**Primary City/State:**

Arizona, Arizona

**Department Name:**

Finance

**Work Shift:**

Day

**Job Category:**

Finance

Great careers are built at Banner. We understand that talented professionals appreciate having options. We are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices including remote & hybrid work options. Apply today.

Banner Plans & Networks (BPN) is an integrated network for Medicare and private health plans. Known nationally as an innovative leader, BPN insurance plans and physicians work collaboratively to keep members in optimal health while reducing costs. Supporting our members and vast network of providers is a team of professionals known for innovation, collaboration, and teamwork. If you would like to contribute to this leading-edge work, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to BPN.

As a Financial Analyst, you will call upon your financial analyst work experience to be an important part of the Banner Plans & Networks team. In this position, you will be responsible for supporting the budget process, compiling and presenting financial information, conducting analysis to support financial decision making, and assembling reports that inform key leaders within the health plan. You will be part of a strong cross-functional team, which includes Actuaries, Medical Economics, and Financial Reporting members. Therefore, your role may be asked to work on projects in collaboration with other teams. You will be responsible for running intermediate queries in Microsoft Excel and our database management tools; therefore, strong analytical skills and experience with Macros and basic SQL (or similar language) is preferred. Health plan experience is highly preferred.

Your work location will be entirely remote. Your work shifts will be Monday-Friday within Arizona business hours. **Please note this role requires Health Plan Financial Analysis work history.**

Banner Health Network (BHN) is an accountable care organization that joins Arizona's largest health care provider, Banner Health, and an extensive network of primary care and specialty physicians to provide the most comprehensive healthcare solutions for Maricopa County and parts of Pinal County. Through BHN, known nationally as an innovative leader in new health care models, insurance plans and physicians are coming together to work collaboratively to keep members in optimal health, while reducing costs.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides financial decision support for operations by providing management with information for use in planning, controlling and improving operations and making strategic decisions.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Prepares alternate and complete financial and statistical reports by identifying appropriate sources of data and meaningful financial indicators. This includes the coordination of the facility month end close process and the required participation with corporate finance.

2. Creates and generates reports used to analyze data.

3. Maintains accurate statistical, contractual or other financial databases, as assigned.

4. Works with other analysts to manage key financial processes within facility (including operating budgets, forecasts, program reporting and analysis, charge management, cost accounting, decision support and reimbursement analysis.

5. Acts as a technical resource and liaison to system management, administrators, department heads, and co-workers on financial related issues.

6. Works on problems requiring data analysis and the evaluation of identifiable factors. Typically receives general instruction on routine work. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and polices in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Position interacts with Regulatory Agencies, Information Services Benefits, Finance and Human Resources ensure timely, accurate and efficient reporting of data and processes. Incumbent must be able to read and understand technical pronouncements, identify compliance issues and make independent decisions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience.

Requires a proficiency level typically attained with zero to two years experience in healthcare finance. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and prioritize multiple projects.

Proven analytical skills are necessary. Must be proficient in the use of sophisticated software programs and office desktop applications. Excellent human relations, organizational and communication skills are required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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