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Senior Analyst Andrews Center - 3.4 Tyler, TX Job Details Full-time 11 hours ago Qualifications Business intelligence tools Bachelor's degree Power Pivot Data analysis software
Full Job Description Education :
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, or a quantitative data field.
Experience :
4-6 years of corporate finance, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or public sector fund accounting experience.
Required Experience :
At least 2 years working within an LMHA, public behavioral health network, state-funded healthcare system, or a Medicaid-heavy health provider environment.
Technical Skills :
Expert-level mastery of Microsoft Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot, macros, data tables). Proficient with business intelligence software (Power BI or Tableau) and state-mandated reporting portals or enterprise accounting databases. [5] Key Responsibilities Strategic Forecasting & Scenario Modeling (35%)
Dynamic Planning :
Build, maintain, and stress-test the LMHA's rolling multi-year financial forecasting models to ensure long-term fiscal health.
Pro-Forma Business Analysis :
Develop ROI models, break-even analyses, and financial pro-formas to evaluate proposed clinical expansions, new satellite clinics, or telehealth initiatives.
Funding Scenario Planning :
Construct predictive "what-if" models to assess the financial impact of changes to state contract allocations, regional Medicaid reimbursement rates, or clinical staffing levels. State Reporting, Compliance & Fund Optimization (30%)
State Cost Reporting :
Lead the compilation, analysis, and submission of mandatory state healthcare cost reports, ensuring accurate overhead and clinical cost allocations.
Contract Metric Tracking :
Monitor and model state-mandated performance metrics (e.g., target population service caps, crisis response times, and utilization quotas) to protect state funding tranches. [1]
Audit Protection & Allowability :
Review budget structures against state accounting guides to ensure all expenditures comply with uniform grant management standards and avoid funding clawbacks.
Public Funds Reconciliation :
Partner with the accounting team to ensure local tax appropriations, state general revenue, and federal block grants are tracked within appropriate fund-accounting structures. Clinical Revenue & Productivity Analytics (25%)
Revenue Cycle Partnership :
Collaborate weekly with the Billing and Revenue Manager to extract Electronic Health Record (EHR) claims data, analyze payer-mix behavior, and forecast net patient revenue.
Clinician Productivity Modeling :
Build dashboards evaluating provider utilization, time-allocation logs, cost-per-encounter, and revenue-generation benchmarks across clinical teams (e.g., Crisis, Adult, Child & Adolescent). [2]
Denial & Leakage Analytics :
Track structural insurance and Medicaid denial trends to quantify lost revenue and identify process flaws within clinical documentation or front-desk collections. Variance Reporting & Executive Data Visualization (10%)
Executive Dashboards :
Design and distribute highly visual, monthly KPI dashboards for the CFO, clinic directors, and board members.
Monthly Variance Reviews :
Lead the investigation of month-end budget vs. actual variances, proactively flagging structural spending abnormalities in personnel or overhead before they impact cash flow. [3, 4 Full Time Great Benefits Tyler
