Strategic Manager: Financial Reporting & Tech Accounting

Ardent Health Services; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health Services in Brentwood, TN, seeks a Manager of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to lead the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements and SEC filings under US GAAP.

You will partner with external auditors, support SOX compliance, and provide technical accounting guidance on leases, debt, and equity-based compensation.

This role requires CPA, 5+ years of experience, and strong leadership to drive process improvements across reporting and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• CPA certification required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in public accounting.
• Demonstrated experience researching and applying U.S. GAAP to complex transactions, including leases, equity-based compensation, business combinations and debt.
• Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal control frameworks.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work efficiently under stress.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings (Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K), including financial statements, footnote disclosures, MD&A and XBRL tagging, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules and Regulations S-X and S-K.
• Serves as a key liaison with the Company’s independent auditors, coordinating quarterly reviews and the annual audit, managing requests between the auditors and department leaders, and supporting discussions of key accounting topics and disclosures.
• Prepares and reviews monthly and quarterly financial reporting deliverables provided to the Company’s lenders, including compliance certificates and reporting required under the Company’s credit agreements.
• Assists in preparing materials that support executive leadership for quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences and investor meetings, including earnings press releases, prepared remarks, investor presentations and supporting reference materials.
• Researches, documents and applies technical accounting guidance for complex and non-routine transactions, preparing accounting memoranda covering areas such as lease accounting (ASC 842), equity-based compensation (ASC 718), business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures (ASC 805 / ASC 810), debt and revenue recognition.
• Supports the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program by designing, performing and documenting internal controls over financial reporting and coordinating with internal and external auditors on control testing.
• Performs in-depth analysis and provides insightful interpretation of financial results to senior leadership to support decision making.
• Advises hospital and corporate accounting personnel on complex accounting topics and the application of new accounting standards.
• Drives process improvements and automation across the financial reporting and technical accounting processes.
• Performs other duties as needed, including assistance with acquisitions, divestitures, complex transactions and special projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

GAAP knowledge

SOX compliance

Education

CPA certification

Tools

XBRL

Workiva

Job description

Ardent Health Services in Brentwood, TN, seeks a Manager of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to lead the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements and SEC filings under US GAAP.

You will partner with external auditors, support SOX compliance, and provide technical accounting guidance on leases, debt, and equity-based compensation.

This role requires CPA, 5+ years of experience, and strong leadership to drive process improvements across reporting and automation.