Cara Griffin, MBA
Senior Consultant at Ovation Healthcare- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Ovation Healthcare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Aug 2021 - Present
I am a Senior Analyst on the Managed Care Team.Responsible for leading the assessments and analysis of payers for Managed Care in over 40 hospitals in the USCreate presentations for C-SuitePayer models to assist with negotiations of contractsManage client calls and data questions/issuesProject Management
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Regional Financial Analyst
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Apr 2015 - Aug 2021
Assist Associate Vice President and Regional Vice President of northeast region in monitoring of client hospital financial performance including review and analysis of monthly financial statements, annual hospital budgets, and monthly Quorum key indicator reports and rankings. Monitor hospital progress and financial statements. Support monthly operational reviews of hospitals. Interface routinely with other consultants. Assist in special projects going on throughout the company. Prepare various financial reports. Show less
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Owner/Operator-Health and Fitness Blog
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Nov 2012 - Mar 2016
In my spare time, I ran a website, blog, and facebook page for health and fitness. I am an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Created my own website. Gained a following on Twitter and my Facebook page. Continuous blogging and health/fitness tips. Contacted by companies to try out products and fitness classes. I also wrote 4 blog posts for ClassPass. In my spare time, I ran a website, blog, and facebook page for health and fitness. I am an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Created my own website. Gained a following on Twitter and my Facebook page. Continuous blogging and health/fitness tips. Contacted by companies to try out products and fitness classes. I also wrote 4 blog posts for ClassPass.
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Ascension
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Analyst, Revenue Cycle
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
Identify revenue opportunities for hospitals Identify revenue opportunities for hospitals
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ESD now Stantec Consulting Services
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United States
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Associate - Project Management Accountant
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
Manage financials for all projects in the Commercial Interiors, High Performance, and International groups.Project ManagementCreating 2013 company budgetsFinancial projects for COO and Executive Vice PresidentParticipate in interviewing process for potential new hiresTraining new project accountantsCreate and maintain relationships with multiple clientsBilling on all projects (20+ project managers)Develop billing plans, work plans, and other financial reportsReconcile multiple projects as neededProcess improvementsContinuous problem solving and critical thinking Show less
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Project Management Accountant
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Nov 2010 - Jan 2013
Focused on business/financial analysis of ESD with COO. Analyzing utilization rates, payroll costs, project profitability, income statements, and general approach to business.Managed financials for all projects in the Mission Critical and Technology groups. I worked with approximately 25 - 30 project managers and was responsible for each of their projects.Monitored profits on our projects and helped the engineers manage their projects financially. I was responsible for going over contracts and making sure they were in line with how we run the project, speaking with clients, invoicing, maintaining profitability, and providing various forms of reports and spreadsheets so that projects are more manageable. I also participated in and helped throughout our conversion process for our new accounting system that was implemented. I was the main contact for all accounting and financial aspects of projects in the mission critical and technology groups. Show less
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Kirkland's
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Coordinator/Analyst
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Mar 2010 - Nov 2010
I worked at the corporate headquarters for Kirkland's. I received a promotion after working there for 9 months and moved into the Operations department. I helped with the operations of our stores and worked on projects to help our company become a better service to our customer's everyday. It was my responsibility to track projects we were working on and help with implementation. I updated and created a training program that our store managers were required to go through. I was responsible for managing this training program. I worked on multiple projects on a daily basis to increase sales, customer service, and awareness of our stores. I was also responsible for financial analysis (monthly sales and payroll projections) for a short time before leaving. Show less
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Merchandise Allocator
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May 2009 - Mar 2010
I worked at Kirkland's corporate headquarters in Nashville, TN. I was an inventory analyst and responsible for determining how many and what products we sent out to our 300+ stores throughout the nation. Specifically, I allocated for the decorative accessories, garden, and floral departments. I also analyzed our products and how well they were doing on a constant basis. I helped determine where products went and in what quantities based on various data such as weeks of stock, turnover, price points, and research on different regions of the country. I monitored our stores and determined the rankings they should be at based on many different factors. Kirkland's has almost 300 stores in 30 different states throughout the U.S. Show less
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ESD now Stantec Consulting Services
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United States
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Construction
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project Accountant
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May 2007 - Mar 2009
At ESD, my role was to be responsible for the accounting/financials for two of the engineering groups at our firm - the Mission Critical and Technology teams. These teams together consisted of at least 20 project managers. This position began as a new role that had never existed at ESD before. Because of it's success when I came into this position, it was then implemented in the other groups throughout the company. I was responsible for opening all projects in our accounting system and then tracking them throughout the duration of the project. Some of these projects were as large as $5 million. I was responsible for the maintenance of the projects, assisting in billing, contacting clients for project issues, reviewing contracts, and even meeting with some clients to create a better process between our firms. In addition, I would assist the project managers in changes throughout their projects, hold monthly meetings regarding outstanding receivables, and run multiple reports for the project managers to help them budget their projects. While at ESD, I also began a new process of maintaining and tracking all our projects on a level that would be easy for the accounting department and the engineers. In addition to these tasks, I also helped with numerous accounting duties in the department. Show less
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TEKsystems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Recruiter
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Jun 2006 - May 2007
I was responsible for placing IT candidates in multiple contracts for our existing clients throughout the Chicagoland area. My daily tasks included conducting interviews with current and potential consultants, identifying the appropriate candidates for the correct position, reference checks, negotiations, and developing relationships with candidates. I was responsible for placing IT candidates in multiple contracts for our existing clients throughout the Chicagoland area. My daily tasks included conducting interviews with current and potential consultants, identifying the appropriate candidates for the correct position, reference checks, negotiations, and developing relationships with candidates.
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Education
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Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business-Economics -
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Completed - Personal Training Certification -
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
CRCR - Certified Revenue Cycle Representative -
PSMJ
Project Management