Senior Accounting Manager - Hillsboro, United States - Willamette Dental

Description

Position Summary

The Accounting Manager manages accounting functions and the accounting team, which includes general accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable for a company with $200M+ in annual sales, 1,400 employees, multiple financial entities regulated by GAAP and National Association of Insurance Commissioners, providing proactive dental care, excellent dentists, and affordable dental insurance through over 50 dental clinics located in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

This is a hybrid position.

Essential Position Functions

• Coordinates and manages the maintenance of the general ledger and the production of various financial statements, reports and statistics reflecting earnings, profits, cash balances and other financial results.
• Manage the accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner while addressing tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation, tax compliance, quarterly compliance reporting for external agencies and the support of budget and forecast activities.
• Maintains the organization's general ledger, assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenues.
• Manage the daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting reconciliations, journal entries, close and financial reporting to timely and fully record expense accruals and prepaids for the various financial entities and cost centers.
• Understands the business and business priorities.
• Creates business efficiencies and quality improvements that enhances quality of work in accounting function at the same time as the services delivered by the business.
• Creates a culture of accuracy, timeliness, and accountability.
• Assists internal and/or external auditors with periodic auditing or the organization's financial records and statements.
• Oversees the reconciliation of bank accounts and other general ledger accounts.
• Oversees preparation of and compliance with a variety of taxes like Sales and Use, Commercial Activity Tax (CAT), Personal property and Unclaimed property
• Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures but supports departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.
• Performs complex tasks typically following established processes.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Participate in implementation, testing and process improvement of a ERP system resulting in increased financial integrity.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Leads and directs the staff and work of the areas of A/P, A/R, G/L, financial reporting and has full authority for personnel decisions.
• Serve as point of escalation for A/R, A/P and GL issues.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed; handle personnel issues relating to staff conflict, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.

Non Essential Position Functions

• Additional duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minimum of eight years experience as an Accounting Manager, with a minimum of 5 years experience in managing an accounting team.

Licenses, Certifications and Registrations

• CMA/CPA designation required.

Company Overview

Knowledge of:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the GAAP and other field's concepts and principles.
• Risk management, regulatory compliance, audit, and control processes.
• Personal property tax, sales and use tax, CAT, PTE, and unclaimed property (preferred)
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks.
• Dynamics Business Central, Great Plains, UKG and Tableau (preferred).
• Insurance and/or Health care industries (preferred).

Skill In:

• Management skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal, verbal and written communication. Must have the ability to communicate effectively, influence others, facilitate processes and coach/advise managers and employees.
• Advanced understanding of Excel, macros, and other software used for data mining and analysis
• Strong mathematical, analytical, problem-solving skills and decision making skills
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Accounting skills.

Ability to:

• Ability to build and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills.
• Function within a dynamic, fast-paced and changing structure.
• Be detail oriented with focus on accuracy.
• Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical difference.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions.

Physical Requirements:

The work is primarily performed while sitting and/or standing, but will require occasional walking, bending, stooping and carrying light items such as papers, books, or other supplies.

The incumbent uses a computer and other standard office equipment to complete tasks. The position is eligible for a hybrid work location.

Willamette Dental Group is an equal opportunity employer.
_Disclaimer_
_**This position may be exposed to PHI in the course of his/her duties, and will handle protected_
_information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of_
_1996 (HIPAA)._
_** This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes_
_a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company._
_***We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without_
_regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran_
_status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal,_
_state or local laws._

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minimum of eight years experience as an Accounting Manager, with a minimum of 5 years experience in managing an accounting team.

Licenses, Certifications and Registrations

• CMA/CPA designation required.

Essential Position Functions

• Coordinates and manages the maintenance of the general ledger and the production of various financial statements, reports and statistics reflecting earnings, profits, cash balances and other financial results.
• Manage the accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner while addressing tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation, tax compliance, quarterly compliance reporting for external agencies and the support of budget and forecast activities.
• Maintains the organization's general ledger, assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenues.
• Manage the daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting reconciliations, journal entries, close and financial reporting to timely and fully record expense accruals and prepaids for the various financial entities and cost centers.
• Understands the business and business priorities.
• Creates business efficiencies and quality improvements that enhances quality of work in accounting function at the same time as the services delivered by the business.
• Creates a culture of accuracy, timeliness, and accountability.
• Assists internal and/or external auditors with periodic auditing or the organization's financial records and statements.
• Oversees the reconciliation of bank accounts and other general ledger accounts.
• Oversees preparation of and compliance with a variety of taxes like Sales and Use, Commercial Activity Tax (CAT), Personal property and Unclaimed property
• Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures but supports departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.
• Performs complex tasks typically following established processes.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Participate in implementation, testing and process improvement of a ERP system resulting in increased financial integrity.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Leads and directs the staff and work of the areas of A/P, A/R, G/L, financial reporting and has full authority for personnel decisions.
• Serve as point of escalation for A/R, A/P and GL issues.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed; handle personnel issues relating to staff conflict, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.

Non Essential Position Functions

• Additional duties as assigned.