Staff Accountant

Plum Dental is a dental partnership organization (DPO) owned by its founder and partner dentists. With over 20 locations in RI and eastern CT, the group provides comprehensive and compassionate general, specialty and cosmetic dental care to over 50,000 patients annually. Plum's model is centered around our dentist partners, empowering them to do what they are passionate about – practice quality dentistry and prioritize patient care. Our trusted and experienced support team enables our affiliated dentists to achieve their clinical, professional, and financial aspirations without the administrative burdens of managing a dental practice. Plum’s deep commitment to every employee includes investments in continuing education, training, and the latest clinical and information technology. Each office is unique and combines the environment, personnel, and administrative support to run productive, successful, patient-focused practices. The Plum family is always looking for ethical and hardworking dentist partners and practice team members whose vision aligns with ours. To learn more about Plum or to apply to join us on our journey, please visit plumdental.com The Opportunity Opportunity to join a small, young team of entrepreneurial-minded people that are trying to think differently about providing dental care to patients and about creating a long-term home for good dentists that align with our values. The Staff Accountant will serve as a key member of a small finance and accounting team and responsible for ensuring proper processes and controls, assisting in monthly closes, handling expense management, with some AP work. The candidate should be a self-starter, energetic, have an excellent work ethic, and be able to operate independently and with limited direction. They should also have a sense of humor (we all genuinely enjoy working together and like to have a good time while we work) and great interpersonal and communication skills. The Company’s headquarters in Warwick, RI serves as a home base for the accounting and administration team members, while the operations team are usually in the dental practices. Duties and Responsibilities · Assist with the preparation and maintenance of the General Ledger · Ensure accurate and timely posting of journal entries · Bank reconciliations and some treasury management · Support month-end and year-end processes, annual financial audit, tax return preparation, and regulatory audits · Post expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports · Monitor and reconcile prepaid accounts including posting amortizations · Balance Sheet reconciliations · Pay Sales Tax and upkeep appropriate reporting · Review invoices and asses the various payment activities and methods · Make payments to vendors and record in the GL · Cross train with other team members to provide bench strength and ad hoc support · Protects organizations value by keeping information confidential Requirements · Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field · Minimum of 2 years’ experience in accounting o AP experience a plus · Proficiency in accounting and/or AP software o QuickBooks experience a plus · Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to utilize database tools like pivot tables and lookup formulas · Healthcare industry experience a plus · Willingness to embrace technology to solve problems/increase efficiency · Strong organizational, project management, communication, and social skills · Person must possess ambition, confidence, humility, empathy, and be a team player Job Type: Full-time Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance Experience: Accounting: 1 year (Preferred) AP: 1 year (Preferred) Ability to Commute: Warwick, RI 02886 (Required) Work Location: In person