Director – Accounts Receivable
Essen Health Care
Director – Accounts Receivable
Essen Health Care
Multi-site primary and specialty care network
Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.
Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.
We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.
Position title: Director, Accounts Receivable
Job summary: A high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced Accounts Receivable Director to oversee collections and AR operations in a high-volume, fast-paced outpatient healthcare environment. This role is ideal for a strategic leader who excels in process improvement, automation, and systems optimization, with a proven track record of successfully managing large AR portfolios and leading both onshore and offshore teams.
The Director of Accounts Receivable ensures timely and accurate billing, collections, and cash posting across all payer types — including Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, and Private Payers — while maintaining financial health, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Lead and manage all aspects of Accounts Receivable (AR) operations, including billing, collections, payment posting, reconciliation, underpayment resolution, and bad debt management.
Monitor AR aging reports and key performance metrics to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and bad debt through effective collection strategies and performance improvements.
Oversee monthly revenue close processes, ensure accurate GL reconciliation, and deliver timely AR-related financial reports to executive leadership.
Develop and maintain KPI dashboards to ensure data integrity, identify trends, and drive strategic improvements in collections and cash flow.
Serve as a subject matter expert on Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care billing guidelines, ensuring compliance and resolution of denials, rejections, and appeals.
Coordinate closely with Operations leaders and offshore teams to streamline workflows, strengthen accountability, and enhance AR performance across all regions.
Create, standardize, and maintain SOPs for AR processes to ensure global consistency and operational excellence.
Provide leadership, coaching, and performance feedback to AR staff; conduct regular team meetings and foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional departments — including Revenue Cycle, Operations, and Finance — to resolve complex issues and improve the customer and provider experience.
Support internal and external audits and ad-hoc reporting requests, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in large outpatient healthcare settings (preferred over hospital, home health, or charitable organizations).
Demonstrated success managing large-scale AR operations with measurable results in collections and DSO reduction.
Proven ability to coordinate with Operations and offshore teams to drive efficiencies and align with business goals.
Strong acumen for automation, AI integration, and revenue cycle technology; prior experience implementing or leveraging these tools is highly desirable.
eClinicalWorks (eCW) experience preferred, but not required.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Technical Skills
ESSEN HEALTH CARE IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.
Compensation: 75000 to 100000 (USD)
Multi-site primary and specialty care network
Esssen Health Care is a multi-site, integrated healthcare network in New York that delivers primary, urgent, and specialty care, as well as house calls, care management, and nursing home staffing. It serves underserved communities and uses a population health model with value-based payments, including an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Its EssenMED House Calls program brings primary care and selected specialties directly to patients’ homes, making care more accessible. The network operates across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens with over 350 providers and ties in remote patient monitoring and employer health services. A key differentiator is its home-based care delivery and its program to hire and train international medical graduates to enter the U.S. healthcare system. Its goal is to improve access to high-quality care for Medicaid populations and other underserved patients while controlling costs through coordinated, preventive care and chronic disease management.
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