GL Accountant

Pennant Services, Inc.; Eagle (ID); On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Learning Management System courses

Free e-courses and training sessions

Job summary

Pennant Services, Inc. is seeking a talented GL Accountant to play a key role in our growing healthcare services network across the United States. The role supports month-end close, balance sheet analysis for multiple locations, and GAAP-compliant reporting.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s in accounting or finance and 1–2+ years of experience. Strong Excel and Sage Intacct experience are preferred, with ability to work under peak-period pressure.

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Strong analytical and technical accounting skills.
• Strong Excel skills; Sage Intacct experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Close the general ledger month-end for 10–12 locations.
• Prepare general ledger entries to ensure accuracy for month-end close.
• Generate and review operating statements and analyze variances.
• Review vendor invoices for accuracy and accruals.
• Ensure GAAP-compliant reporting and assist auditors as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

About the Opportunity

Pennant Services, Inc. seeks a talented and energetic GL Accountant. This candidate will play a key role in our growing company, as it serves the needs of our rapidly expanding heath care services client base across the United States. Qualified candidates must have a degree in accounting or finance. The General Ledger Accountant will have a variety of routine and non-routine accounting functions with significant responsibility for the month-end close process and balance sheet review and analysis for numerous locations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the general ledger month-end close of 10-12 locations.
• Prepare general ledger entries as needed to ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial results for month-end close.
• Generate and review operating statements, compare actual results to historical trends and investigate and explain variances; analyze key accounts.
• Review vendor invoices for accuracy, appropriate coding and accrue when necessary.
• Ensure deadlines for month-end close and financial reporting requirements are met and all accounting and reporting activities are performed in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation of selected asset and liability accounts for accuracy.
• Responsible for compiling all supporting documentation for balances in these accounts.
• Provide support to internal and external auditors as required.

Qualifications

Qualifications Minimum Requirements 1-2+ years of relevant experience in an accounting function is required Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance Strong analytical and technical accounting skills are necessary for success in this role. Strong Excel skills preferred. Sage Intacct experience preferred. Must be a strong team player and leader, highly motivated and able to work under pressure during peak periods Able to work some off-hours necessary to complete the close process.

• Strong analytical and technical accounting skills are necessary for success in this role.
• Strong Excel skills preferred.
• Sage Intacct experience preferred.
• Must be a strong team player and leader, highly motivated and able to work under pressure during peak periods.
• Able to work some off-hours necessary to complete the close process.

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employees’ needs. From a choice of medical, dental and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match and various other features, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in great work, and we celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments both locally and companywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition to recognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars. Compensation: Based on experience. Type: Full Time Location: Pennant Service Center Eagle, ID

Why Join Us

At Pennant Services, we don’t just manage—we lead like owners. Our unique culture is built around empowerment, accountability, and growth. We invest in people who are ready to build and own their impact.

• Opportunity for stock ownership
• Empowered, flat leadership model supported by centralized resources
• A work-life balance that supports personal well-being
• Full benefits package: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match
• Generous PTO, holidays, and professional development
• A culture built around our core values—CAPLICO: Customer Second Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Celebrate Ownership

About Pennant Pennant Services supports over 180 home health, hospice, senior living, and home care agencies across 14 states.

About the Employer

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. Pennant Group is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant now operate more than 250 senior living, home health, hospice, and home care operations across 16 states and we are growing! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the "Service Center," a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies. More information about Pennant is available at https://pennantgroup.com/.

Company Culture

Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources – our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, CAPLICO: Customer Second Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Celebrate Ownership By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters excellence both personally and professionally and promotes development that leads to continued success.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.