May 31, 2026
Accountant 2 - Gracedale Nursing Home
- County of Northampton
- Nazareth, PA 18064, USA
- $60,261 yearly
Job Description
Application Requirements
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must successfully submit a completed application prior to the posting deadline. Applications submitted with incomplete or missing education and/or work experience sections will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed. These applicants will be disqualified from consideration. The attachment of a resume to the application does not fulfill this requirement and will not prevent incomplete applications from being rejected. Education and work experience fields must be completed, regardless of the presence of an attached resume.
Once the posting closes, all applications will be reviewed. The information provided on the application will be utilized to determine whether or not each applicant meets the Minimum Requirements for this position as noted in the Job Description. We encourage all applicants to provide a comprehensive, concise history of their education, certification, licensing, and employment history. Please read the Minimum Requirements thoroughly and then demonstrate that you meet these requirements on your application.
For questions regarding this posting, please contact Sherry Christman, Human Resources Analyst at schristman@norcopa.gov or 610-829-6382.
Equal Employment Opportunities – It is the policy of Northampton County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or any other status protected by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state, federal, or local law.
Job Description
GENERAL PURPOSE
The Accountant 2 position at Gracedale Nursing Home maintains accounting, budgeting and related financial systems and develops, implements, analyzes, and reports accounting and fiscal records for assigned programs or funds.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to the Gracedale Lead Accountant.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
This position may exercise limited oversight over lower-level accounting staff by assigning tasks, reviewing completed tasks, training, and orientation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
Maintains, or oversees the maintenance of, general ledgers, accounts, and systems, ensuring compliance with law, regulations, requirements, and established accounting control procedures.
Reviews resident trust account batches to ensure accuracy.
Reconciles accounts. Makes recommendations for approval of payroll, vendor, and other payments.
Performs monthly soft close and determines revenue to be recorded through use of the billing system. Maintains accurate accounts receivable balance. Assists in preparation of monthly financial reports.
Develops processes to ensure internal controls. Provides documentation and other support necessary for yearly audits.
Records and reconciles all capital additions for Gracedale fixed assets and presents needed reports for state reporting.
Works with Lead Accountant and other departments to determine their capital expectations and ensure adequate allocations are made within the budget to accommodate those needs.
Develops internal forms and procedures for use in budget development and administration. Reviews budget submissions from operating offices for changes to base data. Analyzes same for conformance to instructions, completeness of information, explanation, justification, etc.
Assists Lead Accountant with administering budget, comparing rate of expenditure against projection. Notifies operating offices and/or higher-level fiscal personnel of such findings, spending trends, and other relevant issues.
Advises personnel of means to more effectively record, control, and report accounts, budget, and other fiscal activities.
Extracts, extrapolates, analyzes, and develops accounting and financial data for use in budget, support, and other planning and reporting activities. Performs cost analyses of programs accomplished and services provided.
Prepares reports for internal use and submission to other County and/or Court offices, and State and Federal or other relevant agencies, including financial management analysis. Researches and summarizes support case histories, auditing payments made against court orders and approved schedules, and issues reports of same. Analyzes income, tax returns and related information to determine support liability payment levels and schedules. Reconciles support and other accounts.
May oversee work of lower-level accounting positions. Reviews transactions of those personnel, ensuring completeness and accuracy of work and provides advice and assistance on general working methods as well as specific tasks. Keeps higher level personnel informed of difficult and/or unusual problems encountered.
May participate in interviewing and selecting, or recommending selection, of such personnel. Provides input on performance appraisals. Approves leave requests. Recommends disciplines and carries out other personnel management functions in the absence of the Lead Accountant.
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE - Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester credit hours in professional accounting courses; AND
At least three (3) years of full-time professional work experience in accounting demonstrating the principles, practices, and standards of financial management and reporting methods, techniques, and standards; AND
Governmental accounting experience is preferred.
All employees of Gracedale Nursing Home will be required to attend Feeding Program training.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of accounting methods, techniques, and requirements governing governmental financial systems.
Thorough knowledge of accounting goals, objectives, principles, and practices pertaining to budget development and administration, if required by work assignment.
Knowledge of Federal and State accounting procedures and reporting requirements governing participation in governmental grants-in-aid, reimbursement, and other fiscal programs.
Knowledge of financial management and reporting methods, techniques, and standards.
Skill in preparing statistical, accounting, and financial statements.
Ability to operate a personal computer to enter information into and secure information from established data processing, spreadsheet, word processing, database, and graphics programs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, officials in operating offices, and others involved in accounting and budget work.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Telephone, personal computer (including word processing and spreadsheet software), calculator, writing implements, fax machine, copy machine, and paper shredder.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work in different work site locations.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application, rating of education and experience, interview, and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
FLSA STATUS: FLSA EXEMPT (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)
DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE
PAY GRADE: CS/GR25
UNION STATUS: NON-UNION
Updated May 2026
The Accountant 2 position at Gracedale Nursing Home maintains accounting, budgeting and related financial systems and develops, implements, analyzes, and reports accounting and fiscal records for assigned programs or funds.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to the Gracedale Lead Accountant.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
This position may exercise limited oversight over lower-level accounting staff by assigning tasks, reviewing completed tasks, training, and orientation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION
Maintains, or oversees the maintenance of, general ledgers, accounts, and systems, ensuring compliance with law, regulations, requirements, and established accounting control procedures.
Reviews resident trust account batches to ensure accuracy.
Reconciles accounts. Makes recommendations for approval of payroll, vendor, and other payments.
Performs monthly soft close and determines revenue to be recorded through use of the billing system. Maintains accurate accounts receivable balance. Assists in preparation of monthly financial reports.
Develops processes to ensure internal controls. Provides documentation and other support necessary for yearly audits.
Records and reconciles all capital additions for Gracedale fixed assets and presents needed reports for state reporting.
Works with Lead Accountant and other departments to determine their capital expectations and ensure adequate allocations are made within the budget to accommodate those needs.
Develops internal forms and procedures for use in budget development and administration. Reviews budget submissions from operating offices for changes to base data. Analyzes same for conformance to instructions, completeness of information, explanation, justification, etc.
Assists Lead Accountant with administering budget, comparing rate of expenditure against projection. Notifies operating offices and/or higher-level fiscal personnel of such findings, spending trends, and other relevant issues.
Advises personnel of means to more effectively record, control, and report accounts, budget, and other fiscal activities.
Extracts, extrapolates, analyzes, and develops accounting and financial data for use in budget, support, and other planning and reporting activities. Performs cost analyses of programs accomplished and services provided.
Prepares reports for internal use and submission to other County and/or Court offices, and State and Federal or other relevant agencies, including financial management analysis. Researches and summarizes support case histories, auditing payments made against court orders and approved schedules, and issues reports of same. Analyzes income, tax returns and related information to determine support liability payment levels and schedules. Reconciles support and other accounts.
May oversee work of lower-level accounting positions. Reviews transactions of those personnel, ensuring completeness and accuracy of work and provides advice and assistance on general working methods as well as specific tasks. Keeps higher level personnel informed of difficult and/or unusual problems encountered.
May participate in interviewing and selecting, or recommending selection, of such personnel. Provides input on performance appraisals. Approves leave requests. Recommends disciplines and carries out other personnel management functions in the absence of the Lead Accountant.
- An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description. Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE - Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester credit hours in professional accounting courses; AND
At least three (3) years of full-time professional work experience in accounting demonstrating the principles, practices, and standards of financial management and reporting methods, techniques, and standards; AND
Governmental accounting experience is preferred.
All employees of Gracedale Nursing Home will be required to attend Feeding Program training.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of accounting methods, techniques, and requirements governing governmental financial systems.
Thorough knowledge of accounting goals, objectives, principles, and practices pertaining to budget development and administration, if required by work assignment.
Knowledge of Federal and State accounting procedures and reporting requirements governing participation in governmental grants-in-aid, reimbursement, and other fiscal programs.
Knowledge of financial management and reporting methods, techniques, and standards.
Skill in preparing statistical, accounting, and financial statements.
Ability to operate a personal computer to enter information into and secure information from established data processing, spreadsheet, word processing, database, and graphics programs.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, officials in operating offices, and others involved in accounting and budget work.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English to perform the duties of this position.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Telephone, personal computer (including word processing and spreadsheet software), calculator, writing implements, fax machine, copy machine, and paper shredder.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work in different work site locations.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Formal application, rating of education and experience, interview, and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
FLSA STATUS: FLSA EXEMPT (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)
DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE
PAY GRADE: CS/GR25
UNION STATUS: NON-UNION
Updated May 2026
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