Associate Finance Manager, Assessment

MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid agency, is seeking an Associate Finance Manager, Assessment to join the Finance team. Managing $19B in state and federal funds annually, the team is responsible for monitoring and reporting complex financial and qualitative data for the various programs offered to more than 2 million low-income and disabled members across the state. The successful candidate will utilize strong analytical and communication skills to influence ongoing operational management, policy decision-making, and strategic planning. Working cross-functionally with finance and program staff, the manager will facilitate collaborative problem-solving and data analysis to produce high quality and timely insight into financial and operational needs.

Contributing to the fiscal sustainability of the MassHealth program, this position supports the agency’s mission to improve health outcomes by providing access to integrated services that promote sustainable and equitable health, well-being, independence, and quality of life.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Analyze financial data related to Massachusetts healthcare assessments, including tracking of assessment collections, calculation and execution of assessment funded payments and monitoring of trust funds.
• Provide strategic analytical support and financial analysis/modeling for updates to current healthcare assessments or for the creation of new healthcare assessments.
• Manage relationships across internal teams (legal, analytics, program) and with external stakeholders (providers, health plans, provider associations, federal partners).
• Respond to ad hoc inquiries and requests for information from MassHealth leadership and external stakeholders including other MassHealth units, other state agencies, and public entities.
• Support other finance team activities as needed, including fiscal impacts of legislative changes, reporting on expenditure and enrollment trends, ad-hoc project management.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to set goals and strive for excellence or improvement.
• Ability to identify a problem or opportunity and take action to address current or future problems and opportunities.
• Ability to think through problems, organize information, and identify key factors and underlying causes to generate solutions.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and be part of a team.   

Preferred Qualifications:                                                      

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills and experience analyzing large datasets using Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to solve complicated problems with minimal direction.
• Ability to lead projects through organizing work, establishing operating relationships, and coordinating the work of others.
• Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of financial and program data, to draw conclusions, and to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to anticipate difficulty and take corrective action.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfort with working under high pressure and tight time constraint.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Passion for public service.
• Experience in healthcare.

TO APPLY:

Please upload both Resume and Cover Letter for this position when applying. Fi