Government Healthcare Financial Lead

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Description:

At Mercer, our purpose is to make a positive difference in people’s lives by helping advance their health, wealth, and careers.

Mercer is seeking candidates for the Government Healthcare Financial Lead position located in Phoenix or Minneapolis. This role is also open to being remote.

Government Healthcare Financial Lead

What can you expect?

• We specialize in assisting government-sponsored programs in becoming more efficient purchasers of health services. We bring the best critical thinkers forward in helping our clients address their issues
• The Government Healthcare Financial Consultant partners with state governments to examine financial reports in order to understand emerging Medicaid health care experience as well as the financial performance of managed care organization and interacts with credentialed actuaries and financial executives to ensure Medicaid dollars are being utilized efficiently
• This role provides you with an opportunity to work in a team environment to ensure client recommendations contain multiple points of view
• Beyond the in-depth training provided, new employees are included on client teams immediately, providing unique opportunities to learn more while helping team members with critical workloads and making a difference to our clients
• As part of Mercer, the Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC) team offers its expertise within a small business atmosphere

We will count on you to:

• Work with client and oversee team project managers to clearly define the scope, timelines and deliverable(s) of the project; provides oversite to ensure development of and proposes essential project documents, including the budget and work plans
• Ensure regular communication with client to review project status and expectations; provide expertise and insight to the client and team to solve potential problems within the project; manage scope of project, budget and timelines
• Manage relationship with the client and team with client management team to identify service offerings and solutions to address client needs

What you need to have:

• BA/BS degree
• 10+ years of healthcare financial analysis experience, including financial modeling, or and rate setting
• Demonstrated leadership of Ability to lead large teams, projects, and initiatives in a dynamic environment  
• Advanced MS Office skills

What makes you stand out:

• Medicaid program experience is strongly preferred

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.