Staff Accountant
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What will your day look like?
You will be responsible for preparing analyses and reconciliations of multiple accounts within the general ledger, assisting with month end close, and serving as the Single Point of Contact for supporting the accounting activities related to processing transactions. Work involves collaborating with internal customers to address and resolve reconciliation matters and to provide detailed support to management on projects, identify accounting efficiencies, implement process changes, owning the accounts payable and expense report process, and to know and understand responsibilities of other team members. Resources to do the job require reliance on an understanding of the Credit Union's processes and procedures, the ability to analyze and clearly explain financial information, and the ability to problem-solve and identify process improvement opportunities. General supervision is provided by the Supervisor of Accounting.
Responsibilities
Do you see yourself doing this?
- Reconcile assigned Balance Sheet accounts to subsidiary ledgers
- Ensure substantive detailed documentation is provided for reconciling items in accordance with internal policy and complete reconciliation timely
- Prepare necessary journal entries for reconciling items within accounts
- Support month end process by ensuring timely completion of assigned responsibilities and clearing of open items
- Work collaboratively with various business partners, including third-party vendors, to resolve outstanding issues
- Assume responsibility for effectively researching, tracking, and resolving accounting or documentation problems and discrepancies
- Support accounting processes with third parties or third-party systems including but not limited to completion of daily balancing and reconciliation/posting of data from separate systems
- Support AFR team and Finance Group in execution of responsibilities through proactive response to requests and completion of required activities for month-end close, and verification of investment transactions in accordance with policy
- Provide back-up support to immediate team members
- Support audit activities of the regulators, internal and external auditors by providing schedules and answering questions Process various member related transactions such as stop payments for official checks, foreign checks, GL deposits, etc.
- Interact with internal business partners regarding proper procedures for stop payments, foreign checks, official checks and other transactions
- Process vendor invoices for payment including completing input, matching information to purchase orders, ensuring routing for appropriate approval
- Ensure that automated vendor invoices are processed in a timely and accurate manner
- Vendor record administration including W-9 management per IRS regulation and Credit Union policy
- Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of employee expense reimbursement and corporate card payments
- Maintain working relationships through effective communication with all internal and external customers
- Identify and facilitate efforts to enhance and improve functional processes and procedures
- Work efficiently and productively with others on outstanding reconciliation issues and ad-hoc projects
Qualifications
What makes you a great fit?
You'll be a great fit if in addition to the completion of a Bachelor's degree in accounting and minimum 2 years relevant accounting experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience, required, and you have:
- Financial institution experience preferred
- Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, required
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and deal with heavy volume period with tight time parameters
- Must have the ability to adhere to set deadlines and communicate with various levels of the organization
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to the highest level of quality and output
- Ability to identify and discuss issues and present workable solutions in a simple, meaningful manner
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization
- Detail-orientation and solid organizational skills
- Must be focused and process oriented
- Must demonstrate a professional demeanor, ability to work independently and also collaborate in a group setting
When you're happy, we're happy!
As a thank you for joining our team, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive medical, dental, and free vision benefits
- Competitive compensation plan
- Contributions towards gym memberships
- Generous PTO and banking holidays off
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