Role Description
The Revenue Cycle/Accounts Receivable Analyst plays a critical role in driving cash acceleration, reducing AR aging, and improving overall revenue cycle performance. This role blends hands-on AR management with advanced analytics, trend identification, and operational optimization. The Analyst partners closely with AR leaders, operations teams, and automation teams to identify performance gaps, quantify opportunity, and drive measurable improvements across payer, financial class, and aging segments.
This position pay range is $52,100.00 - $78,150.00 depending on skills and experience.
Key Responsibilities
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Accounts Receivable Management
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Own analysis and oversight of assigned AR populations, including payer follow-up, denial categories, aged balances, and high-risk inventory.
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Identify root causes of AR stagnation (authorization issues, medical necessity, billing defects, prior-cycle failures).
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Monitor inventory movement and ensure accounts are progressing through appropriate resolution paths.
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Partner with AR operations to prioritize work queues based on dollars at risk, aging thresholds, and payer behavior.
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Ensure accuracy and quality of account documentation to support appeals, escalations, and downstream actions.
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Analytics & Performance Insights
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Develop, maintain, and interpret AR dashboards and reporting across aging, payer groups, financial class, and denial categories.
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Analyze AR trends to identify emerging risks such as aging cliffs or denial spikes.
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Quantify financial impact of AR issues and present actionable insights to leadership.
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Support monthly and ad-hoc performance reviews with clear data-driven recommendations.
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Process Improvement & Automation Enablement
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Identify opportunities to reduce manual touches through automation or workflow redesign.
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Partner with automation and Epic teams to support deployment and measurement of AR automations.
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Validate post-implementation impact by tracking cash acceleration, aging reduction, and productivity gains.
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Support SOP development and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Act as a liaison between AR operations, analytics, automation, and client leadership.
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Provide data-driven support for client discussions and escalations.
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Collaborate with denial prevention, audit & appeals, and revenue integrity teams.
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Proactively escalate emerging risks with recommended corrective actions.
Qualifications
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2+ years of experience in healthcare accounts receivable or revenue cycle analytics.
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Strong understanding of AR aging, denial workflows, and reimbursement concepts.
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Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical thinking.
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Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
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Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.
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This is a remote position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require.
Preferred
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Bachelorβs in finance, Business, Analytics, Healthcare Administration, or relevant experience.
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Experience supporting hospital or health-system AR portfolios.
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Familiarity with Epic or AR automation platforms.
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Experience presenting insights to executive leadership.
Core Competencies
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Analytical Thinking
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Accountability and Ownership
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Collaboration
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Continuous Improvement
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Customer Obsession
Benefits
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Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
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Investment in professional development with opportunities for certification and tuition reimbursement.
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Quarterly and annual incentive programs for employees who exceed expectations.