Practice Accountant
Company: Aspen Dental
Location: East Syracuse
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted
retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S. and
has supported over 20,000 healthcare professionals and team members
with close to 1,500 health and wellness offices across 48 states in
four distinct categories: dental care, urgent care, medical
aesthetics, and animal health. Working in partnership with
independent practice owners and clinicians, the team is united by a
single purpose: to prove that healthcare can be better and smarter
for everyone. TAG provides a comprehensive suite of centralized
business support services that power the impact of five
consumer-facing businesses: Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental
Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and
AZPetVet. Each brand has access to a deep community of experts,
tools and resources to grow their practices, and an unwavering
commitment to delivering high-quality consumer healthcare
experiences at scale.
As a reflection of our current needs and planned growth we are very
pleased to offer a new opportunity to join our dedicated team as a
Practice Accountant.
Job Summary
This position is an integral part of the monthly financial
statement close process for a growing dental management company in
Syracuse, NY with plenty of growth opportunities. The position
supports various aspects of finance and accounting for a territory
within the organization. The position requires individuals who can
contribute to a fast-paced close process and have great attention
to detail.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide finance support to regional managers, territory
directors and DVP's within the field organization as well as dental
office owners;
- Ensure compliance with company policy and general accepted
accounting principles;
- Analyze and post standard and non-standard journal
entries;
- Calculate and process incentives for office and Field level
incentives across the responsible territory;
- Receive requests regularly to change items in the P&L or
incentive calculations. Determine whether the change is warranted
due to an error or a special request from the owner. Any changes
related to wages greater than $10,000 at an individual level
requires manager approval. Any accounting adjustments greater than
$25,000 at an individual office level require manager approval. It
is expected than at least 75% of the adjustments can be made using
practice accountant judgement.
- Submit incentive payments to payroll for processing on a
monthly basis. Answer questions from employees or Field on the
incentive calculations.
- Participate on monthly calls with owners, DVPs, and Directors
to answer finance related questions. Provide guidance to owners on
P&L items and receive requests from owners on the
P&Ls.
- It is expected that approximately 50% of the job
responsibilities will be handling requests from the Field and most
of those requests will require the use of discretion or judgement.
Any unusual requests should be elevated to manager for review and
approval.
- Reconcile Balance Sheet and P&L accounts on a monthly
basis;
- Analyze accounts to identify incorrect postings and necessary
reclassifications;
- Review and analyze assigned P&L's categories and
independently identifying monthly adjusting entries as
needed;
- Preparing and distributing various recurring reporting and
other ad-hoc reports or analysis;
- Acting as a key support person for external annual audit
requests;
- Assist in preparation of quarterly financial statements and
report packages;
- Work with POP independent CPA's to provide financial
information to support tax return preparation;
- Manage cross functional execution of financial close execution
and required documentation;
- Special projects and ad-hoc requests as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting;
- Public or private accounting experience for a large
organization is a plus;
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication
skills;
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;
- Above average Microsoft Office skills, most notably Excel, with
ability to learn new skills quickly;
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to multi-task
and complete assignments within tight time constraints and
deadlines.
Salary: 52-56k
Keywords: Aspen Dental, Utica , Practice Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , East Syracuse, New York
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