The Accountant I will serve as a key contributor to Lifespark’s Accounting Department, supporting essential accounting cycles such as accounts payable, expense management, cash application, and month-end close. The role includes full-cycle accounts payable processing, monthly transaction imports, and assigned close activities. The position also provides broader transactional and administrative support to the department, with opportunities for professional development and growth into expanded responsibilities.
Accountant I wage range: $55,000 - 65,000 (based upon education and experience)
This is a hybrid role where you'll be on-site at our headquarters in St. Louis Park, MN on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and work remotely on Tuesday and Thursday's. Typically work schedule is 8:00 a - 4:30 p.
Position Functions and Responsibilities
Accounts Payable & Expense Reimbursement
- Take full ownership of the accounts payable process for assigned Lifespark business units, including:
- Vendor onboarding and maintenance
- Invoice/claims entry and processing
- Upfront expense coding and allocation
- Approval workflow management
- W-9 collection
- Timely and professional response to vendor inquiries
- Record and import transactions related to expense reimbursements and corporate credit cards.
- Provide support to employees on Lifespark’s expense reimbursement platform, including user assistance and question resolution.
- Prepare and file quarterly sales and use tax returns for Lifespark Holdings.
General Accounting & Treasury Support
- Prepare and post journal entries to ensure accurate revenue and expense recognition.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts.
- Maintain a daily deposit tracking file and coordinate weekly bank deposits.
- Ownership of annual 1099 processing and reporting.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- Support the Accounting Department by responding to phone and email inquiries.
- Communicate accounting policies, procedures, errors, and concerns to appropriate stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost savings.
- Collaborate with coworkers and provide assistance when workload permits.
- Complete ad hoc projects and tasks as assigned by leadership.
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Minimum of 2 years in accounting or related field
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Understanding of proper period recognition including accrual management and amortization of prepaid expenses
- Experience with journal entry preparation and posting
- Previous ERP systems experience a plus
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Client focus: both internal and external
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in software tools including financial systems and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to collaborate effectively
- Analytical dexterity and problem solving
Lifespark Benefits Include:
- Annual Reviews/Raises
- Paid Time Off – Vacation Time
- Mileage reimbursement (if asked to travel)
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires
- Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurances
- 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
- Referral bonuses
- Career path to other positions within our growing company!
Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.
Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, and in the 2024 recognized for being a place where employees find their work meaningful. We've also earned the Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired.
It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
