Accounting - Senior Accountant II

Mortenson Dental•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Senior Accountant II will be responsible for performing assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing processes, including lease accounting, accrual accounting, joint venture accounting, and annual ortho revenue recognition. This role involves monthly and quarterly financial statement preparation, annual budget (practice level) preparation, and annual audit financials and footnotes. The Senior Accountant II will identify and correct financial discrepancies by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing financial data, making recommendations for corrective action or process improvements to the Director of Accounting or Controller. This position requires close collaboration with other functional areas and business management to resolve issues and support business goals, as well as assisting in ad-hoc analysis to drive business performance. Additionally, the role includes Treasury Operations & Bank Reconciliations, managing daily, weekly, and monthly bank reconciliations for all corporate bank accounts, ensuring accurate transaction recording, timely identification and resolution of discrepancies, and adherence to internal controls and deposit timeliness policies. It also involves managing relationships with financial institutions and third-party vendors. Merchant Services Oversight includes administering the company’s merchant processing services and payment gateways, ensuring accurate and timely processing of transactions, and partnering with external vendors to pilot new programs and implement solutions. Management of Patient Financing Vendors involves managing external vendors, including vendor selection, onboarding, contract negotiation, developing SOPs, training staff, generating reports, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing financing program effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree
3 plus years in Accounting/Finance with emphasis on general ledger accounting and financial reporting
Strong knowledge and understanding of GAAP
Proficiency with Excel including advanced formulas
Ability to take initiative without supervision
Ability to think critically and recognize discrepancies and anomalies through analysis, and make recommendations for corrective action and/or process improvement.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned monthly, quarterly and annual general ledger closing processes including lease accounting, accrual accounting, joint venture accounting, and annual ortho revenue recognition.
Monthly and quarterly financial statement preparation.
Annual budget (practice level) preparation.
Annual audit financials and footnotes preparation.
Identify and correct financial discrepancies by collecting, analyzing and summarizing financial data and making recommendations for corrective action or process improvements to communicate to the Director of Accounting or Controller timely.
Work closely with other functional areas and business management to resolve issues and support achievement of business goals.
Assist in ad-hoc analysis as directed to help drive business performance.
Manage the execution of daily, weekly, and monthly bank reconciliations for all corporate bank accounts.
Ensure accurate transaction recording, timely identification and resolution of discrepancies, and adherence to internal controls and deposit timeliness policies.
Manage relationships with financial institutions and third-party vendors to support efficient financial operations.
Administer the company’s merchant processing services and payment gateways, including system setup, transaction monitoring, reporting, and issue resolution.
Ensure accurate and timely processing of all transactions to support smooth financial operations.
Partner with external vendors to pilot new programs and implement solutions that enhance transaction efficiency and customer experience.
Train internal team members on systems, workflows, and best practices to ensure consistent and accurate processing.
Manages external vendors providing patient financing.
Responsibilities include vendor selection and onboarding (including contract negotiation and compliance), developing and maintaining SOPs for offering financing, training and supporting staff on financing procedures, generating monthly reports with analysis and recommendations, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management, optimizing financing program effectiveness, and collaborating with relevant departments to integrate financing into the patient financial experience.