Accounting Professional

Erich Fitschen

Erich Fitschen
    Infos
  • Gastonia,  NC 28056 United States

Professional Status
Employed

Job/Career Available

Mission Statement

To provide precise accounting services that will add value to my organization by bringing together my skills, knowledge, and experience, to meet and exceed established goals. I will realize this mission by setting the highest standards in accurate data analysis, internal customer service, and personal integrity.

Vision
In five years I will become a part of a hand-picked team in my business unit and be intimately familiar with all its functions. I will have earned my MBA and CPA, and will apply the knowledge which I have learned within my capacity to enhance the operation of my organization.

Values
In my dealings with leadership, I will be direct about what I observe, clear about my expectations, and honest about the benefits I can provide to my organization.

In my dealings with individuals, I will encourage their ideas, respect their diversity, cultivate their professional growth, and honor their experience.

In dealings with my leadership style, I will lead by setting the example I wish to see in my staff, taking on the role as a mentor to educate positive behavior, to consistently improve their role in the organization.

Professional Experience

Systems Manager

Garden Grove Hospital - Garden Grove, CA - United States(Full-time - October 2002 - November 2003)

  • Increased monthly claims billed from $640k to over $1.3M in less than one year
  • Reduced Medicare billing lead-time from over 60 days to less than 30 days
  • Accountable for 3 data-entry clerks entering patient information to ensure timeliness within 7 days and 100% accuracy

Medical Biller

Garden Grove Hospital - Garden Grove, CA - United States(Full-time - April 2001 - October 2002)

  • Reduced billing times from over 120 days to less than 60 days from last visit
  • Audited 100% Medicare and 10% all other medical records for accuracy and documentation for timely payment
  • Communicated to case managers and field nurses discrepencies in documentation to be rectified immediately

Billing Auditor

Accountemps - Irvine, CA - United States(Temporary Work - July 2012 - April 2001)

  • Reduced outstanding claims from 200 days to less than 120 days within 4 months.
  • Audited patient Medicare charts for frequency and duration, orders, MSA codes, and financial responsibility.
  • Reported directly to the Medical Biller

Credit Analyst

Accountemps - Irvine, CA - United States(Temporary Work - September 2000 - November 2000)

  • Developed reconciliation plans with sales personnel for short and over pay of invoices
  • Collaborated with over 90 sales associates via phone throughout the US verifying correct tax ID numbers
  • Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows

Skills

Accounting & Business Analysis

  • As Systems Manager, reduced Medicare billing lead-time from over 60 days to less than 30 days
  • As Medical Biller, increased monthly claims billed from $640k to over $1.3 million in less than one year
  • As Credit Analyst, verified customer credit assigning credit extensions up to $100k autonomously
  • As Systems Manager, reconciled database for Home Health office for timely transmittal of month-end close to Hospital controller
  • As Systems Manager, reduced STAT2 database downtime during system outages from 1 hour to less than 15 minutes by maintaining a close relationship with database vendor and correctly analyzing sources of problems
  • Developed perfomance metrics to provide subordinates and superiors a clear representaton of staffing performance

Certifications

  • Microsoft Office Specialist - Word 2010