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· Regularly achieved high engagement scores for my team which reflected the work environment and leadership skills I have cultivated. The begins with a focus on each Cost Allocation analyst and encouraging opportunities for personal growth and skill development. I continually take initiative to grow my leadership/management skills and develop positive working relationships with the Cost Allocation team, which is a diverse workforce with each team member bringing varying skills/knowledge. I strive to engage, inspire, and develop people to perform at their highest potential, which has resulted in our high-performing team being recognized by various levels of finance leadership.

•Served as Supervisor, Cost Allocation and accepted additional supervisory responsibility for three analysts, including training, approving journal entries and employee timesheets, and participating in their annual review process.•Served as Lead Financial Analyst and Sr. Analyst in Cost Allocation department for many departmental processes, including various financial and business-related analyses. Some examples are participating in work groups with other finance departments; coordinating, recommending and reviewing monthly allocation changes; preparing/posting cost and statistic journal entries; and maintaining PeopleSoft and Oracle PCM system setup to ensure accurate allocations.•Served as Project Lead for Oracle Profitability & Cost Management (PCM) allocation system implementation through 2017, coordinating the design and implementation of a completely new allocation system for Highmark Health. Leadership of this project included working with Grant Thornton consultants, finance teams across the company and other Cost Allocation analysts to continually driving progress to anticipate end-user needs and steer away from potential pitfalls. This included countless design sessions, status meetings, Unit Testing/User Acceptance Testing for the entire enterprise, and training staff from multiple finance teams across the company.•Continually identified and implemented process improvement opportunities in the Cost Allocation department. •Served as point of contact for multiple internal and external audits, including Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and internal audits of Cost Allocation processes and MAR compliance. •Maintained the Highmark CAS Disclosure Statement and submitted revisions to DCAA based on organizational changes.•Participated in Cost Center Review and Pool Documentation process for Highmark Health enterprise by reviewing documentation by cost center and pool/rule, and proposing allocation changes as necessary.

· Served as Sr. Analyst in department (team leader role) for many departmental (GFR) processes, including monthly invoicing, cost proposals, cost trend analyses, overhead rate monitoring and Incurred Cost Proposal (ICP) filings· Coordinated staff assignments and training· Served as Finance point of contact for corporate management and CMS personnel· Coordinated and prepared monthly cost invoices to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)· Collaborated with GFR team to create cost proposals for multiple new lines of business, as well as numerous Cost Reports and proposals under current MAC contract· Prepared annual Incurred Cost Proposal (ICP) filing· Worked with DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) on audits of Incurred Cost Proposal and Accounting System· Served as Finance lead on system implementation projects and maintenance: CostPoint (accounting system); Enterprise Planner (proposal system); Concur (expense report system); CMS ART (cost reporting and tracking system)· Continually trained other analysts on CostPoint system, EP system, ART system, monthly journal entries· Performed account reconciliations, labor allocations, general ledger adjustments using CostPoint system· Promoted teamwork and open communication in order to complete many complex tasks with tight deadlines

· Prepared monthly cost invoices to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)· Prepared annual Incurred Cost Proposal (ICP) filing· Served as GFR representative on various project teams: Single Point of Entry (Time Collection system); Enterprise Planner (proposal system); Concur (expense report system); Hyperion (actual vs. budget system); CMS ART (cost reporting and tracking system); Provider Portal (HMS online customer service portal); Time Collection system· Performed account reconciliations, labor allocations, general ledger adjustments using CostPoint system· Collaborated with GFR team to create cost proposals for multiple new lines of business, as well as numerous Cost Reports and proposals under current MAC contract· Prepared miscellaneous financial analyses for HMS management, GFR management and CMS representatives· Attended numerous training courses related to government contracting, CostPoint, Cognos Reporting, Hyperion and leadership development