Dental Practice Accountant

Trent J. Kanemaki, DDS, Inc; El Monte (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trent J. Kanemaki, DDS, Inc. is seeking an experienced dental accounting professional to manage and reconcile records in QuickBooks Online and dental practice software.

You will prepare P&L summaries, balance-sheet support, AR aging reports, and production/collection metrics for review by the outside CPA. The role requires 24+ months in dental revenue-cycle accounting, with CDBS/CDC certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Economics, or related field, plus at least 24 months of accounting experience in medical/dental revenue-cycle accounting or related role.
• CDBS and CDC certifications or equivalent dental billing/coding certifications; preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile accounting records using QuickBooks Online or comparable software; reconcile deposits, insurance payments, patient payments, vendor payments, payroll-related entries, and bank-account activity.
• Prepare P&L summaries, balance-sheet support, AR aging reports, production and collection reports, payment-posting summaries, and reports for the outside CPA. Review claims, EOBs, payment postings, write-offs, adjustments, denials, appeals, and preauthorization records for accuracy.
• Monitor outstanding claims, delayed payments, patient balances, insurance receivables, and posting discrepancies.
• Analyze production, collections, AR trends, and billing workflows; recommend improvements to cash-flow and collections processes.

Skills

Accounting principles

Revenue cycle

Financial reporting

Bank reconciliation

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Dentrix

Curve

Job description

• Maintain and reconcile accounting records using QuickBooks Online or comparable software; reconcile deposits, insurance payments, patient payments, vendor payments, payroll-related entries, and bank-account activity.
• Prepare profit-and-loss ("P&L") summaries, balance-sheet support, accounts-receivable aging reports, production and collection reports, payment-posting summaries, and reports for the employer's outside CPA. Review claims, explanations of benefits ("EOBs"), payment postings, write-offs, adjustments, denials, appeals, and preauthorization records for accounting and revenue cycle accuracy.
• Monitor outstanding claims, delayed payments, patient balances, insurance receivables, and payment-posting discrepancies.
• Analyze production, collections, accounts-receivable trends, and billing workflows, and recommend improvements to cash-flow and collections processes.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree, or a foreign equivalent degree, in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with an accounting concentration, or a closely related field, plus at least24 months of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, dental revenue-cycle accounting, dental billing/coding, healthcare revenue-cycle financial operations, or a closely related role. The position also requires:

• Certified Dental Billing Specialist ("CDBS") and Certified Dental Coding Specialist ("CDC") certifications, or equivalent dental billing and dental coding certifications;
• Experience with accounting, bookkeeping, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll-related accounting, vendor-payment tracking, bank reconciliation, financial reporting, dental-insurance claim workflows, insurance-payment posting, denial and appeal workflows, benefits verification, and dental revenue-cycle documentation;
• Experience using QuickBooks or comparable accounting software;
• Experience using Dentrix, Curve, or comparable dental practice-management software;

• Knowledge of dental procedure coding and dental-insurance billing workflows.