Healthcare Consultant
Plante Moran•Southfield, MI
•Hybrid
About The Position
Our healthcare consulting team focuses on our clients’ critical business needs. Our team works with acute providers including large hospital health systems as well as small community hospitals. At Plante Moran, we have the privilege of serving clients and providing consultative services as they face challenges and seek new opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, healthcare, or related field
- 1- 2 years of experience in a health system or hospital setting preferred
- Ability to travel frequently throughout the region, including approximately 50% overnight travel
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas) with strong interest and aptitude in data analysis and data modeling
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-demand client environment
Nice To Haves
- Prior consulting experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Leverage an accounting background to support labor productivity benchmarking analyses, including labor expense review, variance analysis, and interpretation of staffing productivity metrics
- Assist in delivering strategic solutions for healthcare clients with a focus on operational and clinical efficiency
- Develop and maintain Excel and Power BI based benchmarking models and tools (e.g., staffing grids, productivity dashboards, variance templates) to support repeatable client deliverables
- Analyze labor expense and staffing data (payroll, hours, volumes, and budget) to identify drivers of productivity performance and improvement opportunities
- Validate and reconcile client-provided data for benchmarking (e.g., mapping accounts, normalizing pay codes, ensuring consistent definitions) to ensure accurate and comparable results
- Work collaboratively with project teams to execute engagement objectives, develop work plans, coordinate across workstreams, and perform detailed analyses
- Support the development of recommendations by synthesizing quantitative and qualitative findings
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while participating in networking and business development activities
- Collaborate with other services such as healthcare finance, reimbursement and revenue cycle team members to support insights, reporting, and decision-making
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- disability insurance
- life insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- various pre-determined holidays
- 401(k) plan
- flexible benefits plans
- business-related travel expense
- lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use
- pension plan
- discretionary bonus plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
