About the Company
For the past twenty years, IDOC has remained committed to the success of independent optometrists, and today has emerged as a leading alliance of private optometric practice owners in the United States. Founded by an optometrist with first-hand knowledge of private practice ownership, IDOC empowers independent owners to live the practice of their dreams. IDOC’s core value of “people first, always” and focus on innovation offers a significant competitive advantage to our membership of over 3,000 optometrists - enabling them to embrace change, seize opportunity, and position their practices for long-term success. IDOC serves its members through expert guidance from industry-admired consultants, metric-based business analytics, personal account management, member-exclusive vendor discounts and rebates, continuing education opportunities and national, regional, and local peer networking events.
We are proud to be a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company! Check out what our employees say makes working here so great: https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7025633.
Role Summary
The Accountant will provide support to the Finance and Accounting organization at IDOC, which includes managing the payroll process, preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, preparing reports, managing incoming payments on behalf of IDOC, and assisting with interim and annual audit requirements. This position will require excellent judgment, meticulous attention to details, strong problem-solving skills and Excel functions/formulas. The person in this role may be asked to deliver under tight deadlines and must demonstrate agility and creative solution-finding in a highly productive, exciting, and dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Process payroll for multiple entities
- Assist in reconciling payroll accounts along with required journal entries
- Support monthly close, including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and other reporting
- Reconcile general ledger and bank accounts
- Process accounts receivable billing
- Prepare invoices and post payments to customers’ accounts
- Prepare reports and follow up on delinquent accounts
- Support vendor data uploads into internal database and related reconciliations and follow ups
- Assist in process and technology improvements and initiatives
- Maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures
- Other jobs & duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Accounting
- 3-5 years experience in Accounting
- Sound understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
- Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
- Detail oriented
- Highly analytical and strong data gathering skills
- Competency with Accounting and Financial Reporting & Analysis software packages
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines consistently
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment