Analyst, Strategic Finance

<p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Analyst, Strategic Finance</span></strong><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Job Summary: </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">The Strategic Finance Analyst will play a pivotal role in understanding performance and driving profitability within the organization. This role will work closely and collaboratively with various departments, providing insights that support strategic business decisions and optimize financial performance. This is a critical role in ArchWell Health’s maturation and is a fast-paced position that will enable high-quality personal development and growth.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Duties / Responsibilities:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Business Performance Monitoring:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to assess business performance and identify areas of improvement.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Collaborate with operational teams to develop actionable insights and recommendations for performance enhancement and risk mitigation.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Perform ad hoc analysis to identify drivers, solve business problems, continuously advance data-driven strategies and processes to improve financial results.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Examine health plan arrangement performance by geography and contract to evaluate strategic opportunities</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strategic Decision Support:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Provide decision support to senior management and business leaders by synthesizing complex financial, operational, and clinical information into actionable insights and recommendations.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Evaluate strategic contracts, initiatives, and partnerships through developing underwriting cases, monitoring performance, and evaluating program success </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Research healthcare delivery topics, analyze data, present results, and recommend solutions to address business challenges by applying critical-thinking skills and healthcare experience/expertise</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Cross-Functional Collaboration:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Serve as a trusted advisor to business partners, offering financial expertise, insights, and support to facilitate informed decision-making and drive business results.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, accounting, operations, medical economics, contracting, and other departments to provide transparency into results, develop improvement strategies, and enable financial and operational success</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Build strong and trusting relationships with market leaders to support and ensure awareness of issues and challenges, including payor contract performance.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Data Transparency and Storytelling</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Structure analytical results in an organized, visual manner to tell a meaningful, actionable story</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Assist in the development and production of dashboards and reporting tools that increase enterprise transparency and foster accountability</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Required Skills/Abilities:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with SQL and PowerBI experience highly preferred</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Financial and business acumen, problem-solving, and analytical skills with keen attention to detail and accuracy</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Proactive initiative in exploring and discovering opportunities to improve company performance through data analysis</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Excellent communication skills across verbal, written, and presentation applications with ability to communicate complex financial concepts effectively to non-financial stakeholders.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Solid understanding of key performance metrics, financial statements, and drivers of a value-based care organization and/or health plan’s success.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Proven track record of working effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build positive working relationships at all levels of the organization.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Applied Math, Statistics, or related field required.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Minimum of 2-5 years relevant experience as an analyst with a health plan, ACO, RBE, or consulting firm focused on healthcare analytics, decision support, strategic finance, FP&A, or medical economics</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Proficiency in MS Excel, including formulas, PivotTables, graphing and other reporting and presentation features</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience in data mining, working with miscellaneous healthcare data sets with PowerBI and SQL experience strongly preferred</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 48px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Embodies and serves as a role model of ArchWell Health’s Values: </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Be compassionate</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strive for excellence</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Earn trust</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Show respect</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Stay resilient</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 96px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Always do the right thing</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible';">At ArchWell Health, we’re creating a community of caring designed to help our members stay healthy and engaged. By focusing on a strong provider-patient relationship, routine wellness, and staying active, our members enjoy a higher level of care and better quality of life after the age of 60. Everything we do is for seniors. We believe seniors should be heard, listened to, and given ample time by their physicians to live well later in life. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible';">Our value-based care model is designed to prevent illnesses while keeping members healthy and happy in every aspect of their life. We deliver best-in-class primary care at comfortable, accessible neighborhood centers where older adults can feel at home and become part of a vibrant, wellness-focused community. We’re passionate about caring for older adults and united by the belief that caring has the power to change everything for our members. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible';">ArchWell Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification. </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p> <p> </p>

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