Senior Corporate Accountant

Lucent Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

10 paid holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Lucent Health, Nashville-based, is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to support the Corporate Finance team with month-end close, financial reporting, and special projects. The role reports to the Manager of Corporate Accounting and offers exposure to C-suite leadership.

The ideal candidate will bring CPA exposure or strong CPA-level background, GAAP proficiency, and the ability to work across departments. You will play a key role in automation and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Public accounting background strongly preferred (CPA preferred).
• Solid grasp of GAAP and general ledger accounting.
• Ability to analyze large financial datasets; familiarity with SQL or willingness to learn.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas).
• NetSuite and Ramp experience is a plus, but not required.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Proactive, independent worker who can take initiative and solve problems.
• 3–5 years of experience in accounting/finance roles.
• Bachelor or higher in Accounting and/or Finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly internal and external financial reporting packages.
• Assist with annual financial statements, audits, and compliance.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports as needed.
• Analyze data to identify trends, discrepancies, and anomalies.
• Automate processes and leverage AI tools to improve efficiency.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Proactive self-starter

Time management

Independence

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

SQL

NetSuite

Ramp

Job description

Lucent Health combines top-tier claims management with a compassionate, human-focused, data-driven care management solution. This approach helps self-insured employers provide care management that enables health plan participants to make smarter, cost-saving healthcare decisions. Continuous data analytics offer ongoing insights, ensuring participants receive the right care, at the right cost, at the right time. Join us as we build a company that aims to be a better health benefits partner for self-insured employers.

Summary

The Senior Corporate Accountant role is a cross-functional role that will serve the Corporate Finance team in a variety of accounting and finance activities. This role will work closely with the Manager of Corporate Accounting and the larger finance team with month-end close, financial reporting, and special projects. This role will require knowledge of month-end close best practices, automation, a strong work ethic, and the ability to work independently and with multiple departments. This position will report to the Manager of Corporate Accounting and will have direct C-suite exposure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journal entries and reconciliations
• Prepare monthly internal and external financial reporting packages
• Assist with annual financial statement preparation, audit, and other compliance requirements
• Prepare ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Analyze underlying data to catch discrepancies, trends, and anomalies
• Improve and automate processes where possible, leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency

Qualifications

• Public accounting background and CPA strongly preferred
• Solid grasp of GAAP and general ledger accounting
• Ability to analyze and interpret large financial datasets to identify trends and discrepancies; familiarity with SQL (joins, basic querying) or eagerness to learn is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, strong formula writing, etc.)
• NetSuite and Ramp experience is a plus, but not required
• Attention to detail and quality
• Strong organization and time management skills; ability to effectively handle multiple projects
• A proactive self-starter who takes ownership of tasks, operates independently, and is comfortable taking initiative and thinking creatively to solve problems when faced with the unknown
• Years of Experience Desired: 3-5 years
• Bachelor or higher in Accounting and/or Finance

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other ancillary benefits

COMPANY CULTURE

At Lucent Health, our success is built on employees who are honest, ethical and hardworking. We communicate transparently, act with integrity, and hold ourselves accountable for our work and decisions. We treat colleagues, clients and partners with fairness, respect and confidentiality. And we bring consistency, initiative and adaptability to everything we do, taking ownership of challenges and going the extra mile when it counts.

Lucent Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status.