Director of Financial Accounting - Financial Reporting

Director of Financial Accounting

Your job is more than a job

Ready to lead, influence, and make an impact?

Are you a strategic accounting leader who thrives on solving complex financial challenges, developing high-performing teams, and driving organizational success? If you're looking for an opportunity where your expertise goes beyond the numbers and directly influences the future of healthcare, we'd love to meet you.

As our Director of Financial Accounting, you'll partner closely with the Vice President, Finance & Analytics to lead key accounting operations across the organization. You'll oversee a talented corporate accounting team, guide critical financial processes, ensure reporting excellence, and help shape financial strategies that support our mission and growth.

This is more than an accounting role. It's a chance to be a trusted advisor, mentor future leaders, and make a meaningful impact every day.

Lead financial excellence

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for all facilities across the health system.
• Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Monitor financial results, identify trends and variances, and guide resolution of issues.

Drive revenue accounting success

• Lead accounting teams responsible for revenue recognition and reporting.
• Analyze performance metrics and provide insights that support informed decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders to explain budget-to-actual variances and improve financial outcomes.

Champion grant & contract accounting

• Direct accounting and reporting for federal, state, local, and private grants.
• Oversee grant expenditures, invoicing, reconciliations, and compliance reporting.
• Ensure accuracy, transparency, and stewardship of restricted funds.

Strengthen financial integrity

• Lead account reconciliation activities and ensure discrepancies are resolved promptly.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls and accounting processes.
• Support compliance requirements and external audit activities.

Partner across the organization

• Collaborate with facility leaders during annual budgeting processes.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations that support strategic planning.
• Build strong relationships across departments and functions.

Develop high-performing teams

• Inspire, mentor, and empower accounting leaders and staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Help team members grow their careers while achieving organizational goals.

7+ years of progressive leadership experience in finance or accounting

Preferred:
Healthcare accounting experience and public accounting experience

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Preferred:
Master's Degree in Accounting

CPA strongly preferred

Deep understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Experience leading financial close and accounting operations

Strong relationship management skills, including working with external auditors

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

Ability to analyze complex financial information and communicate it clearly

Exceptional leadership, coaching, and team development abilities

Strong project management and organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment

Lead a critical finance function that impacts the entire organization

Influence financial strategy and business decisions

Mentor and develop talented accounting professionals

Collaborate with executive leadership

Make a meaningful difference in a healthcare-focused environment

Join a team that values innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement

If you're passionate about leadership, financial excellence, and building strong teams, we invite you to bring your talents and expertise to a role where your impact will be seen, valued, and celebrated. Apply today!

Work shift:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for…