Business Manager

Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Company: Merakey

Job Type: Full-time

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Application deadline: Nov 7, 2025

Source: ZipRecruiter

ManagerDirectorHealthcareEducationLegalNon-ProfitSEMBudgetingEqual Opportunity Employer

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seekingBusiness Managerto join our team in our Lafayette, LAlocation.

Earn: $62,723/year

Position Details

This position provides administrative assistance to all FACT and ACT programs throughout the state of Louisiana related to authorization and billing issues.

Business Manager

  • Assists State Director in management of budgets and billing.
  • Participates in the development of the organizational strategic plan and quality improvement processes including fiscal/business models that will ensure sustainability
  • Ensures collection of all necessary program data
  • Analyzes data to ensure programmatic and organization goals, objective and performance measures are met
  • Offers financial expertise to State Director and staff to ensure maximization of revenue, balanced budgeting and fiscal solvency
  • Uses data to guide decision-making
  • Works with staff to identify goals and expectations; establishes measurable outcomes, direction and policy for the agency and its program
  • Assists State Director to develop efficient and effective policies, procedures, and personnel functions
  • Models recovery values and encourages the use of these values with staff, community partners and clients
  • Ensures prompt response to community, staff, client, and family requests
  • Nurtures professional relationships with agency partners to ensure continuity of care
  • Attends professional meetings and conferences to maintain current on developments and issues important to the Louisiana ACT and FACT.
  • Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of client (i.e.: HIPAA , FERPA, P.L. 46:56) staff and agency information
  • Maintains primary interface with billing offices.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

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