Senior Staff Accountant, HSC Corporate

Senior Staff Accountant, HSC Corporate

Schedule: Full-time, M-F

Job Location Type: On-Site

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Lifepoint Business Services (LBS) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier .

More about our team

The Lifepoint Business Services (LBS) accounting team provides critical financial support to hospitals across our enterprise. We pride ourselves on being collaborative, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven. Team members enjoy opportunities for professional growth, exposure to both technical and operational accounting, and a culture that values accuracy, accountability, and partnership with hospital leadership.

How you'll contribute

A Senior Staff Accountant who excels in this role:

• Support the end-to-end general ledger close process for designated sites/entities, including completeness of close checklists and post-close review certifications

• Drive continuous improvement and accounting standardization initiatives

• Maintain a controlled and compliant close process, checklists, and post-close activities

• Perform P&L and balance sheet analysis for designated sites/entities as directed

• Support hospital leadership with post-close analysis, review, and reporting, including participation in hospital MOR and other operational reviews as needed

• Provide direct site support during the close process

• Interface with the LBS Technical Accounting team and hospital operations leaders to collaborate on the accounting treatment of complex issues

• Manage the joint venture accounting, reporting, and distribution process for sites with joint venture relationships

• Support hospital leaders with the summarization of the annual budget

• Assist sites with post-close review and analysis, supporting explanation of hospital projection trends and variances

• Safeguard facility assets by ensuring adequate internal controls and compliant accounting systems

• Oversee balance sheet integrity through management of the post-closing review process and periodic reviews

• Provide explanations for monthly, quarterly, and annual variances in general ledger accounts

• Serve as liaison with external stakeholders in providing required financial reports and information

• Collaborate with hospital leadership to ensure operating metrics align with organizational strategies

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance. Additional qualifications include:

• 5+ years of experience in accounting.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred; active CPA license strongly desired.

• Strong business mathematical skills with the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.

• Moderate to advanced computer skills, including proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and accounting software.

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to leadership.

• Strong decision-making and independent judgment skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with healthcare regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA).

Work environment & travel:

• Office-based role with exposure to hospital environments as needed.
• May occasionally be exposed to hospital hazards requiring safety precautions.
• Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Employment Sponsorship Statement

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.