HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL ANALYST / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates for the Health Care Financial Analyst position to address the homelessness crisis through financial analysis, reimbursement claims preparation, and budget management.

What you'll do:

• Analyzes reimbursement requirements for Federal, State, and/or Special Programs to determine if claims for reimbursement conform to applicable rules and regulations and result in maximum revenue collection
• Prepares Medicare and Medi-Cal cost reports and State mandated disclosure reports
• Analyzes costs and develops rates for contractual agreements with County and Non-county providers
• Analyzes preliminary budget requests, conducts comparison studies of units and sub units previous financial performance and cost effectiveness, completes cost analysis, revenue forecast and reports findings and recommendations to financial management
• Develops and/or monitors annual financial plans/unit budget allocations for the expenditure of funds within each unit, monitors performance against the plans/allocations, analyzes and prepares summaries of financial activities to keep units and executive management informed of financial condition
• Develops, monitors and adjusts billing rates to reflect cost changes and maximize cost recovery
• Analyzes utilization of billing rates and/or contract allocations for appropriate application, informs management of problems and recommends corrective action
• Analyzes program performance data and conducts studies of accounts, records and the integrity of electronic data which are basic to program and financial reporting
• Identifies operational problems, develops solutions and recommends modifications in the automated accounting system to improve the responsiveness of the system to the needs of expenditure management
• Participates in cost, revenue, and accounting systems and procedural studies, reports findings and recommendations, implements those approved by Health Services or Mental Health, departmental administration and by the Auditor-Controller when necessary
• Writes policy and procedure manuals pertinent to accounting control, fiscal record keeping and audit trails
• Reviews, analyzes and drafts replies to audit findings of governmental agencies

What they're looking for:

• Completion of accounting courses in an accredited college equivalent to 21 semester units or 32 quarter units including at least two courses in advanced accounting subjects such as governmental accounting, computerized accounting or auditing
• One year of professional accounting or responsible staff experience in health care financial operations
• Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved

Benefits:

• Contributory defined benefit pension plan
• Medical Hospital Insurance Tax portion of Social Security at a rate of 1.45%