Assistant Director of Cost Accounting
Albany Med Health System, Albany, NY, United States
Department/Unit:
AMHS - Decision Support and Performance Management
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$95,182.78 - $152,292.45
The Assistant Director of Cost Accounting and Performance Management will work under the direction of the Director of Decision Support to engage with each System entity to ensure all aspects of the cost accounting and productivity system are set up to its optimal standards by working with relevant teams throughout AMHS. This includes working with clinical leaders to develop and maintain cost studies, review productivity standards, and vendor interactions during and post go‑live. Post‑live functions may include, but are not limited to, standardizing costing methodologies and other financial reporting from decision support to ensure consistency and comparability across the System. This position will also assist with the rollout of the StataJazz decision support system that will structure data with flexible reporting and analysis tools that make the data more accessible and consumable.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Assisting with development and on‑going maintenance of cost accounting, clinical variation, and productivity management reporting.
Assist in the development of System‑wide costing standards utilizing the enhanced data collection capabilities of the EPIC platform and indirect expense allocation methodologies. This includes working with affiliates to appropriately institute entity‑specific reclasses, recoveries, and statistical step‑downs.
At the direction of the Director of Decision Support, develop and implement a well‑organized structure for data gathering in order to make certain that all financial costing and productivity data is presented in a uniform and consistent manner to ensure comparability and benchmarking across the System.
Assist with aligning health system benefits of consolidated charge description master and ERP to ensure affiliate inclusion and consistency.
Provides costing analytics to assist Value Analysis Team with decision making.
Proliferates the Director of Decision supports goals for oversight, supervision, mentorship, training, and all associated human resource responsibilities for all reporting categories of staff. (Cost Accounting, Productivity Management).
Supports Executive leadership team with financial analysis and insight for business operation improvement initiatives.
Responsible for maintaining and testing System functionality, including implementation of end user dashboards.
Provide support to Executive Leadership teams, system CFO’s and Vice Presidents, Directors, Department Administrators and Physicians throughout the system integration.
Develop and maintain professional relationships including, but not limited to, affiliate leaders, external auditors, government regulators, consultants, trade associations and third‑party insurers.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in business or a related discipline - required
Master's Degree can substitute for 2 years direct work experience - preferred
A minimum of 5 years healthcare finance experience that includes relevant knowledge of physician practice financial operations - required
A minimum of 3 years supervisory experience - preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire - preferred
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
This Role May Require Access To Information Considered Sensitive To Albany Medical Center, Its Patients, Affiliates, And Partners, Including But Not Limited To HIPAA Protected Health Information And Other Information Regulated By Federal And New York State Statutes. Workforce Members Are Expected To Ensure That Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
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AMHS - Decision Support and Performance Management
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$95,182.78 - $152,292.45
The Assistant Director of Cost Accounting and Performance Management will work under the direction of the Director of Decision Support to engage with each System entity to ensure all aspects of the cost accounting and productivity system are set up to its optimal standards by working with relevant teams throughout AMHS. This includes working with clinical leaders to develop and maintain cost studies, review productivity standards, and vendor interactions during and post go‑live. Post‑live functions may include, but are not limited to, standardizing costing methodologies and other financial reporting from decision support to ensure consistency and comparability across the System. This position will also assist with the rollout of the StataJazz decision support system that will structure data with flexible reporting and analysis tools that make the data more accessible and consumable.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Assisting with development and on‑going maintenance of cost accounting, clinical variation, and productivity management reporting.
Assist in the development of System‑wide costing standards utilizing the enhanced data collection capabilities of the EPIC platform and indirect expense allocation methodologies. This includes working with affiliates to appropriately institute entity‑specific reclasses, recoveries, and statistical step‑downs.
At the direction of the Director of Decision Support, develop and implement a well‑organized structure for data gathering in order to make certain that all financial costing and productivity data is presented in a uniform and consistent manner to ensure comparability and benchmarking across the System.
Assist with aligning health system benefits of consolidated charge description master and ERP to ensure affiliate inclusion and consistency.
Provides costing analytics to assist Value Analysis Team with decision making.
Proliferates the Director of Decision supports goals for oversight, supervision, mentorship, training, and all associated human resource responsibilities for all reporting categories of staff. (Cost Accounting, Productivity Management).
Supports Executive leadership team with financial analysis and insight for business operation improvement initiatives.
Responsible for maintaining and testing System functionality, including implementation of end user dashboards.
Provide support to Executive Leadership teams, system CFO’s and Vice Presidents, Directors, Department Administrators and Physicians throughout the system integration.
Develop and maintain professional relationships including, but not limited to, affiliate leaders, external auditors, government regulators, consultants, trade associations and third‑party insurers.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in business or a related discipline - required
Master's Degree can substitute for 2 years direct work experience - preferred
A minimum of 5 years healthcare finance experience that includes relevant knowledge of physician practice financial operations - required
A minimum of 3 years supervisory experience - preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Upon Hire - preferred
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
This Role May Require Access To Information Considered Sensitive To Albany Medical Center, Its Patients, Affiliates, And Partners, Including But Not Limited To HIPAA Protected Health Information And Other Information Regulated By Federal And New York State Statutes. Workforce Members Are Expected To Ensure That Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
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