Job DescriptionThe Impact Finance Senior Accountant is responsible for accurate, timely, and controlled accounting and reporting for assigned products, portfolios, legal entities, and business activities. Serving as a subject matter expert, this role leads complex accounting processes, supports financial and regulatory reporting, maintains strong controls, partners across the organization, and drives process improvements.
Key Responsibilities- Own accounting processes for assigned products, portfolios, legal entities, and business activities, including complex journal entries, reconciliations, workpapers, and period-end reporting.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, regulatory reporting requirements, internal accounting policies, and SOX and regulatory controls.
- Analyze financial results, trends, unusual transactions, and accounting issues; identify risks, control deficiencies, process gaps, and appropriate solutions.
- Support audits and regulatory examinations and maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation.
- Serve as an accounting subject matter expert, support strategic initiatives and accounting assessments, and communicate conclusions to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Drive automation, standardization, process redesign, and department-wide transformation efforts in partnership with Technology and Operations.
- Coach and train team members, review work, provide feedback, and promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience
- Eight or more years of experience in financial accounting activities
Preferred Skills/Experience - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications; Power BI and Workday experience preferred.
- Considerable knowledge of GAAP, accounting, reporting, analysis, and other regulations.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data, identify exceptions, research complex accounting issues, and develop effective solutions.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage multiple priorities, and navigate ambiguity.
- Experience leading projects, improving and automating processes, and mentoring team members.
- Ability to communicate complex accounting concepts clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
- CPA or CMA preferred.
Location Expectations:This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.
Benefits:Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
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Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants. 
