Salary Range: 80000 to 100000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Are you passionate about improving the quality of healthcare?

Are you ready to leverage your talents to make healthcare better for everyone?

Do you want the opportunity to give back to your community?

Do you want to have fun at work?

Then join the growing team at Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) that is transforming the delivery of healthcare in the United States!

Summary

The Project Accountant III provides advanced budget and financial analysis support for contract proposals, project budgets, and organizational financial planning activities. Working in partnership with the Budget Manager and Controller, this position develops and maintains proposal budgets, budget to actual documents, and financial documentation. The Project Accountant III supports budget and proposal development, financial analysis, and process improvement initiatives using tools such as Costpoint, Excel, and Microsoft Copilot.

Key Responsibilities

Budget Development & Solicitation Support

Prepare and maintain budgets, travel estimates, and supporting cost documentation for state and federal contract opportunities.
Review solicitations, contracts, amendments, and related documents to ensure budgets and financial records align with all contractual requirements.
Support Budget Manager in the development of proposal narratives, budgets, financial analysis, and related documentation.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Prepare and update budget-to-actual documents to support project and organizational financial management.
Monitor financial performance and analyze budget variances to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and support informed decision-making.
Proper tracking of contracts as well as creating contract briefs.
Responsible for the preparation, distribution, and maintenance of the monthly standard company project reports.

Support & Process Improvement

Communicate budget information and finalize budget packages to project teams and organizational stakeholders and respond to budget-related inquiries.
Maintain budget procedures, templates, and supporting documentation to promote consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
Utilize Costpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Copilot, and other financial tools to support budgeting, reporting, analysis, and process improvement initiatives
Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and proposal support as assigned.

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting. (Master’s degree in accounting or MBA a plus).

5+ years of experience in budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis (governmental or healthcare experience a plus).
Proven ability to present complex budget, financial, or accounting information, in a clear and actionable manner.
Request for Proposal (RFP)/Procurement experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, v-lookups, advanced formulas, and data visualization.
Experience working with computerized accounting systems.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to revise the position or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs requiring non-regular work hours, or technological developments).

HSAG is an EEO Employer of Veterans protected under Section 4212.

If you have special needs and require assistance completing our employment application process, please feel free to contact us.

EOE M/F/Veteran/Disability

About the company

Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) is a quality improvement organization serving as both a QIN-QIO (Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization) and an external quality review organization (EQRO). It works to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries by supporting providers and health plans. It also conducts health plan–specific reviews of quality of care, timeliness, and access to services for Medicaid programs nationwide. HSAG’s Arizona headquarters house three divisions: the Federal Division (Medicare work under a federal contract), the State & Corporate Services Division (Medicaid quality review), and the Survey, Research & Analysis Division (outcomes measurement, satisfaction surveys, and quality improvement interventions). Its goal is to be a positive force in health care by sharing helpful information and quality expertise with both providers and recipients of health services.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Phoenix, Arizona

Founded

1979

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

The HOS award adds about $8.0 million backlog and lasts until March 2031.
CMS renewed HSAG’s QIN-QIO role for five years, signaling trusted incumbent status.
HSAG’s work spans Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Pacific territories.

What critics are saying

HSAG depends heavily on CMS contracts that can disappear at renewal.
HigherGov lists only three bidders on the 2026 HOS task order.
A single CMS renewal failure would gut most revenue.

What makes Health Services Advisory Group unique

HSAG holds CMS’s West Region 7 QIN-QIO contract through May 27, 2030.
HSAG won CMS’s $9.997 million HOS data contract in May 2026.
Its federal quality-improvement niche combines analytics, compliance monitoring, and hands-on provider intervention.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Hours

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