Senior Analyst, Finance

Schedule: Days: M-FJob Location Type: Hybrid or RemoteYour experience mattersAt Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier.More about our teamThe Sr. Financial Analyst, Managed Care, provides financial and operational support for managed care contracting activities by translating payer contract terms, reimbursement methodologies, patient volume, utilization trends, and contract performance data into actionable information. This role supports Managed Care and Finance leaders in evaluating payer performance, identifying opportunities to strengthen reimbursement, supporting contract modeling and reporting, and contributing to informed decision-making related to revenue, payer contracts, and overall network strategy.How you’ll contributeASr. Financial Analyst, Managed Care who excels in this role will:Support the modeling and financial review of hospital, physician, ancillary, fee-for-service, and value-based managed care contracts using Excel and/or other modeling tools to help quantify contractual value, reimbursement impact, and financial opportunity. Collaborate with Managed Care and Finance leaders to evaluate the financial impact of changes in payer rates, contract terms, reimbursement methodologies, and payer policies to support informed decision-making during contract negotiations and renewals. The Sr. Financial Analyst must understand and translate complex payer contracts and payment methodologies.Use Business Intelligence (BI), financial reporting, and contract management tools to gather, validate, organize, and analyze data related to payer contract performance, reimbursement trends, volume shifts, payer mix, denials, underpayments, and other financial indicators that may impact managed care results.Design, develop, and deliver standard and ad hoc managed care financial reports, dashboards, and analyses using SQL, Power BI, and other tools. Reporting may include payer policy quantitative impact analysis, service line and facility volume trends, reimbursement variance analysis, contract performance summaries, litigation or audit support, chargemaster-related analysis, and other managed care finance support as needed.Maintain organized contract, rate, and payer-related information to support accurate reporting, timely financial analysis, contract administration, and stakeholder communication. Assist with data validation, issue tracking, and reconciliation of information received from payers, facilities, revenue cycle teams, and internal business partners.Review, summarize, and abstract managed care contract language, rate exhibits, payer notices, and reimbursement provisions that significantly impact hospital reimbursement, revenue expectations, operational workflows, or contract compliance.Monitor standard managed care reporting schedules and assist with timely updates to recurring reports, trackers, contract files, payer matrices, financial summaries, and other departmental tools used to support contract performance oversight and revenue strategy.Partner with managed care negotiators, finance team members, revenue cycle stakeholders, and facility contacts to research questions, locate missing information, resolve data discrepancies, support contract implementation needs, and ensure updated contract information is communicated to appropriate internal and external stakeholders.Support managed care contract implementation activities by coordinating contract updates, distributing new or revised contract information, maintaining accurate documentation, and assisting with follow-up items related to payer communications, operational readiness, reimbursement impacts, and stakeholder questions.Identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to payer performance, reimbursement variance, contract compliance, and managed care financial outcomes; escalate findings and recommend practical next steps to support revenue optimization and operational alignment.Why join usWe believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time andpart-time employees.Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.What we’re looking forEducation: Bachelor’s Degree required in Business, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, Mathematics, Information Systems, or another related quantitative or business field.Experience:A minimum of 3 years of experience in healthcare finance, managed care, revenue cycle, reimbursement analysis, payer contracting support, financial analysis, or a related healthcare business function is required.Travel: Up to 10%EEOC Statement“Lifepoint Healthis an Equal Opportunity Employer.Lifepoint Healthis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Full timePosting Date: