Revenue Cycle Analyst, Lead

Description -

UPMC Corporate Revenue Cycle is looking to hire a Lead Revenue Cycle Analyst to join the team! In this role, you will conduct detailed analysis and evaluation of department financial and operational key performance indicators. You will also be responsible for effectively delivering financial, statistical, and operational reporting projects as assigned. This role will specifically focus on Revenue Cycle's annual operating budget, department financial performance, vendor management, and cyber security initiatives. The position will work Monday through Friday during business hours. The main office is in the Quantum One Building located in Southside of Pittsburgh, PA and allows for the ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Stay current with changing payer and/or market drivers affecting Revenue Cycle and proactively evaluate impact on reporting needs.
• Lead meetings with senior Revenue Cycle, Finance and Clinical Administration management to present key metrics, review key drivers of Revenue Cycle outcomes and develop action plans to address identified issues.
• Develop and implement new self-service and/or visualization tools designed to more effectively deliver enhanced reporting solutions.
• Responsible for the distribution of work assignments for their team as well as workflow management within their team.
• Lead efforts to prepare complex financial/operational reporting metrics, validating the quality and accuracy of the data, and ensuring that reports are published according to pre-defined delivery dates. Accurately classify and record financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle operational teams to review business processes and identify opportunities for improved outcomes. Additionally, facilitate audits of revenue cycle operations to ensure compliance of published revenue cycle protocols.
• Lead efforts to extract and analyze complex financial/operational data set(s) for assigned book of business, including proactive determination of root cause drivers of significant variance. Analyze and identify trends and issues and work with appropriate personnel/departments to resolve.
• Effectively manage the reporting team request intake process, including timely acceptance of assignments, appropriate prioritization of project requests, and feedback to requestor regarding status/delivery date.Ensure that all financial/operational reporting processes follow the prescribed data integrity & controllership protocols, including adherence and compliance with Sarbanes Oxley controls.
• Serve as a process expert and provide training and support to other Revenue Cycle Analysts. Mentor and supervise day to day responsibilities of a minimum of two finance staff.
• Create high-quality, executive-level presentation material summarizing key projects, issues, and/or reporting metrics.Promote a culture of collaborative, customer-focused service delivery with both internal and external team resources, including mentoring/knowledge-sharing with other team members.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or related business field required.
• Minimum of five years of related work experience required.
• CPA/MBA preferred.
• Experience in the health care industry preferred.
• Prior experience leading/supervising staff preferred.
• Microsoft office with emphasis on spreadsheet application required and PeopleSoft General Ledger proficiency preferred.
  Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  
  UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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