Morgan Wright Email & Phone Number

Lexington, KY, US

• Took ownership of the cost reporting process for twelve facilities across three states. Ensured internal general ledger coding and reporting practices were continually compliant with the most current state-issued.
• Refined internal tracking and back-up documentation needed for Medicaid inquiries, resulting in a 75% decrease in takebacks.
• Managed relationships and workflow with a variety of external audit teams to ensure that owners, operators, governing agencies and regulators were able to complete their reviews in a timely manner.
• Applied advanced models in Excel to estimate high-dollar quarterly cash receipts to assist treasury and operations with cash flow management and project planning.
• Served as a back-up to Treasury in an interim period, implementing a new process for tracking and recording a high volume of cash transactions efficiently by transitioning from paper to Excel.
• As a senior team leader, assisted with a variety of specialized projects including complex revenue and expense allocations among all managed properties, necessitating large workbooks with many references & calculations.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Compiled regulatory cost reports required for Medicare, Medicaid and other governing authorities in accordance with applicable rules and standards.
• Maintained a database of GL mapping codes for Pivot tables to efficiently group data for input and reporting purposes.
• Utilized data modeling tools to forecast Medicare and Medicaid per diem reimbursement rates in several states to better predict future revenue trends and opportunities.
• Developed and maintained complex accounting framework necessary to participate in a unique additional reimbursement program with Indiana Medicaid.
• Maintained a database of cumulative rates and components by quarter & year with readily available tables and graphs to assist with budgeting and identify action items.
• Facilitated interdepartmental training and collaboration to most effectively utilize resources.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Prepared monthly individual and consolidated financial statements for five geriatric skilled nursing facilities with complex structure on the accrual basis. Cross-trained with other Analysts to ensure coverage as.
• Formulated and tested comprehensive budgets for each entity on an annual basis, with detail-oriented monthly analytics of actual to budget variances.
• Provided the operations and clinical teams with comprehensive statistics and reports addressing trends and opportunities.
• Connected regularly with facility directors in the field to ensure the accuracy and completeness of distributed statements.
• Was instrumental in implementing a new accounting system replacement to house the general ledger, accounts payable and reporting functions for finance.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Corporate office intern for a long-term care management company.
• Duties consisted of assisting with month-end close, preparation of files and documentation necessary for audits.
• Various research and investigation projects as required by the Controller and Director of Accounting.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Managed the circulation desk, assisted patrons with research and reference, calculated patron statistics, distribution of mailings.