Location
Orange, CA | United States
Job description
The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Western Dental accounting team, reporting directly to the Accounting Manager. The Senior Accountant provides timely, relevant and accurate financial reporting and works closely with the accounting/finance leadership, other corporate functions and operations management to support the business.
The successful candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company. Western Dental continues to grow through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, and is one of the leading dental service organizations in the United States, with approximately 570 practice locations.
In addition to a strong understanding of financial accounting and reporting and superior analytical and problem-solving skills, the successful candidate will have the ability to continually improve systems and processes.
- Participate in month-end close activities, which include balancing sheet reconciliations, ad-hoc analyses, trial balance reviews, and financial statement preparation, while adhering to tight deadlines.
- Ensure all transactions are recorded in accordance with US GAAP and company policy.
- Ensure the accuracy of all assigned balance sheet accounts, including preparing detailed account reconciliations monthly.
- Document accounting processes and procedures and identify areas for improvement; recommend and implement improvements to streamline and accelerate the closing and reporting cycle.
- Support external audits and prepare assigned schedules.
- Lead projects, ad hoc analyses, creation of new reports, audit existing reports and other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks may be required from time to time.
- Calculate and review accruals, estimates and judgmental items in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
- Assist with the integration of acquired businesses as required.
- Maintain effective internal control over financial reporting.
- Identify opportunities to optimize the use available system tools to automate accounting and reporting processes, and implement solutions.
- Monitor, analyze and report on key operating metrics.
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience in a complex, multi-location environment (health care or other relevant industry experience preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in accounting.
- CPA preferred.
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Strong knowledge of accounting information systems (JDE experience a plus).
- Advanced Excel skills; proficient in Microsoft Office and similar applications.
- Ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects, with a commitment to meeting deadlines.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
- Unquestioned personal integrity and work ethic.
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