Senior Accountant

Position Title:      Senior Accountant

Reporting To:       Director of Accounting

Location:              Chicago, IL

Company:            Premier Dentist Partners

Company Overview

Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP") is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1-5M of EBITDA).  We look for investments where we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams that will lead to substantial value creation over a long-term investment horizon. TDP’s track record of building high-growth and lower risk companies is driven by a buy & build investment strategy, that is based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners.  TDP works in collaboration with executive leaders utilizing an investment thesis driven process designed to build companies with a differentiated customer value proposition. TDP invests in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors, focusing on high-quality founder owned businesses that we can grow with our high probability of success process.  TDP companies have completed over 1,000 partnerships, have grown to over $4 billion of enterprise value, and TDP has over $1.4 billion of capital under management.  For more information, please visit www.TDPfund.com 

Premier Dentist Partners (PDP) is a Dental Support Organization (DSO) that assists dental practices with non-clinical challenges and provides industry proven business support services. Our affiliated dentists live a higher quality lifestyle with more time focused on patients and less on administrative burden. Our mission is to improve the lives of our dentists, staff and patients by providing leading non-clinical business support services in a collaborative environment. As part of our commitment, we help our affiliated dentists to collectively achieve attractive business economies of scale resulting in improved efficiency and profitability while lowering operational risks. Our experienced Support Center team assists dentists with management of non-clinical staffing and human resources, finance and payroll administration, marketing, payor relations, supplies and capital equipment procurement, as well as information systems. With experience and dedicated support from professional management, dental offices are free to focus their attention on providing patient care. Premier Dentist Partners offers practice owners an alternative to the traditional practice transition model. Our affiliation program offers practice owners the opportunity to partner with a highly collaborative and experienced DSO Team. For more information, please visit https://premierdentistpartners.com/.

Position Overview:

We are currently seeking a Senior Accountant to join our high-growth and fast-paced DSO. This position will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting for all locations. Responsibilities include completing activities related to general ledger; accounting reconciliations and analysis within Company set deadlines; understanding and following accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial information. As the business grows, additional responsibilities will be added.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly close procedures including the preparation of recurring month-end journal entries and adjustments in accordance with GAAP
• Prepare journal entries, as well as monthly and quarterly account reconciliations and financial analysis
• Compile month end reporting deliverables and key month end reporting metrics as well as quarterly and yearly footnote support
• Assist with reconciling and analyzing various balance sheet accounts including identification and explanation of variances
• Handle special projects and provide back-up support as needed for finance/accounting team
• Interact with other departments and external auditors; provide clarification and accounting support
• Drive process improvement and identify opportunities for efficiencies
• Preparation of ad hoc reports and analyses, as required
• Assist Director of Accounting and / or CFO with special projects as needed

Requirements:

• Accounting Degree or related field of study preferred /equivalent professional experience
• 3-5+ years accounting experience in a multi- location environment
• Demonstrate sense of urgency and works well under pressure
• Experience in problem solving and data validation
• Sharp attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, adapt to and operate in a fast-paced, changing environment with proficiency
• Ability to adapt to emerging technologies and processing data in multiple systems/platforms
• Prompt and professional verbal and written communication skills with a customer service attitude and being able to communicate effectively with vendors and employees at all levels of the organization
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint and automated accounting system
• Willing and able to commute to office downtown Chicago three days a week.

Compensation:

Highly competitive compensation consisting of base salary and performance bonus.