Assistant Vice President, Patient Financial Services

Assistant Vice President, Patient Financial Services

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 Health Support Center (HSC) 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 AVP, Patient Financial Services, manages Patient Finance Services which primarily performs balance sheet management and reconciliations, journal entry prep and posting across the enterprise. This role is managed in accordance with service level expectations and monitors individual and team performance.

How you'll contribute 

An AVP Patient Financial Services who excels in this role:

• Responsible for the management of patient financial services data. 

• Identify continuous improvement initiatives that will align accrual, allocation, reconciliation and accounting processes with approval Lifepoint leadership

• Manage internal controls and ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and that reconciliation variances are explained and resolved

• Manage internal controls and ensure journal entries are properly prepared and reviewed, recorded timely, and recorded to the correct period. 

• Collaborate with the Accounting team and operations leaders to provide appropriate treatment of complex or technical accounting issues

• Assure the integrity of hospital balance sheets through management of the post-closing review process and periodic balance sheet reviews 

• Support general ledger, subledger, and journal entry analysis as needed, including ability to use reporting tools such as OTBI to query transactions to perform necessary research and analysis

• Liaise with external stakeholders in providing required financial reports and information

• Responsible for supporting audit inquiries as needed

• Manage operations in accordance with service level expectations and support daily reporting of individual and team performance

• Support due diligence efforts on potential acquisitions and divestitures 

• Assist in the integration of new acquisitions

• Strong accounting and process improvement skills

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.

What we're looking for
A bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Accounting or Finance. Additional requirements include:

Education: Bachelor's degree required, preferably in the areas of Accounting or Finance 

Experience:  7+ years of experience in Healthcare Financial Operations 

Certifications: Certified Public Accountant (preferred)

Licenses: Active CPA License (Preferred)

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.

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

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.