Budget Analyst

Accounting

Full Time

Day Shift

8-5

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for the preparation, analysis and maintenance of financial reporting, budgets, and records for Lexington Medical Center (LMC). Must be able to skillfully analyze, understand, explain and apply accounting principles and budget techniques and procedures in the work performed. Must be able to analyze special projects, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance

Minimum Years of Experience: None.

Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.

Required Certifications/Licensure: None.

Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate with Physician offices, Lexmed Inc., LMC Foundation and Community Medical Centers regarding budgeting issues.
• Assist with compilation/preparation of hospital’s annual operating and FTE budget.
• Reviews staff requisitions to ensure FTE budget accuracy and records any changes to the FTE budget appropriate systems.
• Complete special projects or research various issues to assist management to determine the financial impact.
• Performs monthly budget analysis, researching trends and/or variances for management review.
• Corresponds with departmental officials relative to budget requests and revisions.
• Assist with designing and preparing ad hoc general ledger reports and statements.
• Prepare and process journal entries necessary to record transactions prior to month end deadlines.
• Analyzes and reconciles assigned general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
• Prepares and processes monthly statistic journal entries and ensures statistic relationships are maintained in the budget system to ensure accurate budget projections.
  
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of duties related to PHS, LMC Foundation & Lexmed.
• Assist in month end closing and preparation of reports and financial statements monthly and annually.
• On a monthly basis perform interface and reconciliation functions with budgetary software.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in service meetings and workshops.
• As developments occur or significant concerns arise, advise and update the Budget Manger, Director and other appropriate personnel. Responsible for recommending improvements, adaptations or revisions in the budgeting system or procedures.
• Maintain an optimistic and professional image and exhibit excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers. Show courtesy, compassion, and respect. Conform to service excellence policy and "House Rules."
• Perform all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel, or as required in an emergency (i.e., fire or disaster).
  
  

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina