Senior Consultant, Cost Accounting

How you'll make an impact:As a member of our Staff Augmentation team, you will support the client delivery and internal operations for the Decision Support/ Cost Accounting client base. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining the business in partnership with the sales and client success management teams. Strata's Staff Augmentation Program is a newly established business line and focus area of the organization. As such, this role requires an entrepreneurial mindset and grit, while having the support of a well-established, highly professional business behind you. The responsibilities include:

• Provide client service deliverables including configuration, auditing, and reporting within Strata's Decision Support solution, with an emphasis on providing clients with a high-value experience while managing budget and timelines.
• Provide recommendations on cost model design and reporting and understand client's accounting, data and organizational structure.
• Partner with clients to support and drive decision support tool adoption and present decision support and cost margin data to the customer to help them understand key takeaways and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with clients to drive tool improvement by proactively identifying growth areas and implementing cost accuracy and cost model efficiency projects (i.e. acquisition costs).
• Mentor junior team members and support their development of cost accounting, healthcare finance, and customer support skills.

How we work:We have the flexibility to support hybrid work - our campuses are located in Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO. Regardless of location, you'll have the chance to visit our Chicago headquarters throughout the year!What we're looking for:

• Proven cost accounting experience in the healthcare finance and analytics space
• Knowledge of accounting and decision support reporting
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Excellent presentation and listening skills, with ability to think quickly and deliver consultative response
• Strong executive presence to manage senior level relationships
• Collaborative working style to partner with customer finance teams
• Growth mindset to continuously improve program and customer satisfaction
• Advanced written and verbal communication with the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced skills Microsoft Excel and Power Point

Thinking about applying? Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only when they check every box on a job posting. If you're currently reading this and hesitating to click "Apply" for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience. Should you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please reach out to [email protected].Here @ Strata…We are committed to our mission to help heal healthcare. Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community. We believe that each of our team member's unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward-thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.Our values:We are guided by a set of principles called the StrataWay. These values keep us honest and ensure that we are always representing ourselves and our organization as best we can. They are at the core of who we are and how we support one another.

• Serve: We partner with our customers to provide quality solutions that will make their lives easier. We extend service to our community to drive purposeful change.
• Pro: We show up every day as the best version of ourselves. We treat others as we would want to be treated (and then some). We commit to getting better every day in everything that we do, upholding the highest level of integrity even in the face of challenges.
• Rock: Our work makes a meaningful impact, no matter what role we play on the team. We are open and receptive to new ways of doing things, always innovating, and never becoming complacent.
• Grow: We are life-long learners and embrace change that will help us grow professionally and personally. We embrace a culture of feedback and acknowledge that progress is more important than perfection.

Our Impact:Strata Decision Technology provides an innovative set of software and service solutions to help healthcare providers better analyze, plan, and perform in support of caring for their community and reducing the cost of care. Our customer base includes 50% of US Healthcare which equates to over 2,000 hospitals and over 400 healthcare delivery systems. Founded in 1996, our mission is to Help Heal Healthcare™. For more information, please go to www.stratadecision.com.Strata is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This role is eligible for bonus based on both individual and company performance. Find out more about Strata benefits here.