City/State
Carrollton, VAWork Shift
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Accounting Coordinator
Join a healthcare finance team where accuracy, collaboration, and problem-solving help support exceptional care for patients and communities. As an Accounting Coordinator, you’ll gain hands-on experience across cash management, receivables, reconciliations, and month-end processes while working with a supportive team in a dynamic healthcare environment.
The Accounting Coordinator plays an essential role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the accounting department within a large healthcare organization. This position is responsible for processing a variety of financial transactions, including cash-related activities and accounts receivable, while maintaining accurate financial records and performing routine reconciliations to the general ledger. The Accounting Coordinator assists with month-end close activities, audit preparation, and compliance with internal controls and healthcare finance standards to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
This role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication with internal teams and external partners, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, mission-driven healthcare environment.
Remote: Hampton Roads Geographic area/time zone
Education
High school graduate or equivalent required
Experience
1 year or more in accounting, finance or related field
Key responsibilities
- Process and reconcile cash-related transactions, deposits, adjustments, and accounts receivable activities in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation to ensure integrity of financial information.
- Perform routine account reconciliations and assist in identifying and resolving discrepancies within the general ledger.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and financial documentation.
- Assist with internal and external audit preparation by gathering required documentation and supporting financial reporting requests.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting procedures, and healthcare finance standards.
- Partner with internal departments, finance teams, and external vendors to resolve questions, research discrepancies, and support efficient financial operations.
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
•Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least 1 year of experience in accounting, finance, or a related field
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
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What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.
