Revenue Cycle Analyst: Denial Reduction & Insights

Jobtailor; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a data analyst focused on healthcare revenue cycle analytics in Johns Creek, GA. You will lead data-driven efforts to improve reimbursement, reduce denials, and optimize revenue across payer programs. Strong Excel and dashboard skills are essential.

Responsibilities include building KPI dashboards, analyzing payer trends, and collaborating with vendors and leadership to drive actionable insights and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience in finance, accounting, or analytics.
• 2–4 years of data analysis, revenue cycle analytics, billing analytics, or financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills: XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS, pivot tables, Power Query, data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze weekly and monthly billing data to identify payer trends, anomalies, and opportunities for revenue recovery.
• Analyze reimbursement data to minimize denials and maximize revenue.
• Support payer performance audits, denial reduction initiatives, and reimbursement optimization plans.
• Collaborate with the billing vendor to review claim aging reports, payment posting accuracy, and reconciliation processes.
• Build dashboards and visual reports in Power BI/Tableau tracking KPIs like days in A/R, denial rates, and underpayment recovery.
• Create summary reports, document findings, and present data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Analyze payer mix, procedure mix, and referral-source trends to identify growth and margin opportunities.
• Prepare and distribute reports as needed.
• Partner with the billing vendor and internal leadership to monitor A/R, denials, payments, reimbursements, and revenue cycle metrics

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

RCM platforms

Accounting systems

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a data analyst focused on healthcare revenue cycle analytics in Johns Creek, GA. You will lead data-driven efforts to improve reimbursement, reduce denials, and optimize revenue across payer programs. Strong Excel and dashboard skills are essential.

Responsibilities include building KPI dashboards, analyzing payer trends, and collaborating with vendors and leadership to drive actionable insights and performance improvements.