Accounting and Budget Manager-Dentistry Business Office
Memphis, TN - USA
Job Summary
Market Range: 13
Hiring Range: $5566.40 - $7792.95/Monthly
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:The Account and Budget Manager oversees comprehensive financial operations for the College of Dentistry including budgeting reporting accounting grants and compliance under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration. This role blends strategic planning with hands-on financial management across academic units dental clinics and auxiliary services.
Responsibilities
- Builds on the annual and multi-year budget development process for all college units including dental clinics graduate programs and auxiliary operations.
- Partners with department chairs clinic directors and the Sponsored Programs Office to gather historical financial data forecast enrollment patient volumes and grant commitments.
- Oversees preparation analysis and distribution of monthly quarterly and annual financial statements for all dental clinics academic units and restricted accounts.
- Generates detailed income/expense and revenue/production reports using AxiUm and Bannerincorporating patient ledger data faculty extraservice pays and grant burn ratesto inform clinic operations and academic planning.
- Supervises daily accounting operations: general ledger maintenance journal entry approvals bank and credit-card reconciliations and cashiering oversight.
- Negotiates budget revisions and carry-forward requests with university finance; secures approvals for mid-year reallocations or new clinic site funding.
- Develops and maintains interactive dashboards (Power BI/Cognos) tracking key metrics: revenue per clinic operator cost per procedure accounts receivable aging and budget utilization.
- Oversees payroll cycle activities faculty extra service pay in AxiUm and staff payroll reconciliation; ensures compliance with payroll policies and grant costshare requirements.
- Collaborates with faculty and Sponsored Programs to design grant budgets justifications and costsharing schedules in compliance with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) NIH HRSA and university policy.
- Drafts reviews and updates college-level financial policies and standard operating procedures including billing and revenue cycle protocols cashiering procedures and travel and payroll guidelines.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE:Four (4) years ofexperience in financial management accounting or budget administration; ORa combination of education and experience to equal eight (8) years.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of fund accounting GAAP federal grant regulations and university financial policies.
- Skill in financial modelling variance analysis and executivelevel presentation of complex data.
- Ability to design and implement internal controls over cash handling revenue cycle and compliance processes.
- Ability to lead coach and develop cross-functional teams including Sr. Fee Control Clerks Admitting Clerks Accounting Assistants and Reconciliation Specialists.
- Knowledge of dental clinic operations patient billing workflows and AxiUm software.
- Skill in leveraging ERP and BI tools (Oracle Financials Banner Cognos Power BI) to create interactive dashboards and reports.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
The University of Tennessee System serves all 95 counties and improves lives statewide through the work of five campuses and two institutes.