Staff Accountant II, Site Liaison

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) Finance team provides strategic accounting and operational support to hospitals and entities across the organization. We partner closely with site leadership, technical accounting, and operations teams to ensure accuracy, transparency, and consistency in all financial processes. Our collaborative, detail-oriented culture emphasizes integrity, proactive communication, and continuous improvement.

How you’ll contribute

A Staff Accountant II, Site Liaison who excels in this role:

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

• Support and continuous improvement and accounting standardization initiatives 

• Responsible for maintaining a controlled and compliant close process, checklists, and post close activities for designated sites

• Ability to 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 

• Responsible for 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, support explanation of hospital projection trends and variances 

• Ensure internal controls are adequate to safeguard facility assets and the accounting systems are sufficient to generate accurate, timely, compliant financial reporting. 

• Ensure the integrity of hospital balance sheets through management of the post-closing review process and periodic balance sheet 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 and work directly with hospital leadership to ensure the appropriate operating metrics have been met and coincide with the strategies the Operations teams want to implement. 

• Prepare local, state and regulatory returns, hospital affiliation and licensure renewals, sales, use, and excise tax returns, escheatment submission, and other facility-specific reporting activities as needed

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance. 

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree required, preferably in the areas of Accounting/Finance. Additional qualifications include:

• 2+ years of experience in accounting, preferably within the healthcare or hospital industry
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred

 

Why join us 

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. 

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.

Pay Transparency Notice (Washington State)

If you believe this job posting does not include accurate or complete pay information in accordance with the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, please inform us immediately.  You can contact us at 833-271-4269 to report the issue.  For more information on your rights under Washington’s pay transparency laws, visit the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries website at: https://lni.wa.gov

About UsLifepoint 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 TeamWe 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.