Manager, Pharmacy Accounting-26936

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center seeks a Manager of Accounting to provide strategic financial oversight for the Rush System for Health. You will lead core accounting functions across a diverse portfolio of hospital and physician practices, ensuring GAAP compliance, accuracy, and timely monthly closes.

The role collaborates with pharmacy and finance leadership, leverages Epic and Insights systems, and guides audits and long-term financial planning for a large academic health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA or MBA designation preferred.
• Five years of public accounting or healthcare industry experience.
• Strong Excel and analytic skills demonstrated.
• Self-directed with a focus on timeliness and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Manages revenue cycle portion of the financial close for a multi‑specialty physician plan of 370+ employed physicians.
• Prepares financial statement packages for physician practices and Rush University Medical Center Hospital for senior financial management.
• Performs monthly analyses of revenue cycle trends for physician practices and the hospital.
• Analyzes bad debt, charity, and contractual allowances on the balance sheet.
• Provides net revenue assumptions for long-term financial plans and Budgets.
• Becomes expert user of Epic patient accounting and develops advanced reports.
• Represents Corporate Finance at divisional meetings with Medical Affairs and other stakeholders.
• Leads internal and external financial audits and liaises with external agencies.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Self-directed

Timeliness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA or MBA

Tools

Epic patient accounting

Insights contracting system

Job description

Location: 1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, Illinois 60612

Business Unit: Rush University System for Health

Department: Finance - General Accounting

Work Type: Full-Time - 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

Pay Range: $94,827 - $154,315 per year

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary

The Manager of Accounting provides strategic financial oversight and operational accounting leadership for the Rush System for Health (RUSH) multi‑channel pharmacy enterprise. This role ensures the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial activities across a diverse portfolio of pharmacy operations, including retail, specialty, home infusion, hospital infusion, physician‑clinic infusion, home delivery, investigational drug services, and emerging pharmacy ventures. Operating within a large, multi‑entity academic health system, the Manager of Accounting leads core accounting functions—general ledger management, financial statement preparation, audit coordination, and monthly close—while applying healthcare‑specific accounting standards (GAAP and statutory requirements). This role partners closely with pharmacy and finance leadership, exemplifying the RUSH mission, vision, and values and ensuring reliable, transparent financial outcomes across all pharmacy channels.

Other Information

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• CPA or MBA.
• Five years of public accounting or healthcare industry experience.
• Strong Excel and analytic skills.
• Self-directed with an emphasis on timeliness and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Manages the revenue cycle portion of the financial statement close for a multi-specialty faculty physician plan of 370+ employed physicians.
• Prepares financial statement packages for physician practices and the Rush University Medical Center Hospital for senior financial management.
• Prepares monthly analyses of revenue cycle trends for physician practices and the hospital.
• Prepares monthly analyses of bad debt/free care and contractual allowance reserves on the balance sheet for physician practices and the hospital.
• Provides net revenue assumptions for long-term financial plans and prepares net revenue budgets for physician practices and the hospital.
• Maintains detailed understanding of reimbursement for physician practices through collaboration with the Managed Care Contracting department and physician billing entity.
• Becomes an expert user of the Epic patient accounting system including developing advanced report writing capabilities.
• Satisfies requests for ad-hoc reports from senior financial reporting. Collaborates with the Decision Support area to verify the accuracy of profitability reporting for physician practices and the hospital.
• Becomes an expert user of Insights contracting system to compare expected payments based on contract versus actual payments.
• Represents Corporate Finance at divisional meeting with Medical Affairs, Vyridian, Rush University Medical Group (RUMG) and other internal constituents.
• Prepares community benefit analysis for RUMG.
• Acts as project lead for financial audits regarding physician practices and is the primary liaison to external agencies.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.