Position : Analyst

Location : San Antonio, TX

Duration : 12 Months Contract

Start Time : 08:00 AM

End Time : 05:00 PM

Total Hours/week : 40.00

Qualifications

• BA/BS required
• 3+ years’ experience in Finance/or related areas, commercial contract operations, GPO admin fees analytics and reporting.
• Demonstrates financial discipline and analytical mindset
• General understanding of commercial contract operations management
• Advanced communication and technical skills – Proficient in Excel, Access, SAP, BI and Qlikview
• Strong customer centric skills with the ability to adapt to customer needs
• Demonstrates working knowledge of concepts and principles of business metrics and analytical techniques/tools, including their application in effective GPO admin fee processing
• Ability to partner with HSVP’s, Channel Management and other internal and external stakeholders to operationalize GPO admin fee contracts with best in class efficiency and accuracy
• Proven ability to quickly establish credibility, trust, and support within all levels of organization
• Analytical problem solver with ability to evaluate key business drivers and develop clear solution recommendations

Ability to plan, organize, and manage a variable work load and meet schedules with accurate results

• Strong data and technology management skills to include data acquisition, mining, analysis, data integrity management, metrics management, and action oriented reporting
• Innovative thinker with ability to drive change and effectiveness through automation and process excellence
• Ability to work well in a matrixed team environment, self-motivated and able to work independently while achieving expectations Key Competencies
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results • Business Acumen • Process / Operational Effectiveness
• Organizational Agility
• Communication
• Technical / Analytical / Functional P

Essential Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the development and analysis of assigned GPO and other national account contracts for all aspects of the admin fee/rebate process including timely monthly/quarterly payments, rebates, pay for performance, or other incentives including respective member level reporting

• Develop variance analysis reporting to identify material fluctuations in sales at the customer and/or material level to understand drivers and ensure data is accurate and payment of fees is appropriate

• Prepare GPO member reporting to accompany fee payment analysis

• Collaborate with our GPO partners to initiate business process continuous improvement activities, conduct root cause analysis, determine error prevention solutions, and validate previous or current GPO payments

• Validate GPO membership files for accuracy, including roster demographics, GLN, Hospital IDs, and HINs as appropriate in collaboration with the GPO Membership team to ensure fees are paid appropriately

• Provide detailed analytical data in support of GPO audits

• Partner with contracting, membership, and other BD teams to address GPO admin fee related issues in order to mitigate any price/membership misalignment

• Participate in the design and implementation of a more efficient end to end GPO admin fee payment process for the GPO customer base in order to mitigate and control fee payment disputes • Exercise appropriate financial controls to accurately project admin fee/rebate reserves and accruals with the businesses to minimize financial exposure

• Collaborate with our Business Analytics reporting function to ensure the reporting requirements are supported and meet the contractual obligations

• Provide subject matter expertise and drive the design and application of business process and system integration across BDX

• Complete training and remain current in tools and skills related to GPO admin fee processing, internal control procedures, and SOX compliance

• Maintain GPO and National admin fee related training material and updated desktop procedures in order ensure standard team practices that adhere to best practice efficiency and accuracy

• Consistently practice policies, procedures, and processes to harmonize all aspects of GPO admin fees, with appropriate flexibility to meet customer/market needs and dynamics

• Identify and understand key areas of change management with the ability to recognize and communicate the impact of change to GPO admin fee processing and assigned tasks

• Understand and contribute to team performance for KPI’s (key performance indicators), SLA’s (service level agreements), and IIG’s to hold the team accountable for organizational goals

• Perform business analytics and provide meaningful reporting by synthesizing information from multiple sources, and applying to a clearly stated goal

• Inspires confidence in both internal and external customers by continually presenting accurate and professionally represented finished work