Senior Staff Accountant, Fixed Assets & Projects

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

Our Projects & Fixed Assets Accounting team plays an important role in supporting Lifepoint Health's financial operations across our facilities and business units. This collaborative team manages capital project accounting, fixed asset reporting, and financial reconciliations while partnering with operational and finance leaders to ensure accurate reporting and strong financial controls. We're looking for a detail-oriented, analytical professional who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes, and contributing to a supportive, team-focused environment.

 

How you’ll contribute

A Senior Staff Accountant who excels in this role:

• Manage monthly accounting activities related to capital projects, construction in progress (CIP), and fixed assets across multiple facilities and business units.

• Maintain accurate fixed asset records, including asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation, and monthly roll-forward schedules.

• Monitor construction in progress (CIP) balances, track project expenditures, and ensure timely capitalization of completed projects.

• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation as part of the month-end close process.

• Partner with facility finance teams and Site Liaisons to establish new projects, monitor project activity, and determine appropriate capital versus operating expense treatment.

• Support capital budgeting, forecasting, project cost tracking, and financial reporting activities.

• Perform general ledger and subledger analysis to identify discrepancies, research transactions, and resolve accounting issues.

• Prepare financial analyses and supporting commentary related to capital projects, fixed assets, and balance sheet activity.

• Utilize Excel and financial reporting tools to analyze large datasets, maintain schedules, and improve reporting accuracy.

• Collaborate with Finance Operations, Site Liaison, and Technical Accounting teams to address project and fixed asset accounting questions.

• Maintain accurate documentation and internal controls to support financial reporting, audits, and compliance requirements.

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve efficiency, and promote consistency across the organization.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

 

What we’re looking for

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

• Minimum of 4 years of accounting experience with direct responsibility for project accounting, construction in progress (CIP), and fixed assets.

• Demonstrated experience managing fixed asset additions, disposals, depreciation, capitalization, and account reconciliations.

• Strong understanding of capital versus operating expense classifications and project capitalization processes.

• Experience preparing journal entries, performing general ledger reconciliations, and supporting month-end close activities.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyze financial data, maintain detailed schedules, and perform complex reconciliations.

• Ability to research and resolve accounting discrepancies with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional finance and operational teams.

• Ability to work independently and maintain accountability in a remote work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle ERP, particularly Oracle Projects and Fixed Assets modules.

• Familiarity with Oracle reporting tools such as OTBI, FDI, or EPM.

• Experience with capital budgeting, project forecasting, and financial reporting.

• Prior accounting experience within healthcare or a large, multi-entity organization.

• Experience identifying process improvements and strengthening accounting controls.

 

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: $66,476 - $89,742 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

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.
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.