Accounting Manager

Description

Come Smile with Us!

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.

Learn why Sherry enjoys working on the Finance team.

Why Delta Dental of Iowa?

For your smile. For your health. For your community.

At Delta Dental of Iowa, we’re more than just a dental and vision insurance company. Improving health and wellness is at the center of everything we do. As a not-for-profit, we aim to build stronger communities by investing in actions that promote and improve health. Delta Dental of Iowa invests 40% of our dollars directly back into the communities we serve.

Come see why we are passionate about "Bringing Smiles" to our customers. 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." Together, we can make a difference – not only in Iowa but across the country.

Essential Functions and Accountabilities

• 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.

Requirements

Required

1. Bachelors Degree in Accounting.
2. 5+ years of related experience in Accounting, including financial reporting, general accounting and budgeting.
3. Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting.
4. Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.
5. Strong analytic and communication skills with focus on detail and accuracy.
6. Ability to manage multiple priorities across entities and deadlines.

Preferred

1. CPA certificate.
2. Insurance industry experience.

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.