Accounting Manager

Description

Join Delta Dental of Iowa as our Accounting Manager
, where you will lead key processes, strengthen controls, and deliver insights that help power our purpose‑driven mission. You will oversee financial reporting, ensure compliance with GAAP and statutory requirements, and support team development across Delta Dental of Iowa and affiliated companies. This role provides financial leadership through strong controls, analytical expertise, and effective team management—ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial results.

Our team enjoys competitive pay and benefits, an awesome "One Team" approach, and a company culture that fosters "Exceptional Quality Service" and "Leadership at All Levels".

• Manage and oversee core accounting processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and month‑end and year‑end close activities.
• Provide oversight to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with GAAP and Statutory accounting standards, control systems and documented policies and procedures.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor schedules for financial processes, including close cycles, budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning.
• Oversee timely and accurate preparation and review of required financial reporting including financial statements, regulatory and statutory filings.
• Provide financial analysis across all companies to support leadership decision‑making.
• Ensure compliance with local state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings, including but not limited to premium taxes, for profit and nonprofit federal income taxes and 1099’s.
• Lead budget development, forecasting, and three‑year financial planning processes for Delta Dental and affiliated companies.
• Responsible for the cost allocation methodologies, ensuring consistent application.
• Coordinate preparation and support of financial audits, including annual external audit, insurance division audits and others.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness across accounting and financial reporting activities.
• Provide people leadership through coaching, development, and performance management of the accounting team. Strive to promote best practices, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Foster employee engagement and model the organizations core values and culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Delta Dental of Iowa is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. It is also the policy of Delta Dental of Iowa to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or protected veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.