Doctor Compensation Analyst

SALT Dental Partners; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with Company Match

IRA

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

SALT Dental Partners is seeking a Doctor Compensation Analyst to calculate, validate, reconcile, and document doctor compensation in accordance with doctor employment agreements and amendments. Reporting to the Director of Doctor Compensation, you will focus on production- and collections-based calculations while maintaining accurate documentation.

The role requires strong Excel skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to navigate complex compensation structures with precision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, compensation administration, payroll, accounting, or related analytical role.
• Advanced Excel skills including XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, data validation, and reconciliation techniques.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of work.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies.
• Ability to manage repetitive calculation work with high accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Compensation Calculations (70-80%): prepare and maintain calculation workpapers and reconciliation files; calculate earnings on models (production, collections, salary plus incentive, guarantee, and other variable arrangements); review for accuracy and contract compliance; reconcile before payroll submission; validate source data; investigate variances; document findings and recommendations; escalate unclear arrangements.
• Administrative & Reporting Support (5-10%): maintain documentation; prepare reconciliation statements and schedules; support the payment request process; track open issues; assist with ad hoc analysis.
• What This Role Does Not Own: cannot design plans, approve exceptions, draft contracts, or perform payroll processing; final decisions reside with Director of Doctor Compensation.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Numerical & analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Initiative & ownership

Independent & collaborative

Data discrepancy resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Excel (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS)

Data validation

Payroll systems / practice management data

Job description

Join SALT Dental Partners and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing the dental industry through innovative marketing strategies and exceptional patient experiences. Since our doors opened in 2019, our mission has been to help specialty dental providers grow their practices. SALT is creating a vast network of like-minded dental specialists throughout the country. At SALT, we provide comprehensive support services, allowing dental specialists to focus on delivering exceptional care.

Position Summary

The Doctor Compensation Analyst is responsible for calculating, validating, reconciling, and documenting doctor compensation in accordance with doctor employment agreements and amendments.

Reporting to the Director of Doctor Compensation, this role serves as the primary support resource for doctor compensation calculations and issue resolution. The analyst will spend most of their time performing production and collections based compensation calculations and reconciliations, researching compensation discrepancies, and supporting the payment request process.

Success in this role requires strong Excel skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to work through complex compensation arrangements while maintaining accurate documentation.

Primary Responsibilities

Compensation Calculations (70-80%)

• Prepare and maintain accurate and complete doctor compensation calculation workpapers and reconciliation files.
• Calculate compensation earnings on a variety of models, including production, collections, salary plus incentive, guarantee, and other variable compensation arrangements.
• Review compensation calculations for accuracy and compliance with approved contract terms.
• Reconcile compensation calculations in a timely manner prior to payroll submission.
• Review doctor earnings relative to contractual compensation models.
• Validate source data from practice management systems, payroll reports, and other data inputs.
• Prepare and maintain analyses to identify and investigate unusual earnings fluctuations or variances.
• Maintain calculation templates and supporting schedules.
• Research compensation questions submitted by doctors and across functions such as operations, payroll, and HR.
• Investigate overpayment and underpayment situations.
• Trace and synthesize historical calculations and compensation adjustments when discrepancies arise.
• Compare current calculation methodologies to contract language and approved amendments.
• Document findings and provide recommendations to the Director of Doctor Compensation.
• Escalate unclear, conflicting, or undocumented compensation arrangements.

Administrative & Reporting Support (5-10%)

• Maintain organized documentation supporting compensation processes and calculations.
• Assist with preparation of compensation reconciliation statements and supporting schedules.
• Support the payment request process by providing accurate compensation files and backup.
• Track open compensation issues and resolution status.
• Assist with ad hoc analysis related to doctor compensation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Mathematics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, compensation administration, payroll, accounting, or related analytical role.
• Advanced Excel skills including: XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, Data validation, Error checking and reconciliation techniques
• Strong numerical, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Capability to take initiative and ownership of work.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies.
• Ability to manage repetitive calculation work while maintaining high accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with doctor compensation calculations.
• Experience in healthcare, dental, physician, DSO, or MSO environments.
• Experience supporting payroll or compensation reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with employment agreements and compensation schedules.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accuracy of compensation calculations.
• Timely completion of calculations for payroll deadlines.
• Reduction in compensation-related corrections and recalculations.
• Timely resolution of compensation discrepancies.Quality and completeness of calculation and process documentation.
• Successful completion of compensation reconciliations.

What This Role Does Not Own

This position does not:

• Design compensation plans.
• Approve compensation exceptions.
• Draft employment contracts or amendments.
• Make business decisions regarding doctor compensation.
• Perform payroll processing.
• Negotiate compensation arrangements with doctors.

This role's responsibility is to calculate, reconcile, validate, research, document, and escalation. Final compensation decisions remain with the Director of Doctor Compensation and other department leaders as appropriate

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate enjoys working with spreadsheets, calculations, reconciliations, and problem-solving. They are comfortable spending most of their day reviewing data, validating formulas, researching discrepancies, and ensuring doctor compensation is calculated accurately, consistently, and timely. They are process-oriented, highly detail-focused, and thrive in a high-volume operational environment that requires flexibility. They are eager to learn and ask questions and can successfully prioritize multiple tasks.

• Retirement Plan (401k with Company Match, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

SALT Dental Partners offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off in order to attract, develop, and retain our employees.

SALT Dental Partners offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.