Financial Accountant - Physician Practices

Job description

Your experience matters
Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As Financial Analyst joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ® . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More about our team
At Highpoint Health – Sumner Physician Practices, our finance team partners with operational leaders to understand practice performance and support decisions that strengthen patient care and clinic operations. We value curiosity, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving, with a focus on turning financial data into practical insights. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to provider planning, practice growth, and the financial performance of our physician practices.
How you’ll contribute
A Financial Analyst who excels in this role:
• Analyze financial performance across physician practices, identifying trends, explaining favorable and unfavorable variances, and highlighting opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate budget-to-actual performance and determine the underlying drivers related to provider productivity, patient volume, reimbursement, staffing, and operating decisions.
• Review and analyze revenue, contractual deductions, operating expenses, labor costs, and EBITDA.
• Support month-end closing, account reconciliations, and accurate financial reporting.
• Develop financial forecasts and assess the financial impact of operational decisions.
• Build financial models to support provider recruitment, new positions, clinic growth, capital investments, and other business opportunities.
• Analyze provider productivity metrics, including work relative value units (wRVUs), compensation models, and productivity benchmarks.
• Translate large amounts of financial and operational data into clear, concise reports and insights that leaders can use to make informed decisions.
• Proactively investigate unusual results, identify emerging financial concerns, and communicate findings and recommendations.
• Partner with finance and operational leaders to support practice performance and other financial initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and follow applicable healthcare regulations and organizational policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. Additional requirements include:
Required
• At least two years of relevant accounting, finance, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret financial results, explain variances, and identify underlying business drivers.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, month-end closing, and financial reporting.
• High proficiency in Excel and financial reporting or analytics tools, including the ability to organize and analyze large datasets and build financial models.
• Ability to understand or learn physician productivity metrics, provider compensation models, and productivity benchmarks.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and a proactive, curious approach to problem-solving.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to operational leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently with general guidance, and connect financial details to broader operational goals.

Preferred
• Experience in healthcare, physician practices, or medical group operations.
• Experience with Axiom and Oracle.

Schedule: Full-time
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.

More about Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas
Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas is a 167-bed acute care hospital serving Gallatin and the surrounding Sumner County community. For more than 60 years, the hospital has provided a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency care, surgical services, cardiovascular care, orthopedics, women’s services, and other specialty care. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is part of Highpoint Health, a regional health system serving communities across Middle Tennessee.
EEOC Statement
“Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”