Account Specialist

. Meet with participants to determine financial goals and assist them in accomplishing those goals .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $19 per hourWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Meet with participants to determine financial goals and assist them in accomplishing those goals
Work closely with participants to develop budgets
Assist participants in becoming financially independent
Complete bookkeeping tasks, including entering budgets, bills, and payments in financial software
Collaboratively document participant progress in the electronic health records system
Travel within the community and to supported sites and MHP offices as needed
Perform other duties as assigned to fulfill MHP's mission

What you’ll need

Minimum of an Associate's degree and two years of related experience or HS diploma and six years of related experience required
2+/6+ years of bookkeeping/accounting experience (including internships or volunteering) depending on highest degree completed
Experience with accounting software and electronic health records is a plus
Experience in behavioral health services or customer service is a plus
Basic computer skills, including desktop computing, e-mail, timesheet management, electronic health records, and accounting software
Patience, tact, and ability to work cooperatively with a wide variety of individuals, including people in addiction and/or mental health recovery
Ability to add and subtract three digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10's and 100's using American money
Depending on assigned territory, valid driver's license
Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before beginning employment, subject to qualifying medical or religious exemptions
Ability to travel within the community, use public transportation, move around inner-city neighborhoods, carry computer equipment, ascend/descend stairs, and travel to supported sites and MHP offices as needed

Comp & perks