What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst Senior - Medicare and Pennsylvania Medicaid Cost Reporting position at GSS Geisinger System Services?
Location: Work from home (Pennsylvania) Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented professional with expertise in Medicare and Pennsylvania Medicaid cost reporting to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Medicare settlement processes, compliance requirements, and hospital reimbursement regulations. This role requires the ability to analyze financial data, identify trends, and prepare accurate accounting journal entries, ensuring compliance with federal and state guidelines. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and formulas) is essential. Job Duties: Coordinates, oversees, and prepares financial analysis in support of business processes, accounting, identification of revenue or expense management opportunities, and understanding and resolution of issues. Establishes relationships with finance partners, operational teams, and other departments to create efficient and effective processes. Coordinates, oversees, and prepares financial analysis, reports, and/or accounting processes for assigned functions, which may include general ledger transactions, account analysis and reconciliations, planning models and forecasts, capital management, productivity, management reporting, cost accounting, revenue and contracts, transformation, volume and statistical metrics, or other areas of focus. Identifies opportunities for revenue enhancement, expense management, and process improvements. Develops financial tools and templates to support business processes, analytical capabilities, and activity tracking. Maintains appropriate documentation of analytical processes and targets. Ensures that all work is performed in an auditable fashion. Reviews, refines, and automates department procedures to improve workflow efficiency. Develops strong finance and business partner relationships to understand needs and provide actionable analysis. Work is typically performed in an office environment. Travel may be required. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. #LI-REMOTE Position Details: Education: Bachelor's Degree- (Required) Experience: Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required) Certification(s) and License(s): Skills: Financial Analysis, Interpersonal Communication, Multitasking, Professional Presentation, Working Independently OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. * Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.