Senior Revenue Accountant

City of Hope

(Baldwin Park, California)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 4000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

Summary

Reporting to the Reimbursement Manager, this position participates in several key accounting and finance responsibilities including the appropriate accounting of revenues, analytical reviews, and internal reporting. This position has responsibilities for $250M+ in annual net revenue from 15+ community practices.

Responsibilities

* Develop and maintain the patient accounts receivable valuation template tool. Provides direct reports with the established tools and processes to appropriately value net patient accounts receivable and related net revenue, contractual allowances, allowance for bad debts and charity allowance calculations.
* Responsible for the preparation and accuracy of the patient A/R reserve calculations through collaboration with Payor Contracts and Revenue Cycle teams. (eg: settlement, aged collections, allowance for bad debt, etc)
* Prepare all necessary adjustment entries for month-end/quarterly close in accordance with the company’s revenue recognition policy and reconciliation of patient AR and revenue accounts.
* Provides necessary analysis and communications specific to net revenue performance as reported on interim/annual financial statements; provides management with insightful information vital to the operational decision-making process.
* Understand the assumption of Net Revenue projections for the annual operating budget and various periodic forecasts.
* Develop recommendations regarding a variety of revenue valuation issues.
* Establish and ensure compliance with City of Hope Accounting and Reporting Manual policies and procedures, implements common accounting practices and accurate financial reporting for Patient Accounts Receivable and Patient Revenue.
* Plan, organize and facilitate the annual financial audit as well as any internal audit as it relates to net patient A/R and net revenue.
* Work with Revenue Cycle staff to share information, identify issues around performance, trends, etc to ensure optimal use of Net Revenue accounting template tool as well as integrity in the numbers.
* Provide accurate information on Net Patient Revenue in support of Professional Service Agreement (PSA).
* Assist Reimbursement Manager in initiating and improving processes and procedures to enhance productivity and efficiency
* Stay current with accounting literature and GAAP to ensure accounts are stated in accordance with relevant principles
* Participation in special revenue related projects and performing additional duties as required.

Develop and maintain the patient accounts receivable valuation template tool. Provides direct reports with the established tools and processes to appropriately value net patient accounts receivable and related net revenue, contractual allowances, allowance for bad debts and charity allowance calculations.
Responsible for the preparation and accuracy of the patient A/R reserve calculations through collaboration with Payor Contracts and Revenue Cycle teams. (eg: settlement, aged collections, allowance for bad debt, etc)
Prepare all necessary adjustment entries for month-end/quarterly close in accordance with the company’s revenue recognition policy and reconciliation of patient AR and revenue accounts.
Provides necessary analysis and communications specific to net revenue performance as reported on interim/annual financial statements; provides management with insightful information vital to the operational decision-making process.
Understand the assumption of Net Revenue projections for the annual operating budget and various periodic forecasts.
Develop recommendations regarding a variety of revenue valuation issues.
Establish and ensure compliance with City of Hope Accounting and Reporting Manual policies and procedures, implements common accounting practices and accurate financial reporting for Patient Accounts Receivable and Patient Revenue.
Plan, organize and facilitate the annual financial audit as well as any internal audit as it relates to net patient A/R and net revenue.
Work with Revenue Cycle staff to share information, identify issues around performance, trends, etc to ensure optimal use of Net Revenue accounting template tool as well as integrity in the numbers.
Provide accurate information on Net Patient Revenue in support of Professional Service Agreement (PSA).
Assist Reimbursement Manager in initiating and improving processes and procedures to enhance productivity and efficiency
Stay current with accounting literature and GAAP to ensure accounts are stated in accordance with relevant principles
Participation in special revenue related projects and performing additional duties as required.

Ideal Candidate

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
5+ years of healthcare reimbursement financial/accounting experience including internal or external auditing experience and revenue cycle experience, including experience dealing with transactional details on revenue recognition and reimbursement
CPA - preferred
Project Management Experience - Preferred
Experience with PeopleSoft GL, including recording journal entries and knowledge of how revenue cycle transactions affect the GL General understanding of revenue recognition principals Intermediate/advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables & vlookups experience a plus)

Compensation and Working Conditions