Dental Practice Accountant

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP); El Monte, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) seeks a skilled accounting professional focused on dental revenue-cycle operations. You will reconcile records, process payments, and support financial reporting for accuracy and compliance.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field, 24+ months in related roles, and CDBS/CDC certifications or equivalents. Proficiency with QuickBooks and dental software is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with an accounting concentration, or closely related field.
• At least 24 months of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, dental revenue-cycle accounting, dental billing/coding, or related healthcare finance operations.
• CDBS and CDC certifications or equivalent dental billing/coding certifications.
• Experience with QuickBooks or comparable software; experience with Dentrix, Curve, or similar dental software.
• Knowledge of dental procedure coding and dental-insurance billing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile accounting records using QuickBooks Online or comparable software, including deposits, insurance payments, patient payments, vendor payments, payroll-related entries, and bank activity.
• Prepare P&L summaries, balance-sheet support, AR aging reports, production/collection reports, and filings for outside CPA; review claims, EOBs, payment postings, denials, and preauthorization records.
• Monitor outstanding claims, delayed payments, patient balances, and AR/discrepancies; ensure accurate revenue-cycle workflows.
• Analyze production and collections trends and recommend improvements to cash-flow and billing processes.

Skills

QuickBooks Online

Billing & Coding

Revenue-cycle

Financial reporting

Accounts receivable

Reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration with accounting concentration

Tools

Dentrix

Curve

QuickBooks

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.