Cost Strategy Analyst - Cost Accounting

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Presbyterian is seeking a Cost Strategy Analyst!

This fascinating senior-level healthcare accounting position combines both strategic and operational elements in the creation of new and innovative techniques to calculate patient-level cost. Cost Strategy Analysts (CSAs) design, develop and deploy new methodologies, algorithms, maintenance and quality review in support of the cost accounting application. This position leads planning sessions and serves as an expert resource and educator to staff and leadership regarding proper development and use of cost data. The CSAs securely manage highly confidential information (both at the patient and employee level) as well as a variety of long and short-term projects, functioning as subject matter experts and key individual contributors. They interface with internal business units and external entities to manage requirements gathering and development of standards while collaborating with all levels of the organization.

Some key responsibilities:

• Strategy: Analyze business challenges/problems requiring strategic cost planning effort for new and changing opportunities.

• Demonstrate expert analytical/problem solving skills and in-depth understanding of the business and systems to identify and develop innovative strategic cost initiatives, and to remediate and resolve complex design issues and problems within the application.

• Provide and coordinate analytics for strategic costing initiatives identified by the VP of Finance and other stakeholders.

• Participate in cost strategy sessions and vet ideas of the strategy team and stakeholders.

• Facilitate discussions and provide recommendations regarding proper development and use of cost data. Design, develop and deploy new methodologies and algorithms to calculate patient level costs in response to changing and future business requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance, accounting or relevant field required.

• 8 (eight) years of cost accounting experience required. Cost accounting experience in a health care delivery organization is preferred.

• 6 (six) years experience to include configuration, maintenance, modeling and analytics within a leading cost accounting system (e.g., EPSi, Oracle, TSI, Strata, Siemens, Avega, Cost Plus, Axiom, MedAssets).

• Competent with business intelligence analytical tools (e.g., Business Objects, SAS, relational databases).

• Analytical experience in cost planning, cost strategy, cost development, operations, and/or finance.

• Strong business acumen and technical knowledge.

• Combination of technical, financial, and business knowledge and experience.

• Intermediate to expert MS Office skills with emphasis on Excel, Access and PowerPoint.

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

Inclusion and Diversity
Our culture is one of knowing and respecting our patients, members, and each other. We capture this in ourPromise and CARES commitments.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.