Job Title:Staff Accountant
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Supervisor - Accounting
Department: Accounting
Job Code: 4229
Pay Range: $77,500.00 - $85,000.00 Annually
Location:WHAT YOU'LL DO:- Analyze general ledger accounts.
- Monitor and maintain sub-ledgers.
- Reconcile, research, and clear differences.
- Develop process improvements to accounting systems and procedures to mitigate/resolve systemic issues and outages.
- Data entry and recordkeeping.
- Prepare journal entries for the Credit Union.
- Review and research monthly income statement variances.
- Participate in department projects by providing expert advice to management on all items related to their accounting specialization(s).
- Initiating and leading meetings to resolve issues.
- Contributes to the preparation and review of internal financial reports, including Cash Flow, Financial Statements, variance, statistical reporting, and other ad-hoc reporting.
- Formulate, affect, interpret, and implement management policies and procedure practices for all position functions.
- Update procedures in response to changes in operational activities or technological upgrades.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of state and federal laws and regulations related to credit union compliance including bank secrecy act (BSA) and anti-money laundering laws appropriate to the position.
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards, rules, regulations and systems of internal control.
- Preparation of audit work papers/computer spreadsheets for internal auditors.
- Independently formulate budget expectations for accounting specialization(s) in budget preparation, analyzing past performance and anticipating likely future implications.
- Proactively develops and delivers solution recommendations to management.
- Contributes to the preparation and review of external financial reports, including Investments, Financial Statements, variance reports, regulatory reports, Board reports, statistical reporting, peer reporting, and other ad-hoc reporting.
- Increase productivity by developing automated applications, eliminating duplications and coordinating information requirements.
- Perform reviews or validations of Accounting Specialist work prior to, or in lieu of, review by Accounting Supervisor.
- Influences capital project planning.
- Update and maintain computerized accounting models and analyze results through reports, graphs and other analytical tools.
- Develop reports for executive management and the board of directors.
- Create, analyze, review data, supporting spreadsheets, and charts to report the financial performance of the Credit Union.
- Recommend enhancements to analytical modeling tools to further support strategic plans and initiatives.
- Perform reviews or validations of other accountants work prior to, or in lieu of, review by Accounting Manager or Budget Manager
- Contributes to preparation of audit work papers/computer spreadsheets for external auditors.
- Contributes to preparation of Allowance for Loan Loss Analysis (ALL), Call Report, Delinquency, Modifications, and Charge-off Reporting.
- Develop and Recommend Internal Controls improvements.
- Comprehension of economic and industry impact on financial planning and ability to adjust accordingly.
- Lead and coordinate capital project planning by advising business owners on appropriate accounting treatment on project costs and related expenses.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICIATIONS AND PREFERENCES:- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required
- 5+ years in Accounting, financial institution, or equivalent required
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