Manager of Decision Support

Supports the development, maintenance, and usage of the Atlantic Health Financial Decision Support System and provides analysis of business information to support strategic planning, analysis, reporting, monitoring, long-range planning, and other decision-making activities.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Oversight for the integrity and use of the Atlantic Health Decision Support & Cost Accounting System (StrataJazz) Responsible for maintaining relationship with Decision Support System vendor and escalating all issues as appropriate. Responsible for maintaining and providing final sign off on all quality assurance reviews of data integrations for hospital and physician activity. Serves as the subject matter expert for hospital and physician billing data organized within StrataJazz Collaborate with the cost accounting team to ensure accuracy and maintain AH cost accounting model Coordinates implementation of new integrations and hospital feeds with internal stakeholders, ISS, and the vendor. Management of New User Orientation & Training Expected to participate in and inform the development of reporting tools designed to enable service line profitability analyses. Provides regular (monthly) and ad-hoc reports and departmental P&Ls to Decision Support users including Finance, Quality, Planning, and Service Line leadership. Performs special analysis as requested on behalf of hospital CFOs and/or Atlantic Health leadership. Manages and directs decision support analysts who perform business analysis and reporting Performs individual performance evaluations, establishes clear and concise work procedures and expectations, provides positive and constructive feedback. Education & Experience Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, data science, health administration, public health, or business administration. MBA, CPA, or Master's degree is preferred. 5 to 10 years of relevant (to the description) work experience in a hospital or health system environment. Advanced Excel Skills Familiarity with hospital and or physician billing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrated knowledge of finance related software programs Highly effective oral and written communication skills are necessary when corresponding with healthcare and finance professionals inclusive of senior management Ability to assess and evaluate complex financial data