Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management

Accordion•Chicago, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Finance Transformation (Revenue Cycle Management) leads client engagements focused on improving revenue-cycle performance for healthcare providers, physician enterprises, and other healthcare organizations. The role combines deep revenue-cycle expertise with executive advisory, complex workstream management, development of high-quality deliverables, and implementation of recommendations that produce measurable results. The successful candidate works at strategic and tactical levels to identify performance-improvement opportunities, diagnose root causes, design practical solutions, and support change across revenue cycle and finance operations. The RCM team helps healthcare clients improve cash flow, accelerate collections, strengthen operational discipline, optimize technology, and build sustainable revenue-cycle capabilities. Engagements may include assessments and transformation programs, technology optimization, M&A support, KPI and reporting development, and implementation of operational improvements. The role also involves managing client relationships and project teams, contributing to practice growth, and traveling to client sites as needed. The position may be based in any US office location and is hybrid, with the flexibility to work remotely two days per week. Candidates should ideally be local to their desired office location. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

Seven or more years of experience in healthcare operating or revenue-cycle roles within provider or physician enterprises, or in a client-serving role at a top-tier consulting or financial advisory firm; a combination of client-service and industry experience is welcome.
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering RCM-focused operational, financial, and transformation solutions to healthcare clients.
Broad, hands-on experience across the revenue cycle and strong understanding of reimbursement performance, payer dynamics, and payment-model economics.
Experience in one or more of the following: patient access, billing and accounts receivable management, utilization review, denial management, underpayment review, accounts receivable strategy, business office operations, coding, charge capture, or payment posting.
Experience optimizing revenue across fee-for-service, bundled-payment, capitation, value-based care, and other payment models.
Strong working knowledge of RCM technology, including EHR/EMR systems such as Epic and Cerner, clearinghouse platforms, and other technology-enabled RCM solutions.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously while maintaining high-quality work and client service.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
A highly responsive, practical, and client-service-oriented approach.
Ability to advise senior leaders while also working through execution details; manage complex workstreams; communicate complex issues clearly; and raise risks early.
Strong judgment, high standards, an entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative approach, and ability to develop others.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RCM-focused M&A solutions, including due diligence, transaction support, and post-merger integration.
Experience working with private equity sponsors or their portfolio companies, with an understanding of the requirements of the private equity environment.
A master’s degree in business, healthcare administration, finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead RCM assessments, performance-improvement initiatives, and transformation programs for healthcare provider and physician enterprise clients.
Evaluate and improve end-to-end revenue-cycle operations, including patient access, registration, authorization, charge capture, coding, billing, payment posting, accounts receivable, denial management, underpayment review, utilization review, and business office operations.
Assess revenue-cycle maturity, organization design, staffing models, governance, workflows, controls, and performance-management practices.
Develop target operating models, process improvements, implementation roadmaps, and recommendations to improve collections, reduce revenue leakage, shorten cash-conversion timelines, and strengthen patient and provider experience.
Analyze reimbursement activity, payer performance, payment-model mix, denials, underpayments, aging, and other revenue-cycle data to identify root causes and quantify opportunities.
Evaluate and optimize RCM technology, including EHR/EMR platforms, clearinghouses, patient-access tools, billing systems, analytics solutions, and other technology-enabled RCM products and vendors.
Support technology selection, implementation planning, process redesign, and change-management activities.
Support RCM-focused M&A work, including commercial and operational due diligence, transaction support, synergy assessment, and post-merger integration.
Develop KPI dashboards, reporting tools, management routines, and other mechanisms to track performance and sustain improvements.
Manage multiple client engagements and complex workstreams, keep projects on track, manage client and sponsor expectations, and make course corrections when necessary.
Build trusted relationships with C-suite executives, CFOs, healthcare operators, physician leaders, private equity sponsors, and other key stakeholders.
Lead and develop project teams, provide coaching and mentorship, and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing culture.
Support Accordion’s growth by identifying opportunities, contributing to proposals, developing intellectual capital, and helping expand client relationships.
Travel to client sites as needed based on project requirements.