Healthcare Reimbursement Consulting Manager

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At Plante Moran, we help organizations solve complex business challenges and uncover new opportunities for growth. Our management consulting team partners with clients to improve performance, strengthen financial outcomes, and navigate an evolving healthcare landscape. By combining deep industry expertise with a collaborative, client-focused approach, we deliver practical solutions that drive measurable results.

As a trusted advisor, you'll work closely with post-acute healthcare providers, helping them optimize reimbursement, improve financial performance, and make informed business decisions. You'll have the opportunity to lead impactful engagements, build meaningful client relationships, and contribute to the success of both our clients and our growing practice.

Your Role

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage consulting engagements focused on post-acute healthcare reimbursement, financial performance, and accounting-related services.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by providing strategic guidance on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement matters.
• Prepare, review, and analyze Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Home Health, and Hospice Medicare and Medicaid cost reports in compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Analyze financial, reimbursement, and operational data to identify opportunities for revenue optimization, reimbursement improvement, staffing efficiencies, and expense management.
• Deliver accounting and financial advisory support to clients as needed.
• Help clients maximize reimbursement opportunities and improve overall financial performance.
• Supervise, mentor, and coordinate the work of consulting staff, fostering professional growth and ensuring quality client service.
• Build, maintain, and expand client relationships while contributing to business development and practice growth initiatives.

The Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA preferred, but not required.
• Five or more years of experience in post-acute healthcare reimbursement, including Medicare, Medicaid, and cost reporting within a public accounting, healthcare consulting, reimbursement consulting or post-acute setting.
• Strong accounting and financial analysis skills, with the ability to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Proficiency with financial reporting systems, Microsoft Office, and related business applications.
• Travel: 10%-15%.
• This role is based in Cleveland, Columbus, or Chicagoland and is primarily an in-person position.

This is an exempt position, so you may have to work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.

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Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.   

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace. 

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of interest in our positions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.    
 

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is $120,000.00 - $150,000.00.

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.