Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, financial management, and business operations of AU Dental Associates, Inc. (AUDA). The position serves as the primary accounting and financial resource for AUDA and manages full-cycle accounting activities, including general ledger accounting, month-end and year-end close, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, internal controls, and audit support. The position also manages the AUDA operating budget, financial forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis. The Accounting Manager works closely with the Director of Business Operations and DCG financial leadership and collaborates regularly with the Director of Patient Financial Management and related clinical revenue-cycle teams to ensure that AU Dental Associates financial activity is appropriately supported, reconciled, controlled, reported, and integrated with the comprehensive financial management of the Dental College of Georgia.

Responsibilities include managing full-cycle accounting activities, ensuring timely and accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions; managing GL activity, including preparing, reviewing, and posting journal entries and accounting adjustments; managing month-end and year-end close processes; preparing and reviewing complex account reconciliations; preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules; preparing financial analyses and management reports; preparing accounting estimates, accruals, allocations, and other calculations required for financial reporting; reconciling clinical revenue, collections, receivables, adjustments, refunds, and related revenue-cycle activity to AUDA accounting records and financial reports; ensuring the integrity of accounting records and supporting documentation; supporting DCG financial leadership in evaluating AUDA financial performance; preparing financial analyses, forecasts, business cases, and other strategic information; analyzing clinical revenue performance, trends, variances, receivables, collections, and related financial activity; monitoring and resolving complex accounting, financial, and business issues affecting AUDA; managing development of the annual AUDA operating budget; monitoring AUDA financial performance and preparing budget-to-actual analyses, forecasts, projections, and recommendations; developing, implementing, documenting, and monitoring internal controls for AUDA accounting, reporting, cash management, disbursements, clinical revenue-related processes, and financial activities; ensuring AUDA accounting activities are conducted in accordance with university policies, accounting principles, organizational requirements, and internal controls; working with Patient Financial Management and clinical revenue-cycle teams to evaluate and support business processes, procedures, and internal controls affecting AUDA clinical revenue, collections, receivables, adjustments, refunds, and financial activity; coordinating audit activities; serving as resource for accounting and financial matters related to AUDA audits, reviews, internal controls, and financial reporting; identifying accounting, financial, and operational risks affecting AUDA financial accounting and reporting; developing and maintaining AUDA accounting policies, procedures, and documentation supporting consistent financial practices, segregation of duties, accurate financial reporting, and organizational continuity; managing and monitoring financial systems, accounting processes, and reporting tools used to record and report AUDA financial activity; ensuring financial information is accurately recorded and appropriately reconciled among accounting systems, banking records, clinical revenue-cycle information, management reports, and other financial data sources; developing and maintaining accounting schedules, reports, templates, and analytical tools necessary to support accurate financial reporting and effective management decision-making; preparing and presenting training to appropriate DCG and AUDA staff regarding accounting procedures, financial processes, internal controls, and systems affecting AUDA; and performing all other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field with five years of progressively responsible accounting or financial management experience. Preferred Qualifications include a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline; Certified Public Accountant (CPA); proficient in QuickBooks Online Accounting Software; experience with full-cycle accounting, financial statement preparation, internal controls, audit support, and healthcare revenue-cycle financial processes; experience in academic healthcare, clinical administration, healthcare finance, faculty practice, or another complex operating environment; working knowledge of Augusta University policies, procedures, and applicable financial systems; strong accounting, financial management, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present complex financial information clearly and collaborate across accounting, budgeting, revenue-cycle, and business operations functions.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, financial reporting, internal controls, budgeting, fiscal administration, regulatory compliance, and clinical revenue-related financial processes; strong accounting and financial management skills, including preparation and analysis of financial statements, reconciliations, budgets, forecasts, and complex financial reports; expertise in Microsoft Excel and Word; strong problem-solving, organizational, prioritization, and communication skills.

Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required) Pay Band: B15 Salary: Minimum $82,800/annual - Midpoint: $105,600/annual Salary Minimum (Min-Mid or list up to the budgeted amount which should not be more than the midpoint) Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position Recruitment Period: 10/20/2026-Until Filled Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage. Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle. For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation. All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

This position will require the acquisition of a P-Card and/or handle cash, credit or other sensitive information and will require a satisfactory Consumer Credit check as a condition of employment.

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success." Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Augusta University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Consider applying with us today! Applicants are encouraged to tailor their resumes to the position of interest by clearly highlighting relevant work experience and skills gained from previous employment. Resumes should reflect how your background aligns with the qualifications and responsibilities of the role. Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee If you need further assistance, please contact us at View phone number on click.appcast.io