Accounting Assistant

Description

Barry Isett & Associates (Isett) is an employee-owned multi-discipline engineering/consulting firm headquartered in Allentown, PA, with additional offices throughout eastern and central PA. Isett associates get the opportunity to perform meaningful work that helps enrich our community each and every day. Our company is a values-based organization which has been recognized for its award-winning culture through several regional and statewide programs:

• Best Places to Work in PA (annually since 2019)
• The Morning Call’s Top Workplaces (annually, since 2013)
• Empowering Women Award by Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business (2023 & 2024)
• Philadelphia Inquirer’s Top Workplaces (2023 & 2024)
• Corporate Citizen of the Year (by the Lehigh Valley Business Journal)
• The Societas Award for Responsible Corporate Conduct (for Ethics).
  
  

Benefits

• Career advancement and continuing education opportunities
• Employee engagement events and parties
• Work-life balance & flexible working schedules
• Paid vacation/holiday/sick time
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances
• Discounted and/or free Isett wear
• Parental leave
• 401k/Roth match
  
  

As a multi-discipline firm, Isett provides a full range of engineering and consulting services, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, environmental, geotechnical, and municipal engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, code enforcement, plan review, construction management, construction materials testing, and grant writing services to clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region

Isett is seeking a dedicated and organized Accounting Assistant to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented individual with strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue invoices, enter cash receipts, and assist with fee collection from clients.
• Enter proposals, timesheets, projects, expense reports, petty cash, and accounts payable into accounting systems.
• File and retrieve accounting records as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality of private matters.
• Take on special projects as assigned.
• Foster regular and effective communication within the organization.
• Provide support to the accounting department by assisting with a variety of accounting functions when needed.
• Identify potential business opportunities and relay information to appropriate colleagues.
  
  

Requirements

• High school diploma required; additional education/business courses preferred.
• Must be computer literate and fully understand the Isett accounting system.
• Proficient in Excel and Word.
• Ability to work as part of a team, have good communication skills, and respond to the needs of several coworkers at once.
• Valid driver's license required for occasional travel to client sites and deliveries.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), nation origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family medical history).

Please no third-party recruiters.