, and other fiscal documentation.
• Collaborate with vendors, hospital departments, social service staff, and external agencies to resolve financial discrepancies and obtain required documentation.
• Support contract administration activities by reviewing invoices, assisting with contract processing, and ensuring adherence to applicable policies and procedures.
• Assist purchasing operations by processing purchase orders, reviewing approvals, entering transactions into procurement systems, and supporting procurement activities.
• Provide technical guidance, maintain organized financial records, deliver cashier office coverage as needed, and support special projects and other assigned duties.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
• Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.
• Work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree