Finance Manager- Dental services

Boston Children’s Hospital; Brookline (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Finance Manager for Dental Services to lead daily financial operations and provide strategic guidance to department leadership.

The role focuses on budget development, monitoring, variance analysis, and collaboration with hospital-wide finance teams to strengthen internal controls and improve financial performance. This position is onsite for the initial period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field; master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience; dental billing and insurance experience highly preferred.
• Fully onsite for the first 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage day-to-day department finance operations.
• Supervise hospital and contract staff supporting accounting and billing operations.
• Prepare and monitor operating and capital budgets with variance reporting to leadership.
• Collaborate with Hospital Finance to align systems and processes.
• Provide financial analysis on funding, expenses, trends, projections.
• Assist audits; prepare financial statements and schedules.
• Develop internal controls and process improvements.
• Establish accounting procedures for grants and contracts.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Audit support

People leadership

Grant/contract accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle Financials

ERP systems

Billing software

Job description

Position Summary

The Finance Manager- dental services directs and manages the day-to-day finance operations of the Dental Services dept. This role provides financial guidance and support to department leadership, including budget preparation and monitoring, financial analysis, variance reporting, accounting operations, audit support, and process improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the day-to-day operations of department finance functions.
• Supervise Hospital and contract staff supporting accounting and billing operations.
• Establish priorities, review progress, and resolve financial and operational issues.
• Collaborate with Hospital Finance to ensure department financial needs are represented in institutional financial systems and processes.
• Provide financial analysis related to funding, expenses, overhead, trends, projections, and other departmental needs.
• Prepare and monitor operating and capital budgets and provide ongoing variance reporting to department and senior leadership.
• Work closely with the Department Revenue Manager on dental revenue opportunities, including denials management, running and analyzing production reports, and identifying additional opportunities to increase dental collections.
• Interpret and communicate Hospital, Physician Organization, government, and Financial Accounting Standards Board regulations and requirements related to financial management and accounting.
• Partner with department leadership and PIs to identify and resolve financial, policy, system, and procedural issues.
• Develop and implement new systems, procedures, and process improvements to improve efficiency and financial performance.
• Support annual independent audits, including preparation of financial statements, supporting schedules, and variance reporting.
• Develop strategies and solutions to address internal control and procedural weaknesses identified through audits or departmental reviews.
• Establish accounting procedures related to grant and contract administration.
• Effectively manage employees within the assigned department and collaborate with senior leaders and peers to address financial and operational priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience: 8 years of relevant experience required. Dental billing and insurance experience preferred- highly preferred.

Schedule: Fully onsite first 6 months.