Staff Accountant II, Balance Sheet Management

Job Description

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 plays a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance across Lifepoint's nationwide network. We focus on collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement while maintaining a strong control environment and supporting facility finance teams in achieving operational and strategic goals.

A Staff Accountant II (BSM) who excels in this role:

• Manages the monthly balance sheet account reconciliation process for multiple entities across the organization.
• Reviews account activity, identifies reconciliation variances, and ensures timely resolution.
• Maintains familiarity with account classifications to properly analyze and document reconciliation items.
• Supports quarterly reviews and annual audits by providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Collaborates with Site Liaisons, site CFOs, and module owners in the LBS Technical Accounting team to ensure accurate and supported balances.
• Observes and enforces internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Performs account analysis to identify trends, variances, and process improvement opportunities.
• Researches and applies new accounting standards and assists in evaluating their organizational impact.
• Provides training and guidance to junior accounting staff.
• Assists with special projects and other duties as needed to support the HSC Accounting department.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance and performs other duties as assigned.

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

• 2+ years of accounting experience, preferably within the healthcare or hospital industry.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and internal control principles.
• Experience performing account reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to analyze and resolve reconciliation variances and communicate findings clearly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Familiarity with Oracle systems and reporting tools (OTBI, FDI, EPM) preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred; active license a plus.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Salary Range: $57,805-$78,036 per year.

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.

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

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About Us

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.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.