What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Albany Medical Center?
Department/Unit:
Budget & Planning
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary $60,308.00 - $96,492.00
This position will provide high level financial and reimbursement analysis to be utilized for the daily/monthly reporting of revenue cycle detail. Will also assist in the day-to-day function of the Patient Receivable Control unit.
Specific Responsibilities
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Budget & Planning
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary $60,308.00 - $96,492.00
This position will provide high level financial and reimbursement analysis to be utilized for the daily/monthly reporting of revenue cycle detail. Will also assist in the day-to-day function of the Patient Receivable Control unit.
Specific Responsibilities
- Perform duties related to daily/monthly revenue cycle. Includes, but not limited to, gross/net revenue reporting, reserve modeling reporting, and bad debt/charity care reporting, and analysis of all data.
- Assist with the control for the journal entry process associated with patient cash flow and AR reimbursement.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly key trend factor analysis.
- Maintain interim payment schedules. Prepare cash distributions for interim payments, accommodation transfers, and other program transfers, as required.
- Assist with year end audit requirements. e.g., AR, reimbursement, and gross charge sampling. Maintain monthly close binders, etc.
- Assist Administrative Support Associates with the daily cash processing, cash file maintenance and misc. receivable control tasks.
- Perform charge/reimbursement detail testing on patient account output from the billing system.
- Perform other duties as required by Director/Assistant Director, Patient Receivable Control.
- Interact with Vice Presidents for Finance, Billing Directors, and Practice and Hospital Administrators.
- Interact with Financial Reporting Managers and Staff.
- BS or BBA in Accounting/Finance. Minimum of 3 years experience in Healthcare Finance or a combination of education and experience in a related field.
- Ability to operate in a fast paced environment. Must be organized and capable of meeting daily/monthly deadlines.
- Microsoft Office skills are required.
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Salary : $60,308 - $96,492
