Junior Consultant

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in six Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Our Human Services team helps state and municipal human services and economic development agencies keep their promises—responsibly and sustainably—to the children, adults, and families they serve. Join us and use your professional skills to build stronger communities and better serve populations in need by making meaningful and lasting changes in government organizations.

Services:

• Program Consulting
• Finance Consulting and Billing Services
• Applied Technology
• Outsourcing and Operations
• Strategy
• Project and Grants Management
• Assessments and Feasibility Studies

The Business Analyst will work on a range of projects related to helping states design and calculate optimal purchasing strategies. Government is a large purchaser of human services. Our strategic purchasing team develops payment rates across the continuum of care for various human services. We work with human services agencies to understand available services and program goals and develop program rates that support desired outcomes. We also help agencies to identify federal funding support and calculate reimbursement rates.

This role will focus on cost reporting and rate setting projects; however, duties will include supporting projects with: quantitative and qualitative analysis, program research, design, and documentation, writing a range of documents (e.g., client reports, PowerPoint presentations, project plans, policies and procedures, and proposals), and communicating with a wide range of audiences, both clients and internal to PCG. The business analyst will work in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment, and will need to be able to work effectively both in teams and independently. The business analyst will be required to pay close attention to detail in their daily work while maintaining adherence to internal and external deadlines.

While the business analyst will focus primarily on child welfare-focused projects, they over time, will also gain experience across a range of human services projects (e.g., aging and disability, behavioral health, child care and early education) while developing sophisticated consulting skills and abilities designed to position him/her for broader and deeper roles. If they are successful, the business analyst will be given the opportunity to complete increasingly complex tasks to develop broader project management skills. The ideal candidate excels in the collection of cost data and other information from providers, as well as the analysis and manipulation of large data sets. The business analyst should have a passion for doing high-quality work, continuously learning and improving, effectively analyzing cost data, consistently developing data and rate calculation methodologies and regularly exceeding consultants' and clients' expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assisting PCG Human Services team members and staff in completing various tasks and projects primarily related to PCG’s rate setting and payment reform initiatives, including for federal entitlement programs including Medicaid and Title IV-E
• Conducting financial and data analysis using Excel and Access, including reviews of financial cost reports and time study data
• Providing administrative support for various projects, including data entry for and quality assurance of cost reports, time studies and survey data
• Serving as primary contact for PCG’s time study help lines and email accounts
• Understanding and evaluating current rate setting methodologies
• Evaluating rate structure for specific programs and make recommendations for improvements
• Analyzing and