Description and Requirements Healthfirst’s 2025 Summer Trailblazer Internship is a 10-week paid program beginning on June 2, 2025. This is an immersive and interactive learning experience, that lays a foundation for continued leadership development. Interns do impactful work, collaborating with other interns, employees, and business leaders to solve current business problems and deliver solutions. Who We Are: For nearly 30 years, Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare model—where hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomes—because our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system. Position Summary: The General Ledger intern in Healthfirst's Finance Department is primarily responsible for working with Staff Accountants to record and reconcile all revenue and expenses by correct dimensions for reporting and financial analyses.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Back up personnel to record monthly adjustments for revenue and expenses  Assist in reconciling the balance sheet ledger accounts related to revenue and expenses  Research and create manual adjustment reclasses to update/correct dimensions/characteristics of the financial data in balance sheet accounts  Review existing and create job aids for operations in the General Ledger function e.g. how to review an entry or how to perform an account reconciliation  Additional duties as assigned 

Minimum Requirements: 

Undergraduate students at an accredited institution; enrolled in accounting or finance program Proficiency in Excel - i.e., pivot tables and v-lookups Will not require sponsorship for employment  Eligible to work in the U.S. Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from an accredited school 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience in using General Ledger Financial or Accounting software (Workday, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Great Plains, Peachtree) Proficiency in analyzing big data Experience in performing financial reconciliation of reported data to the company general ledger. Understanding of Medicaid and Medicare programs. 

Hiring Range*:

Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $39,208 - $52,000

All Other Locations (within approved locations): $34,091 - $49,920

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.