Accountant

Always Compassionate Health; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Always Compassionate Health in Melville, New York, is seeking an experienced Accountant to play a key role in shaping the finance department. This position involves providing critical accounting support and financial analysis, closely working with senior executives.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, strong Excel skills, and experience in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to impact strategic planning while assisting in the financial close process and preparing management reports.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience posting journal entries and accounting support for month-end financials.
• Ability to develop automated reporting and forecasting tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and research accounting transactions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly management reports analyzing trends.
• Assist in the annual financial plan and budgeting process.
• Perform analysis to fulfill due diligence requests.

Skills

Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Experience in a fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Master's degree preferred

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Accountant to join a rapidly growing and highly acquisitive company in the healthcare industry and to have a hand in shaping the finance department as it is being built, while working closely with the agency president and controller, division presidents and other senior executives. This position is responsible for providing accounting support and financial analysis relevant to the strategic planning of the company, as well as delivering ad-hoc analysis projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and research accounting transactions
• Classify bank transactions, expenses and other items
• Responsible for accounting month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close
• Help create and prepare weekly and monthly management reports analyzing trends
• Assist in the preparation of the annual financial plan and budgeting process, including the development of the annual operating budget, workforce planning, and capital budget
• Developing and maintaining automated reporting/forecasting tools
• Create ad-hoc analysis in support of strategic decision making
• Perform analysis to fulfill due diligence requests from potential equity and debt
• Final review of weekly Accounts Payable check runs. Ensure an accurate and timely AP closing process.
• Support the Controller with special/ad hoc projects and workflow process improvements.
• Confirm financial status by monitoring expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports.

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, Masters Degree preferred
• Advanced skills with Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
• Must have extensive experience posting journal entries, accounting support for month-end financials
• Experience in a fast-paced environment; healthcare or technology field preferred
• High attention to detail
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills to develop solutions

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Strong clinical judgment
• Productivity and time management
• Compassion and empathy
• Crisis intervention skills
• Documentation accuracy and compliance
• Accountability and reliability
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships
• Team collaboration
• Adaptability in fast-paced clinical environments
• Ergonomic workspace
• Organized office plan
• Hygienic environment
• Employee empowerment

Always Compassionate Health is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Always Compassionate Health are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, creed, national, social or ethnic origin, political viewpoint, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, protected veteran status, citizenship status when otherwise legally able to work, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.