What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at Lake County?
Scheduled Hours: 40 hours a week
- Monday to Friday
- Monitors the flow of data to and from funding sources using EDI or other means as required; reconciles feedback from funders regarding the actual data submitted.
- Generates a variety of statistical and management reports for state and federal agencies and Health Department users regarding demographic information, service utilization trends and program productivity.
- Examines historical/clinical and financial transactions for the purpose of generating accurate and reliable financial analysis.
- Prepare data for budget preparation and provide key support to program managers during the budget process.
- Understand the HRSA 330 grant requirements and eligibility of expenses for accurate preparation of the annual county budget and 330 grant budget.
- Analyze salary actual to budget data and provide regular projections to management.
- Creates and maintains procedure manuals to support business functions and provide direction and technical assistance as needed to the support staff and providers involved in data collection.
- Assists in the interpretation and analysis of management data to maintain accuracy of the data.
- Assists in the analysis of program revenue and expense streams and trends comparing budget and actual data on a regular basis.
- Correct any data errors by working with Finance and then provide training or other corrective actions as needed to prevent future errors.
- Creates and provides management with the reports specifying and comparing factors affecting financial and operational performance including collections, reimbursement and profitability of the organization.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- The position requires an Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree with a major in accounting or Masters of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, Business or Accounting.
- With an Associate’s Degree, requires seven (7) years minimum experience in an accounting or finance department with responsibility for analyzing financial information.
- With a Bachelor’s Degree, or a Master’s Degree, requires five (5) year’s minimum experience in an accounting department analyzing general ledger accounts, payroll data, accounts receivable and other financial information.
- Experience with a large and diverse healthcare organization is preferred.
- Experience performing auditing procedures for internal control procedures is required.
- Experience using Oracle ERP or NextGen electronic payment management system is also preferred.
- Experience with state or federal grant reporting is preferred.
You can find additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team at https://lchdcareers.com.
As a public health department, we believe in the science, data, and power of vaccines, like the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, to protect against and prevent illness. Therefore, we require all Health Department staff to receive the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the annual influenza vaccine unless they have an approved medical or religious exemption.
Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.
The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Salary : $59,729 - $69,864
