Staff Accountant

Innovatelab; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 121,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Benefits package

Job summary

InnovateLab in Allentown is seeking a Staff Accountant who can turn raw finance data into a board-ready narrative. This role emphasizes ownership of the close process, payroll, and forecasting, with a salary range of $121,000 to $176,000 and mentorship opportunities.

You will reconcile equity rollforwards, streamline month-end close, mentor junior staff, and collaborate across functions to improve forecasting accuracy, all while contributing to a transparent, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Active listening with the ability to make others feel heard.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Audit sampling expertise in a fast-paced finance environment.
• Calm under pressure to deliver difficult news clearly.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile equity rollforwards to maintain an accurate cap table.
• Trim days off the AP cycle without disrupting vendors.
• Process payroll, expense reports, and vendor payments accurately.
• Forecast headcount costs and work with HR on compensation planning.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time.
• Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Audit travel and entertainment spend and maintain controls.

Skills

Active listening

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Audit sampling

Communication under pressure

Job description

If you can turn raw finance data into a board-ready narrative, InnovateLab has a Staff Accountant chair waiting in Allentown. What makes this InnovateLab role different is the ownership; the $121,000 - $176,000 and internship hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile equity rollforwards so the cap table never argues with the books
• Trim days off the AP cycle without straining a single vendor
• Process payroll, expense reports, and vendor payments accurately
• Forecast headcount costs and partner with HR on compensation planning
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time
• Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without becoming the bad guy

What You'll Bring

• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Strong working knowledge of Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Demonstrated Audit Sampling expertise in a fast-moving finance environment
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

InnovateLab is the plainspoken Allentown company that turned a niche finance obsession into something the whole PA now uses. Inclusion isn't a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.

At $121,000 - $176,000, with mentorship and a benefits suite to match, this Staff Accountant seat at InnovateLab is built for people who want to rise.