Lead Consultant Strategic Decision Support- Cost Accounting

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a dedicated full-time Lead Consultant with a focus in Strategic Decision Support- Cost Accounting to join a health system in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

 

Our trusted partner is committed to cutting-edge medical research, innovation, and patient care. This institution's collaborative environment and strong support for professional development offer an ideal setting to grow and contribute.  

 

Job Title: Lead Consultant, Strategic Decision Support- Cost Accounting

Shift Schedule: Full-Time, Mon-Fri 

Pay: $105k–$120k, based on experience 

Location: Remote 

 
Overview: As part of Strategic Decision Support (SDS) within the Data and Analytics (DnA) Center of Excellence, the Lead Consultant works on a team that aims to blend technical expertise, clinical knowledge, and analytical skills to improve outcomes, optimize processes, and drive business growth. The Lead Consultant should demonstrate interest in exploring new ideas and the humility to collaborate often in that effort. The Lead Consultant will support Penn Medicine leaders and stakeholders on issues of broad importance to ensure timely, relevant analyses that align with business objectives

Looking for a cost accounting analytical thinker. This is an insight generation focused role versus heavy tech work. Must know EPSi, PM, Health Catalyst. 

Education:

Bachelor of Arts or Science Business, Statistics or a related field Equivalent Experience (Required)

And 5+ years' experience working with large, complex datasets, conducting data analyses, and generating insights. Hands-on experience with cost accounting data. Proven track record of independently leading projects from concept to execution, coordinating with cross-functional teams, as needed.

Responsibilities:
•Consultation: Viewed by executive level clients as a trusted advisor on project issues. Achieves overall client buy-in and understanding of needed action steps throughout the project. Proactively identifies client issues and collaborates with senior team members to address them. Tailors approach based on audience needs and manages meetings to desired outcomes.
•Insight Generation: Designs, builds and teaches models to solve complex problems. Expands client’s understanding of the power of data. Helps clients define ways to leverage data for management decision making, performance monitoring, or future planning.
•Problem Solving: Defines client issues and generates compelling solutions and recommendations using approaches that reflect broader context. Is creative in identifying and testing hypotheses that advance the client’s thinking. Effectively leads the team’s problem solving by helping colleagues focus on the most critical issues, continuously refining hypotheses, and challenge assumptions as appropriate.
•Results: Manages project by outcomes and deadlines, anticipating iterative nature of work. Develops work plans that reflect sound hypothesis-based problem solving, thorough understanding of project objectives and milestones, market dynamics, client factors, and industry trends. Anticipates, proactively mitigates, and helps resolve project issues.
•Teamwork: Maintains pulse on workload and morale of entire team and promptly addresses any concerns. Structures time and communication with project leadership to maximize impact and avoid last minute fire drills. Champions professional development of individual team members. Creates collaborative team environment that engenders consistent team learning through the day-to-day work and structured learning and reflection.
•Communication: Creates documents with tightly structured storylines. Synthesizes and crisply articulates key insights and client implications. Commands client audiences of all sizes is an engaging and articulate presenter. Chooses the right type and sequence of communications to engage the client.
•Quality Assurance: Work product reflects a consistent focus on accuracy, reliability and completeness.
•Continuous Improvement: Actively works to develop team members through coaching, including providing constructive coaching to project leads to enhance the team environment and work product. Builds a productive feedback culture by giving frequent, actionable feedback, and ensuring that the recipient understands and can apply the feedback. Consistently seeks feedback and acts upon it.

Skills & Abilities:
•Experience user of Decision Support Platforms (preferred EPSI), with a focus in Cost Accounting
•Experience in System implementation / conversion
•Experience user of Finance / Accounting systems. FSM, Lawson or other Healthcare Financials preferred
•Strong critical thinking, analytic, and problem – solving skills with proven record of success
•Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to translate technical topics into layperson’s terms
•Ability to identify and call out major drivers of cost change and how they will impact cost results
•Proficient in SQL
•Solid understanding of Healthcare Financial Accounting practices
•Excellent organization, strong motivation, and the ability to manage multiple task
•Familiarity with Databricks, Power Pivot and Power BI

 

Benefits & Perks include: 

 

Nucleus Healthcare is a staffing and recruitment agency partnering with top-tier facilities and organizations to deliver quality candidates looking for meaningful employment. We have permanent placement and long-contract jobs nationwide in nursing, allied health, healthcare operations, and hospitality. Our vision of redefining the way healthcare does business is what fuels our mission to empower the people who power healthcare.  
 
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.