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Accounting Coordinator

Sentara Health

Virginia Beach, VARemotePosted 13 days ago$24.38 - $36.65/hour
Full TimeEntry LevelCorporate FunctionsHealthcare Provider
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Summary

Join a healthcare finance team where accuracy, collaboration, and problem-solving help support exceptional care for patients and communities. As an Accounting Coordinator, you'll gain hands-on experience across cash management, receivables, reconciliations, and month-end processes while working with a supportive team in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Job description

Overview

Join a healthcare finance team where accuracy, collaboration, and problem-solving help support exceptional care for patients and communities. As an Accounting Coordinator, you'll gain hands-on experience across cash management, receivables, reconciliations, and month-end processes while working with a supportive team in a dynamic healthcare environment.

The Accounting Coordinator plays an essential role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the accounting department within a large healthcare organization. This position is responsible for processing a variety of financial transactions, including cash-related activities and accounts receivable, while maintaining accurate financial records and performing routine reconciliations to the general ledger. The Accounting Coordinator assists with month-end close activities, audit preparation, and compliance with internal controls and healthcare finance standards to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

This role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication with internal teams and external partners, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, mission-driven healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process and reconcile cash-related transactions, deposits, adjustments, and accounts receivable activities in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
  • Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation to ensure integrity of financial information.
  • Perform routine account reconciliations and assist in identifying and resolving discrepancies within the general ledger.
  • Support month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and financial documentation.
  • Assist with internal and external audit preparation by gathering required documentation and supporting financial reporting requests.
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting procedures, and healthcare finance standards.
  • Partner with internal departments, finance teams, and external vendors to resolve questions, research discrepancies, and support efficient financial operations.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent required
  • 1 year or more in accounting, finance or related field
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Effective communication with internal teams and external partners
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off & Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Critical Illness Plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k)/403(b) Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Student Debt Pay Down
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Annual Discretionary Bonus

Company overview

Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.

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