Senior Staff Accountant, Corporate Accounting

Lifepoint Health • Brentwood, TN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 ®.

Our Corporate Accounting team plays a critical role in supporting the financial operations of a large, multi-entity healthcare system. This team is highly collaborative and focused on delivering accurate, timely financials while continuously improving processes and standardizing accounting practices. You’ll have the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact accounting activities while partnering closely with experienced leaders and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a corporate or multi-entity environment
• Strong experience with month-end close processes
• Strong experience with journal entry preparation and posting
• Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience working in a high-volume or multi-entity environment (e.g., shared services, corporate accounting, or large organizations)
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), and large data set analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and explain financial variances
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, particularly during month-end close
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare accounting experience
• Experience with allocations across multiple entities or cost centers
• CPA or progress toward certification
• Experience with large ERP systems (Oracle preferred)
• Exposure to process improvement or accounting standardization initiatives

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end month-end close process for corporate-level accounting, including preparation and posting of journal entries and completion of close checklists
• Perform complex allocations of corporate expenses across a large, multi-entity environment (60+ hospitals), ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, including prepaids, accruals, and other corporate accounts
• Utilize advanced Excel functionality (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, data analysis) to support allocations, reporting, and reconciliation processes
• Conduct P&L and balance sheet analysis, identifying and explaining variances to ensure accuracy of financial results
• Support post-close review and certification processes, ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting standards
• Partner with internal teams to analyze, validate, and improve accounting processes, with a focus on standardization and efficiency
• Provide corporate-level accounting support, including recording and allocating shared expenses across multiple facilities
• Collaborate with leadership on ad hoc reporting and special projects, including analytical and process improvement initiatives
• Assist with cross-training opportunities across accounting functions (e.g., cash, payroll) to support broader team capabilities
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements, including accurate and timely financial reporting

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) retirement package and company match
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior