Director, LBS Accounts Payable

Job Description

Director, LBS Accounts Payable

Schedule : Days : M-F

Job Location Type : Hybrid

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members - positively impacting our mission of making communities healthier®.

More about our team

The Lifepoint Business Services (LBS) Accounts Payable team plays a crucial role in ensuring accurate, efficient, and compliant disbursement processes across all facilities. This team supports daily operations, vendor relationships, and the overall Procure-to-Pay (P2P) function while continuously driving improvements that enhance accuracy, timeliness, and internal control.

How you'll contribute

A Director, LBS Accounts Payable who thrives in this role :

• Leads the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable function, ensuring all disbursements are accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Partners closely with the Procurement Lead to optimize end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develops, implements, and maintains departmental policies, procedures, goals, and objectives aligned with organizational strategy.
• Oversees all disbursements, including invoice processing, payment disbursement, patient refunds, and 1099 reporting.
• Manages vendor relationships, including resolution of escalated payment issues and vendor data accuracy.
• Measures, monitors, and reports on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to disbursement management.
• Collaborates with Procurement to resolve conflicts, reconcile exceptions, and drive process improvements.
• Identifies opportunities for cost savings, operational efficiencies, and system optimization.
• Maintains a strong internal control framework ensuring complete audit trails for all duties performed.
• Builds and maintains effective communication and relationships with facility and corporate stakeholders.
• Hires, trains, and develops Accounts Payable staff, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensures month-end close activities and financial reporting deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance and performs other duties as assigned.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent care and service. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers :

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Supply Chain Operations, Accounting, or a related field) and 5-7 years of experience in Accounts Payable leadership or a similar role.

Additional qualifications include :

Travel Requirement : Up to 10% overnight travel by land and / or air.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Employment Sponsorship Statement

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.