About the Role
The AR Senior Manager – Insurance Follow-Up plays a critical leadership role in strengthening the financial health of clients and the organization by driving revenue performance, reducing A/R, and ensuring teams deliver high-quality results. This role requires inspiring, supporting, and developing Account Managers, building accountability, and translating data, process, and people leadership into operational impact. The AR Senior Manager will create a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement while ensuring clients receive the partnership, visibility, and outcomes they need to succeed.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive revenue performance across a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring A/R reduction, denial resolution, and overall revenue goals.
- Provide leadership, oversight, and direction to AR Account Managers, ensuring consistency, effectiveness, and accountability.
- Review AR Account Manager reporting related to revenue targets and client performance.
- Establish clear expectations for AR Account Managers regarding account management, team performance, reporting accuracy, client communication, and operational execution.
- Monitor the effectiveness of Account Manager workflows, team strategies, and escalation processes.
- Identify trends, risks, and performance gaps across assigned accounts and partner in implementing corrective action plans.
- Serve as a senior escalation point for complex client concerns, operational challenges, payer-related issues, and revenue-impacting risks.
- Partner with executive leadership to provide high-level visibility into account performance, revenue trends, onboarding progress, operational risks, and recommended solutions.
- Collaborate on onboarding setup of new clients, ensuring timelines, workflows, staffing plans, system access, reporting structures, and operational readiness are completed successfully.
- Track, report, and improve the speed, quality, and success of new client onboarding.
- Partner with Client Success Managers and AR Account Managers on client satisfaction and long-term retention.
- Ensure consistent communication and collaboration between AR Account Managers and other client-facing stakeholders.
- Lead regular performance review meetings with AR Account Managers.
- Support the hiring, training, coaching, and development of AR Account Managers.
- Promote leadership development among AR Account Managers.
- Foster a high-performance leadership culture driven by accountability, consistency, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and revenue growth.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in revenue cycle management, including physician collections, insurance follow-up, A/R management, denial management, and client account oversight.
- Minimum of 4+ years in a leadership or management role, with experience managing managers or multiple teams preferred.
- Strong understanding of billing, coding, CPT, ICD-10, payer guidelines, denial workflows, and healthcare reimbursement processes.
- Proven track record of driving revenue performance, reducing A/R, improving collections, and achieving operational goals.
- Experience overseeing multiple client accounts and managing account-level financial performance.
- Experience reviewing, analyzing, and presenting performance data, including revenue metrics, A/R aging, cash collections, denial trends, and productivity results.
- Strong ability to coach, mentor, and hold managers accountable to performance expectations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, and experience with reporting tools and performance dashboards.
- Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, client needs, operational issues, and leadership responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- In-depth knowledge of HIPAA regulations and healthcare privacy laws.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence, motivate, and develop Account Managers and high-performing teams.
- Strategic thinker with a results-driven, revenue-focused, and client-focused mindset.
- Strong ability to identify root causes of revenue-impacting issues and implement sustainable improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to standardize processes, improve consistency, and strengthen management practices across multiple teams and accounts.
Skills
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Insurance Follow-Up
- A/R Management
- Denial Management
- Client Account Oversight
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Performance Data Analysis
- Microsoft Office (Excel)
- Reporting Tools
- Performance Dashboards
- Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal Skills
- HIPAA Compliance
- Strategic Thinking
- Process Standardization
Experience Level
- 5-8 years in revenue cycle management
- 4+ years in a leadership or management role
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000—$85,000 USD
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee assistance plan
- Paid family leave
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee referral program
About the Company
- Alteva RCM is dedicated to helping healthcare providers thrive through expert revenue cycle management, strategic insight, and innovative solutions.
- We are looking for passionate, driven professionals who want to make a meaningful impact, grow their careers, and be part of a collaborative team committed to excellence.
