Staff Accountant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at OraSure Technologies

Support accurate and timely financial reporting by preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, maintaining fixed asset and close workpapers, and supporting accounting operations across multiple legal entities. This role partners with Finance and business stakeholders to resolve accounting issues, maintain effective internal controls, and provide complete, audit-ready documentation.

• Prepare and post daily, recurring, and month-end journal entries with complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, lead sheets, and close workpapers; investigate and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Support accrual accounting, including legal, professional services, commissions, payroll, travel and expense, and other operating accruals; coordinate with business owners to validate estimates and true-ups.
• Perform bank, credit card, and relevant intercompany reconciliations, including preparation of supporting entries and follow-up on exceptions.
• Maintain fixed asset and capital project accounting, including additions, transfers, assets under construction, depreciation, physical verification, disposals, impairments, and supporting schedules.
• Support accounting for multiple legal entities and business units, including intercompany charges, management fees, foreign-currency transactions, and entity-specific close requirements.
• Prepare or support payroll, pension, benefits, and related account reconciliations and journal entries, including coordination of cross-entity postings when required.
• Administer assigned travel and expense processes in Concur, including employee and master-data updates, company card and expense processing support, month-end accruals, and user issue resolution.
• Coordinate quarterly communications and data collection for invoices, expenses, and accruals, and follow up with stakeholders to help ensure completeness of the close.
• Support internal and external audits, statutory reporting, tax compliance, insurance renewals, and other requests by compiling schedules, documentation, and explanations.
• Assist with process improvements, system implementations, and integration activities involving SAP, Concur, and other finance tools; document procedures and support cross-training.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Financial Reporting, Operations, Legal, Human Resources, Sales, and other business partners to research and resolve accounting matters.
• Perform other general accounting duties and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting support.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to create, maintain, and analyze complex spreadsheets; proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Experience with enterprise accounting and expense systems; SAP and Concur experience strongly preferred. Experience with QuickBooks or similar accounting software is beneficial.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet close deadlines, and maintain accurate supporting documentation.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with colleagues across functions and geographies.
• A reliable, high-speed internet connection is required for effective communication and remote work, when applicable.