Accounting Advisor

The Accounting Advisor will be supporting Payroll Accounting for the Navista business. The advisor ensures the integrity of payroll accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating and entering transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

The team works a hybrid schedule, coming into the office weekly. Open to candidates in Nashville, TN and the Greater Columbus Area!

What Accounting contributes to Cardinal Health
Accounting establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls, completes technical research, safeguards the organization's assets and ensures accuracy of accounting and financial records in accordance with accounting standards.

• Generates payroll reports (earnings, PTO, benefits) from Workday and prepares transactions for entry, posts entries upon approval, collects and evaluates data, conducts analysis, and prepares reports as needed
• Utilizes Workday Financials to extract and analyze payroll data for reporting and reconciliation purposes, ensuring accuracy of both system-generated and manual entries, including payroll cash accounts
• Ensures that all processing and payroll/benefit reporting deadlines are consistently achieved
• Review detailed payroll monthly actual to budget variance reports by location and department to support management in the review of the monthly operating performance
• Develop, refine, document, implement and enforce accounting payroll policies, procedures, and controls that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the accounting department and the Company in general.
• Assist in data integration between disparate Workday HDMs
• Participates in development and review of annual operating budgets alongside FP&A for the payroll model/build
• Works alongside HR and Operations to ensure employees are set up correctly in Workday HDM
• Recognizes and upholds the importance of confidentiality in handling sensitive employee payroll, benefit, and incentive compensation data. Interprets and communicates financial reports and results for managers
• Opportunity to review and post monthly journal entries, analyses and account reconciliations for a subset of the Company’s centers/practices along with special projects

Qualifications

• 3+ years of payroll accounting experience, preferred
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel functions
• Experience with Workday Financial and/or Workday Payroll
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $79,700-$113,800

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 10/24/2025*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

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Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.