Controller
Job Summary
The Controller role oversees support services that include payor relations, group supplies purchasing, capital equipment procurement, staffing management, finance, marketing, and information systems management. This individual will help lead month-end close procedures, manage financial statements, and directly supervise our accounting department. They will play a key role ensuring the integrity of the financial processes and management reporting for our total company.
About the Role
This individual must be able to perform each essential job duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of the accounting operation, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll and financial reporting
- Manage accounting huddle and KPI scorecard
- Review payroll processing prepared by third party
- Manage clinical staff and doctor commission program
- Analyze company’s financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status reports to senior management
- Cook up and review monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
- Cook up and coordinate all relationships with lending/financial institutions, including compliance with debt covenants
- Cook up and maintain all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
- Cook up and assist with developing and coordinating all relationships with lending/financial institutions, including compliance with debt covenants
- Assist with developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensure that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
- Assist senior management in financial planning and results management
- Work with other team members to understand revenue and cost drivers and define appropriate reports for tracking
- Cook up and prepare tax schedules, returns and information
- Manage all tax planning and compliance with all required federal, state, local, payroll, property and other applicable taxes
- Assist with building an accounting department as the company grows
- Prepare financial analysis for expansion, real estate and other special projects
- Assist in the development of open book finance
- Develop and document policies and procedures for key accounting, tax and other matters
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. Master’s or MBA preferred
- CPA required
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- 3+ years in a managerial or Controller role in the dental industry preferred
- Prior people management experience required
- Strong experience with month-end close and financial reporting
- ERP and Microsoft experience required. Business Central experience preferred
- Detail-oriented, hands-on, and comfortable working in a growing, evolving environment
- Strong communication skills
Physical Requirements
- Hybrid role in our Chicago downtown office
- Reaching, bending, kneeling and walking through offices
- Minor lifting and moving objects
Qualifications
- Experience with dental industry preferred
Skills
- Strong experience with month-end close and financial reporting
- ERP and Microsoft experience required. Business Central experience preferred
- Detail-oriented, hands-on, and comfortable working in a growing, evolving environment
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
Not specified
Schedule
Hybrid role
Pay
$155,000 - $180,000 USD