The healthcare industry continues to face significant change, creating new opportunities for organizations to optimize reimbursement and strengthen financial performance. Our Acute Care Healthcare Consulting team works directly with hospitals and health systems to provide reimbursement guidance, regulatory support, and strategic financial insights.
In this role, you'll gain exposure to a variety of consulting engagements involving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, cost reporting, wage index initiatives, reimbursement optimization, and healthcare financial analysis. You'll collaborate with experienced professionals and healthcare leaders while helping clients solve complex reimbursement challenges.
Your roleYour work will include, but not be limited to:
- Prepare, review and analyze Medicare and Medicaid cost reports in accordance with Federal and State regulations
- Participate in strategic engagements focused on preparation and analysis of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports for acute care clients
- Analyze data to optimize various areas of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
- Consult with clients on strategic and operational decisions based on reimbursement implications
- Assist clients with financial analysis related to changes in third-party payor reimbursement regulations and new models of care
The qualifications.Successful candidates may possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, healthcare administration, economics, business, or a related field; CPA designation or progress toward certification is a plus.
- Experience working with healthcare reimbursement, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, healthcare finance, cost reporting, or related consulting services highly preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and reimbursement data.
- Ability to synthesize information, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience using Excel and other financial analysis tools to manipulate, analyze, and present data.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple client engagements and deadlines simultaneously.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
- This position is based in either Southfield or Traverse City, Michigan. Candidates should reside within a reasonable commuting distance of one of these office locations.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
This is an exempt position, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.
We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expenses, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.
The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.
The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $80,000.00-$144,000.00.
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