Government Affairs Manager jobs in Arizona

At Mercer, our purpose is to make a positive difference in people's lives by helping advance their health, wealth, and careers.

Mercer is seeking candidates for the Government Healthcare Financial Manager position located in Phoenix or Minneapolis. This role is also open to being remote.

Government Healthcare Financial Manager

What can you expect?

• We specialize in assisting government-sponsored programs in becoming more efficient purchasers of health services. We bring the best critical thinkers forward in helping our clients address their issues
• The Government Healthcare Financial Consultant partners with state governments to examine financial reports in order to understand emerging Medicaid health care experience as well as the financial performance of managed care organization and interacts with credentialed actuaries and financial executives to ensure Medicaid dollars are being utilized efficiently
• This role provides you with an opportunity to work in a team environment to ensure client recommendations contain multiple points of view
• Beyond the in-depth training provided, new employees are included on client teams immediately, providing unique opportunities to learn more while helping team members with critical workloads and making a difference to our clients
• As part of Mercer, the Government Human Services Consulting (GHSC) team offers its expertise within a small business atmosphere

What's in it for you?

• Mercer's Health business has the world's largest and most influential benefits brokerage and consulting capabilities
• Work with the team that provides the optimal combination of local-market knowledge and nationally-driven best practices
• We run many social and new-hire events, outings, and employee networks. Having fun in the work you do comes from being a part of a client team and contributing to its success

We will count on you to:

• Work with client and team project managers to clearly define the scope, timelines and deliverable(s) of the project; ensure development and proposes essential project documents, including the budget and work plans
• Ensure regular communication with client to review project status and expectations; provide expertise and insight to the client and team to solve potential problems within the project; manage scope of project, budget and timelines

What you need to have:

• BA/BS degree
• 10 years of healthcare financial analysis experience, including financial modeling, or rate setting
• Ability to lead large teams, projects, and initiatives in a dynamic environment
• Advanced MS Office skills

What makes you stand out:

• Medicaid program experience is strongly preferred

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer's approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $20 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

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