Assistant Director of Cost Accounting and Performance Management

Department/Unit: AMHS - Decision Support and Performance Management

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $95,182.78 - $

The Assistant Director of Cost Accounting and Performance Management is a system‑level position tasked with administering the cost accounting and productivity management systems for AMHS. It provides system‑level analytical and technical support regarding cost accounting analysis and labor management support efforts.

This position will assist with the roll‑out of the Stata Jazz decision‑support system that structures data with flexible reporting and analysis tools, making the data more accessible and consumable.

The role helps leaders quantify the potential impacts of business decisions and strategic planning efforts.

The Assistant Director reports to the Director of Decision Support and engages with each system entity to ensure all aspects of the cost accounting and productivity system are set up to optimal standards by working with relevant teams throughout AMHS. This includes collaborating with clinical leaders to develop and maintain cost studies, review productivity standards, and partner with the vendor during and after go‑live.

Post‑live functions may include standardizing costing methodologies and other financial reporting from decision‑support to ensure consistency and comparability across the System.

• Assisting with development and ongoing maintenance of cost accounting, clinical variation, and productivity management reporting.
• Assist in the development of system‑wide costing standards utilizing the enhanced data collection capabilities of the EPIC platform and indirect expense allocation methodologies, including institution‑specific reclassifications, recoveries, and statistical step‑downs.
• At the direction of the Director of Decision Support, develop and implement a well‑organized structure for data gathering to ensure all financial costing and productivity data is presented uniformly and consistently for comparability and benchmarking across the system.
• Assist with aligning health system benefits of consolidated charge description master and ERP to ensure affiliate inclusion and consistency.
• Provide costing analytics to assist the Value Analysis Team with decision making.
• Support the Director of Decision Support in oversight, supervision, mentorship, training, and all associated human resource responsibilities for all reporting categories of staff (Cost Accounting, Productivity Management).
• Support Executive leadership teams with financial analysis and insight for business operation improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and test system functionality, including implementation of end‑user dashboards.
• Provide support to Executive Leadership teams, system CFOs, vice presidents, directors, department administrators, and physicians throughout system integration.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with affiliate leaders, external auditors, government regulators, consultants, trade associations, and third‑party insurers.

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related discipline – required
• Master’s Degree (or 2 years direct work experience) – preferred
• Minimum of 5 years healthcare finance experience including relevant knowledge of physician practice financial operations – required
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience – preferred
• Strong project management skills
• Strong understanding of cost accounting including overhead allocation methods
• Extensive understanding of both hospital and practice RVU modeling
• Advanced data management skills
• Working knowledge of payroll, inclusive of pay practices
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in statistical and financial modeling
• Working understanding of health‑care general ledger setup and structure, human resources, pharmacy, and supply management tools
• Strong understanding of financial decision‑support tools
• Excellent verbal and writing skills
• Strong organizational ability to document initiatives within structured tools
• Collaborative working style across entities and disciplines
• Strong leadership skills and attention to detail
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) upon hire –…