National Director of Accounts Receivable

Location: Villanova

** Description*
* _Are you an experienced Financial professional with Health Care experience?_ Are you a leader who _is a compassionate team collaborator, puts people first, and shows care and concern for all_ ? If you answered
** YES
* * to any of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being the
** National Director of Accounts Receivable
** at Devereux has its Advantages:

This position, based from our corporate headquarters in Villanova, PA, is responsible for monitoring Revenue and AR activities across the $600 million Organization and directly oversees a centralized billing office that supports Devereux's PA, NJ and certain other states. We offer:

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+ Competitive Pay

+ 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution

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+ A dynamic and supportive team environment

+ Ongoing professional development and training opportunities

Duties include and are not limited to:

+ Identify trends and problem areas and initiate support to local personnel as necessary to effect improvements in accounts receivable management and collection results.

+ Develop best practices that strengthens Devereux's position in the marketplace.

+ Create A/R systems and communications plans to build strong relationships with funding agencies and other payors that foster a strong business relationship.

+ Works with Devereux Executive Directors and Corporate Leadership to develop and continuously update an organization-wide strategic plan for A/R.

+ Collaborates with Information Resources, Operations and Revenue personnel to address technology issues specifically related to contracting, billing and AR management.

+ Provides user support, analysis, maintenance, training and resolution of challenging issues faced by Electronic Health Record (EHR) users.

+ Serves as the Devereux liaison with the EHR software vendors.

+ Reports AR results and strategies to senior management.

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** Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Health Care Administration. MBA or CPA desired but not mandatory.

+ Minimum of 10 years of practical and progressive experience in finance, with 5 years' experience supervising accounts receivable management activities preferably in a multi-state health care, educational, or large social service agency setting.

+ Excellent verbal and written skills, including experience in formulating policies and procedures; and making presentations to senior management.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

** Company Overview*
* ** Company Overview*
* Devereux is one of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults - and their families - every year.

** Our Mission:
** Devereux changes lives - by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

** Our Culture, Our Expectations*
* At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide - every day - for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere.

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