Accounting and Budget Manager-Dentistry Business Office
University of Tennessee•Memphis, TN
•$5,566 - $7,793
About The Position
The Accounting and Budget Manager oversees comprehensive financial operations for the College of Dentistry, including budgeting, reporting, accounting, grants, and compliance. The role combines strategic planning with hands-on financial management across academic units, dental clinics, and auxiliary services. The position works under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; transcript required.
- Four years of experience in financial management, accounting, or budget administration, or a combination of education and experience totaling eight years.
- Knowledge of fund accounting, GAAP, federal grant regulations, and university financial policies.
- Skill in financial modeling, variance analysis, and executive-level presentation of complex data.
- Ability to design and implement internal controls over cash handling, revenue cycle, and compliance processes.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop cross-functional teams, including Sr. Fee Control Clerks, Admitting Clerks, Accounting Assistants, and Reconciliation Specialists.
- Knowledge of dental clinic operations, patient billing workflows, and AxiUm software.
- Skill in leveraging ERP and BI tools, including Oracle Financials, Banner, Cognos, and Power BI, to create interactive dashboards and reports.
Responsibilities
- Builds on the annual and multi-year budget development process for all college units, including dental clinics, graduate programs, and auxiliary operations.
- Partners with department chairs, clinic directors, and the Sponsored Programs Office to gather historical financial data and forecast enrollment, patient volumes, and grant commitments.
- Oversees preparation, analysis, and distribution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for dental clinics, academic units, and restricted accounts.
- Generates detailed income, expense, revenue, and production reports using AxiUm and Banner, incorporating patient ledger data, faculty extra-service pay, and grant burn rates to inform clinic operations and academic planning.
- Supervises daily accounting operations, including general ledger maintenance, journal entry approvals, bank and credit-card reconciliations, and cashiering oversight.
- Negotiates budget revisions and carry-forward requests with university finance and secures approvals for mid-year reallocations or new clinic site funding.
- Develops and maintains interactive Power BI or Cognos dashboards tracking revenue per clinic operator, cost per procedure, accounts receivable aging, and budget utilization.
- Oversees payroll cycle activities, faculty extra-service pay in AxiUm, and staff payroll reconciliation, ensuring compliance with payroll policies and grant cost-share requirements.
- Collaborates with faculty and Sponsored Programs to design grant budgets, justifications, and cost-sharing schedules in compliance with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR §200), NIH, HRSA, and university policy.
- Drafts, reviews, and updates college-level financial policies and standard operating procedures, including billing and revenue cycle protocols, cashiering procedures, and travel and payroll guidelines.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
