Senior Leader - Reimbursement Services

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Freed Maxick is a top 100 firm in the U.S. and is featured on Forbes' list of America’s Best Accounting Firms. As one of the largest Accounting firms in Western New York, we have offices in downtown Buffalo, Batavia and Rochester, NY and have staff located across the country. Freed Maxick hires the most qualified people available and gives them maximum opportunity to advance!

Freed Maxick’s Healthcare Consulting practice provides a wide variety of services to our Healthcare Clientele with a focus on Revenue Cycle, Financial Transformation, Reimbursement, Financial Advisory, and Business Intelligence. Our clients are providers of all sizes and include health systems, hospitals, post-acute care providers, hospice agencies, physician practices and other specialty providers.

As our practice continues to grow, we are looking to add a Senior Leader within our Reimbursement Services Team.

About The Job

The Reimbursement Services team within Freed Maxick’s Healthcare Consulting practice provides Medicare/Medicaid regulatory reporting and strategic advisory services to our hospital clients, focusing on revenue optimization and regulatory compliance.

We are seeking a candidate with Reimbursement experience to play a Senior Leadership role which includes a mix of practice team management, business development, innovation and client delivery. This includes working with other Healthcare Consulting service leaders and teams to continuously evolve our service capabilities and the value we collaboratively bring to our clients.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving strategic direction and business growth. This position requires an experienced professional with deep knowledge in healthcare reimbursement methodologies and regulatory compliance, particularly with Medicare and Medicaid. The ideal candidate will lead client engagements, develop and execute growth strategies and build strong relationships with our clients and industry partners.

In this role, being invested in the development and growth of our people will be a top priority. This includes coaching, mentoring and hands-on training.

What We Are Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
• CPA preferred but not required
• 15 years of experience in healthcare reimbursement with high proficiency in Medicare reimbursement, cost report preparation and its components, which could include: Medicare DSH, Medicaid DSH/IGT reporting, Wage Index, S-10, Medicare Bad Debts, MAC audit assistance and appeals, rural hospital reporting, 340(b)
• 5 years experience leading a Reimbursement team, whether that be within a consulting practice or at a hospital
• Experience with New York State Medicaid reimbursement, ICRs and rate sheets a plus.
• Innovative and “outside the box” thinker who can help strategically grow our practice with a focus on delivering high value services to our clients
• Motivation and desire to develop relationships with new and existing clientele, with the goal of developing new business opportunities; ability to leverage existing relationships and internal network a plus
• Strong people management skills, including coaching & mentoring
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Prior consulting experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Experience with project management tools a plus.
• Local (New York State) candidates a plus but remote/hybrid will be considered based on experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Periodic travel to client sites and our Buffalo office required

What Freed Maxick Offers

• An attractive and competitive compensation and benefit package
• Annual performance bonuses and competitive compensation adjustments tied to performance
• An incentive program for commissions on new business, and referral bonuses for introducing potential new employees.
• Career growth including promotion and advancement opportunities with the ability to create and have control over your own career path
• A friendly work environment with the largest firm in WNY based on number of CPAs.
• Ongoing education to keep your technical skills sharp and your soft skills top-notch
• Unique sociable culture
• Flexible scheduling opportunities
• Hybrid work environment
• Compensated time to volunteer in the community

The compensation for this role varies based on experience and is in the range $130k-$170k. Candidates are eligible for manager incentive programs. These salary ranges are for applicants based in Western New York. Consideration will be given to applicants outside of our geographic area with appropriate ranges provided, based on location.

Apply today! We are looking forward to meeting with you!

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