Senior Staff Accountant, Journal Entry

Lifepoint Health • Brentwood, TN

6d • $66,476 - $89,742

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 ®.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting.
• Experience preparing and posting journal entries in a month-end close environment.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, accruals, prepaid expenses, amortization schedules, and account reconciliations.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and meeting strict monthly close deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare or hospital accounting experience.
• Oracle ERP or Oracle Cloud experience.
• Experience supporting multiple entities, facilities, or business units.
• CPA designation or CPA-track candidate.
• Experience participating in accounting process improvement or automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Owns the journal entry preparation and month-end close process for approximately two assigned hospital facilities.
• Partners closely with Site Liaisons and facility finance teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepares, reviews, and posts journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, amortizations, and recurring monthly entries.
• Supports a fast-paced month-end close environment, ensuring critical deadlines are met within established close timelines.
• Performs balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, and variance research to resolve outstanding issues.
• Analyzes financial activity and investigates discrepancies using Oracle reporting tools and other financial systems.
• Collaborates with accounting leadership, technical accounting, and operational finance teams to resolve accounting questions and support financial accuracy.
• Utilizes Excel extensively, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and data analysis tools, to support accounting processes and reporting.
• Identifies opportunities for automation, standardization, and continuous process improvement as Lifepoint continues to enhance and centralize accounting operations.
• Provides support and knowledge sharing across the team, contributing to a highly collaborative work environment.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth
• Exposure to both technical and operational accounting
• Culture that values accuracy, accountability, and partnership with hospital leadership

What This Job Offers

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