Assistant Controller

Description

Aria Care Partners is the national leader in providing onsite dental, vision, hearing, and podiatry care to over 3500 long‑term care and skilled nursing facilities across 25 states. Aria Care Partners believes that our clinicians should be able to focus on providing the best, most comprehensive care for their patients. Our clinicians visit different skilled nursing communities daily, bringing life‑affirming care to an underserved population.

Our business model, innovation, customer support and teamwork deliver an unparalleled customer experience, resulting in a customer satisfaction rating of over 98%. Executing this strategic philosophy resulted in rapid company growth with revenue increases of 25%‑30% annually over the last 4 years, nearly doubling the size of the company.

Company values include caring fully for our customers and fellow employees, striving for excellence and continuous improvement, and excelling through the power of teamwork and collaboration. At Aria Care Partners, our mission is to enrich the quality of life for every resident with passion and compassion.

This is a full‑time, hybrid position based at our main office in Overland Park, KS. You will be responsible for month‑end close for multiple companies, preparing financial statements, reviewing/approving JE’s, balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis as needed. You’ll lead the annual financial audit and other audits throughout the year, as well as the day‑to‑day activities of our accounting department.

• Review and analyze revenue, cash receipts, and receivable adjustments in the reporting system, ensuring that revenue and receivables balance/reconcile between the AR and reporting systems.
• Lead month‑end close for multiple entities.
• Oversee the day‑to‑day accounting functions and process improvement initiatives for: general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, tax compliance, and various special analysis as needed.
• Ensure compliance with our company policies and procedures and implementation of identified enhancements.
• Ensure all invoices are processed and paid timely including payments made through online bill pay.
• Ensure all TPA reporting is done timely and TPA processes run smoothly.
• Process monthly TPA payments as needed.
• Oversee the unclaimed property process.
• Oversee the credit card program.
• Lead and assist in tax work papers as needed for tax preparers.
• Ensure vendor files are maintained and coordinate the timely completion and filing of year‑end 1099’s.
• Lead financial and other audits scheduled throughout the year.
• Lead the preparations of quarterly and annual statutory financial statements to be filed with the NAIC.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or relevant experience
• 5 - 7 years of progressive accounting or related experience

• Excellent attention to detail.
• High level of trust.
• Microsoft Excel – high level – able to write moderately complex formulas, analyze and manipulate large amounts of data. Ability to identify process enhancements through use of excel and other tools.
• Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely and proactive manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Customer service—the individual manages difficult client/customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance and meets commitments.
• Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently for themselves and the team.
• Quality control/Attention to detail—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
• Quantity—meets productivity standards and completes work in a timely manner.
• Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on…