Accounts Receivable Manager - Cigna Healthcare - Remote

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Accounts Receivable Manager (Provider Relations Lead Analyst) is responsible for account receivable activity for a specific Health Care Professional (HCP) Book of Business (for the Mid-West/Mid-America Market) tied to an account management team.  They will be a key partner to the experience manager supporting strategic planning to improve provider experience.  Ensures timely and accurate claims administration, proactively monitors results, and leverages resources and tools to assist Health Care Professionals in managing their accounts receivables.  Provides direction and guidance regarding policies, procedures, workflows, claim service quality, and training needs.  Regularly meets with assigned Health Care Professionals to discuss results, review issue trends, and develop action plans for improvement.  Engages matrix partners to achieve service improvements and minimize contract interpretation issues.  Communicates and educates internally regarding issues/trends to minimize errors and improve claim accuracy. They monitor contractual performance guarantees and LPI to minimize financial impacts.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as a key member of the account management team responsible for Accounts Receivable Management
• Collaborates with Accounts Receivable Manager and matrix partners to identify, resolve and improve Accounts Receivable issues
• Key contributor to the development of the provider strategic plan for an aligned book of business
• Proactively monitors account receivable, performance guarantees and other accounts receivable related issues and communicates results to Accounts Receivable Manager
• Drives root cause analysis, trending related to accounts receivable resolution
• Interacts directly with provider to understand, educate, communicate and resolve accounts receivable issues
• Participates in face to face meetings with Accounts Receivable Manager as needed to act as an accounts receivable Subject Matter Expert
• Manages accounts receivable issues/corrective action plans 
• Works with account management team to proactively make recommendations on changes to improve service levels based upon root cause
• Supports service experience review process for specific book of business as defined by the Service Experience Review strategy
• Contributes to market intelligence, documenting and sharing
• Achieves and or exceeds Service Level Agreements
• Responsible for all pre/post contract set up review for assigned book of business
• Responsible for tracking and trending all accounts receivable related issues timely and accurately in appropriate tools
• Ability to read and understand data results

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or higher strongly preferred or equivalent work experience required 
• 3+ years of experience in benefits and claims administration and/or relationship or project management experience
• Advanced knowledge of Proclaim required with Facets preferred.
• Excel experience required (pivot tables/VLOOKUP nice to have)
• Experience with provider contracting or loading
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with both internal and external customers at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis on claims issues.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve problems to satisfactory completion
• Project management skills to include time management, task analysis and breakdown and resource utilization
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills - demonstrated ability to present detailed technical information to a less knowledgeable audience and negotiate resolutions in a mutually beneficial manner to both Cigna and the provider.
• Demonstrated ability to see the "big picture" - understand how each phase of the claims payment process affects the end result and provider satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confrontational situations in a professional manner ending in a better partnership between Cigna and the provider.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks/projects and perform work under minimal supervision with exceptional outcomes.
• Some minimal travel may be required

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 66,600 - 111,000 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.