Accounting Manager

About Uplift

Uplift Hospice is a mission-driven hospice care provider dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalized end-of-life care to patients and their families. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, we serve communities across the country with a commitment to clinical excellence, dignity, and respect. At Uplift, we believe in supporting not only the physical needs of our patients, but also their emotional and spiritual well-being. As a fast-growing organization, we are building a strong foundation of operational excellence and thoughtful growth, driven by a team that values empathy, integrity, and innovation in everything we do.

Job Overview

Uplift Hospice is a fast-growing organization seeking a highly skilled and motivated accounting professional to serve as a key member of our finance team and a critical partner to the Controller. This role is designed for an experienced individual who can take ownership of some core accounting operations while also contributing to the development of scalable processes that support our rapid growth. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical accounting foundation, sound judgment, and the ability to both execute and improve the systems, controls, and workflows that underpin accurate financial reporting.

While the primary focus for this role is on building and strengthening core accounting operations, the position will also collaborate cross-functionally with operational and administrative teams and will occasionally support some FP&A functions. In addition, the role will assist with the financial components of integrating newly acquired entities, contributing to system onboarding and process standardization. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is grounded in accounting excellence, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and motivated by the chance to help shape a high-growth organization's finance infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

1. Build, Document, and Improve Scalable Accounting Processes

2. Proactively identify opportunities to streamline and strengthen accounting workflows, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial data.

3. Partner with the Controller to develop, document, and maintain SOPs for AP, month-end close, journal entries, expense management, treasury, and other core processes.
4. Lead or support the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of accounting systems, including AP automation and expense management tools.

5. Assist in assessing and migrating the organization to a future-state accounting platform, ensuring a smooth transition and strong internal controls.

6. Monthly Close Process

7. Manage and execute a timely, accurate, and well-documented month-end close across all entities.

8. Perform and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure data integrity and compliance with GAAP.

9. Prepare and oversee key journal entries, including accruals, prepaid amortizations, depreciation, payroll allocations, and intercompany transactions.

10. Maintain the General Ledger and Chart of Accounts

11. Own the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger and all financial data across entities.

12. Ensure standardization of the chart of accounts, class structure, and