Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Location: Tallahassee FL(On site)

Position Type: Contract

Job Description

• Must have prior Public Sector Experience Experience creating and maintaining Advanced Planning Documents.
• We are looking for a Business Analyst to produce Advance Planning Documents for the administration of state and federal programs. This position will be a fulltime onsite contract through June 2025.
• Manage coordinate and write/update APDs and associated documentation required for planning implementation and operations activities according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS CMS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) guidelines including but not limited to Annual APDs AsNeeded APD Updates Monthly Status Reports CMS Outcomes and State Specific Goals
• Facilitate and coordinate various meetings to support the gathering analysis and finalization of information for the APD process
• Maintain awareness of CMS HHS and USDA FNS policy updates regulations and standards for APDs as applicable and serve as the expert on the subject
• Provide education to project team members and stakeholders on compliance processes including outcome statements and outcomes and metric development
• Participate in procurement development processes as appropriate and monitor associated progress
• Participate in cost allocation processes as appropriate and monitor associated progress
• Report status updates to program leadership on progress with APD development and associated activity reporting
• Collect documentation content from business and technical staff
• Independently review and prepare documents for review and approval
• Organize material and complete writing assignments according to agency standards regarding order clarity conciseness style and terminology
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with various teams vendors and stakeholders to support the APD process
• Participate in meetings with federal partners and the Department

Required:

• Bachelors degree in business administration information technology public administration management information systems or a related field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing advance planning documents
• Minimum 3 years prior state government/public sector experience with health and human services programs preferred (such as Medicaid MMIS claims processing eligibility HHS analytics SNAP etc.)
• Working knowledge of government regulations as they pertain to the advance planning document writing process
• Experience managing multiple priorities/projects including project scope and understanding of schedules quality change management and project financials
• Prior business analyst or project management experience
• Strong communication and followup skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Physical Demands:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal state and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer utilizing a mouse keyboard and monitors

Must have prior Public Sector Experience, Experience creating and maintaining Advanced Planning Documents