Accountant

Good Shepherd Penn Partners; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Penn Partners is seeking an experienced accounting professional to handle financial reporting, journal entries, and analysis, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role includes preparing reconciliations, documenting transactions, and assisting in internal controls within a healthcare setting. Strong attention to detail and the ability to interpret regulations are essential.

Collaboration with management and finance staff to provide timely financial information is expected.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Work Experience: 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Licenses / Certifications: None.

Responsibilities

• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account reconciliations by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Documents financial transactions by preparing journal entries and entering account information in electronic spreadsheets and computerized accounting software.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, cash flow, statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, statistics and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing and reconciling documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing, recommending and auditing policies and procedures.
• Guides finance clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Provides financial information to management by preparing journal entries, conducting bank transactions, researching and analyzing accounting data, and preparing financial reports.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • PREPARES ASSET, LIABILITY, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT RECONCILIATIONS
    • By compiling and analyzing account information.
  • DOCUMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
    • By preparing journal entries and entering account information in electronic spreadsheets and computerized accounting software.
  • RECOMMENDS FINANCIAL ACTIONS
    • By analyzing accounting options.
  • SUMMARIZES CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS
    • By collecting information and preparing balance sheet, cash flow, statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, statistics and other reports.
  • SUBSTANTIATES FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
    • By auditing and reconciling documents.
  • MAINTAINS ACCOUNTING CONTROLS
    • By preparing, recommending and auditing policies and procedures.
  • GUIDES FINANCE CLERICAL STAFF
    • By coordinating activities and answering questions.
  • RECONCILES FINANCIAL DISCREPANCIES
    • By collecting and analyzing account information.
  • maintains financial security
    • By following internal controls.
  • ANSWERS ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE QUESTIONS
    • By researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
  • COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FINANCIAL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
    • By studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
  • PREPARES SPECIAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
    • By collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
  • MAINTAINS CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE AND PROTECTS OPERATIONS
    • By keeping financial information confidential.
  • MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
    • By attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications
    • Establishing personal networks
    • Participating in professional societies.
  • CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT
    • By accomplishing related results as needed.
• QUALIFICATIONS:
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    • Education
      • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
    • Work Experience
      • 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a healthcare setting, required
    • Licenses / Certifications
      • None