Senior Staff Accountant, Journal Entry

Lifepoint Health®

Senior Staff Accountant at Lifepoint Health handling journal entries and month-end close processes for assigned hospital facilities. Collaborating with teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and analysis.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $66,476 - $89,742 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

journal entry preparationmonth-end close processfinancial reportingbalance sheet reconciliationsaccount analysisvariance researchgeneral ledger accountingaccrualsprepaid expensesamortization schedules

Soft Skills

analytical abilitiesorganizational skillsproblem-solving abilitiescommunication skillstime managementcollaborationattention to detailadaptabilitycritical thinkingprocess improvement