About the position
The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Health Care Financial Analyst vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Health Care Financial Analyst.
Responsibilities
- Prepares reimbursement claims for health and/or mental health care provided under Federal, State and Special medical aid programs or prepares yearly budget requests, annual financial plans and evaluates operational performance against expenditures standards.
- Analyzes reimbursement requirements for Federal, State, and/or Special Programs to determine if claims for reimbursement conform to applicable rules and regulations and result in maximum revenue collection.
- Prepares Medicare and Medi-Cal cost reports and State mandated disclosure reports.
- Analyzes costs and develops rates for contractual agreements with County and Non-county providers.
- Analyzes preliminary budget requests, conducts comparison studies of units and sub units previous financial performance and cost effectiveness, completes cost analysis, revenue forecast and reports findings and recommendations to financial management.
- Develops and/or monitors annual financial plans/unit budget allocations for the expenditure of funds within each unit, monitors performance against the plans/allocations, analyzes and prepares summaries of financial activities to keep units and executive management informed of financial condition.
- Develops, monitors and adjusts billing rates to reflect cost changes and maximize cost recovery.
- Analyzes utilization of billing rates and/or contract allocations for appropriate application, informs management of problems and recommends corrective action.
- Analyzes program performance data and conducts studies of accounts, records and the integrity of electronic data which are basic to program and financial reporting.
- Identifies operational problems, develops solutions and recommends modifications in the automated accounting system to improve the responsiveness of the system to the needs of expenditure management.
- Participates in cost, revenue, and accounting systems and procedural studies, reports findings and recommendations, implements those approved by Health Services or Mental Health, departmental administration and by the Auditor-Controller when necessary.
- Writes policy and procedure manuals pertinent to accounting control, fiscal record keeping and audit trails.
- Reviews, analyzes and drafts replies to audit findings of governmental agencies.
Requirements
- Completion of accounting courses in an accredited college equivalent to 21 semester units or 32 quarter units including at least two courses in advanced accounting subjects such as governmental accounting, computerized accounting or auditing.
- One year of professional accounting or responsible staff experience in health care financial operations.
