Accounts Receivable Representative

Job#: 3055412

Job Description:

Accounts Receivable Representative

Location: Phoenix, Arizona OR Nashville, TN (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Duration: 6 month contract with potential to extend

Role Overview

We are seeking an Accounts Receivable Representative, functioning as a Cash Posting Specialist, to focus on unapplied cash research and resolution. Ideal candidates will have a background in the healthcare revenue cycle with strong Accounts Receivable (A/R) experience and a thorough understanding of payment posting processes. This role requires an individual who can investigate unapplied cash, research account discrepancies, and drive issues to a final resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Pull and review remittance files.
• Research unapplied cash, payment discrepancies, and resolve complex denials.
• Determine accurate payment application at the patient account level.
• Perform manual and electronic payment posting from various payer sources.
• Post and reconcile payments to ensure funds are properly applied, allocating lump-sum payments accurately across multiple accounts.
• Utilize Excel regularly for tracking, analysis, and reconciliation activities.
• Work with clearinghouses, payer portals, and lockbox files to ensure payment reconciliation.
• Work toward reducing outstanding A/R and resolving cash posting issues.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 1-2+ years of experience in the healthcare revenue cycle.
• Strong Accounts Receivable (A/R) background with experience in healthcare payment posting (manual and electronic).
• Experience researching and resolving unapplied cash.
• Deep understanding of payer rules including Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial, and Workers' Compensation.
• Experience in rehab, home health, or residential healthcare settings.

Technical Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret remittance advice (ERA/EOBs), EFTs, and 835 files.
• Proficiency in Excel and data reconciliation tools.
• Experience with Interactant (HCS), WellSky, or other EMR/payment posting systems.
• Familiarity with batch files, remittance matching, and custom posting rules.

Abilities:

• Understanding of cash posting fundamentals and payment reconciliation.
• High attention to detail when posting across multiple dates of service, payers, and accounts.
• Strong math and analytical skills to interpret remittances and validate posting accuracy.
• Ability to follow existing SOPs and recommend workflow improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Waystar is preferred.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Phoenix, AZ, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

October 9, 2026

Pay Range:

$20 - $25 per hour

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