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State of Maine · 11 hours ago

Senior Financial Analyst

Augusta, Maine

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$72K/yr - $102K/yr

4+ years exp

The State of Maine's Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to apply their financial and analytical skills to various initiatives. The role involves interpreting policies, assisting with budgeting, and collaborating with teams to improve financial outcomes and operational efficiency.

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Responsibilities

Apply your professional financial, statistical and programmatic knowledge and analytical skills to a wide variety of DHHS analytic/financial initiatives

Interpret policy, operational, clinical and financial analytic/reporting

Translate outcomes into supporting analysis for fiscal impact forecasts, budgets, utilization and/or actual fiscal outcomes

Assist with troubleshooting and evaluating work program, budget, and finance related issues

Work both individually and as part of multi-discipline teams on projects varying in size and scope from short-term ad-hoc requests to long-term strategic initiatives to validation of application system upgrades, updates and conversions while collaborating with DHHS offices and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services

Collect and analyze financial, utilization, health care and quality data; preparing reports, analyses, and forecasts in support of, operational and budgetary initiatives; and general ledger and transactional claims reconciliations

Assist in validating and maintaining integrity of data within and extracted from our data systems

Research and analyze internal and external data and monitor macro-level trends to inform decision-making

Work with and manage teams from across the department so as to improve financial outcomes and operational efficiency

Qualification

Financial analysisStatistical analysisBudget managementData integrationERP systemsBusiness IntelligenceTeam collaborationProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Mathematics or a closely related field

eight (8) year combination of education and/or experience

four (4) years of responsible experience in accounting, cost, budget and/or financial analysis

ability to obtain, synthesize and integrate a broad range of data (financial and/or programmatic) from multiple sources for use in analytic/financial reporting initiatives

knowledge of finance and/or standard operational business processes

history of utilizing data and statistical analysis to test, challenge and defend assumptions

advanced technical skills in the use of spreadsheets (pivot tables, functions, macros/VB script, etc.), database query/reporting methodologies and statistical analysis skill sets

prior experience with Business Intelligence and/or Analytic software suite

Preferred

prior experience in analyzing Medicaid financial or program data

experience with large scale ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and data warehouses

prior experience with Business Intelligence and/or Analytic software suite (i.e. SQL Server SSRS/SSAS, Cognos BI, Business Object, SAS, SPSS, etc.)

Benefits

Work-Life Fit – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.

Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($12,845.82 - $15,112.76 annual value), depending on salary.

Health Insurance Premium Credit– Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.

Dental Insurance– The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($395.72 annual value).

Retirement Plan– The State contributes the equivalent of 18.91% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

Parental leave is one of the most important benefits for any working parent. All employees who are welcoming a child—including fathers and adoptive parents—receive six weeks of fully paid parental leave.