Accounting Specialist (Limited Duration) Job 2024 Full Time

Location:
Remote

Status:
2 Limited Duration Positions (Expected to end May 2025)
Full-Time Regular, Non-Exempt

Pay Range:
The full pay range is $21.37- $32.05/hourly. Depending on experience and qualifications.

We offer a bilingual differential for employees who can assist our members’ financial needs in a second language. Proficiency is subject to passing a standardized verbal assessment. Currently approved languages are Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Tagalog.

Applicants are encouraged to apply by August 16, 2024 5:00 PM PST.

We are seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our team! This position performs a wide variety of complex work related to maintaining and monitoring financial and statistical records for the credit union. Responsible for complex general ledger balancing and reconciliation, detailed research and analysis, and assisting in the preparation of financial and regulatory reporting, utilizing knowledge of accounting principles, Excel, and SQL.

Visa sponsorship not available.
Contact us at 800.258.3115 with any questions or request for accommodation.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and reconciles numerous complex general ledger accounts including accounts related to settlements
  of ACH, check clearing, credit cards, debit cards, bank statements, teller transactions, digital payments, and other transactions daily. Analyzes branch and member transactions and identifies errors and discrepancies. Actively communicates with branch staff and provides guidance on how to resolve transaction errors and balancing issues.
• Balances all general ledger cash and settlement accounts associated with credit union ATMs and ITMs and related cash vaults. Analyzes vault reports and prepares journal entries into appropriate ATM and ITM accounts for fully serviced terminals. Acts as a liaison to communicate and collaborate with cash vault vendor staff regarding reporting discrepancies and resolution of branch and courier balancing issues.
• Responsible for weekly reporting to the Federal Reserve in compliance with Reg D deposit and reporting requirements, including extracting and analyzing reports, calculating and validating reporting totals from multiple data sources. Prepares final report for review by management and submits through Reporting Central.
• Maintains and reconciles daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual assigned general ledger accounts while regularly monitoring activity to ensure accuracy. Researches and identifies differences and uses sound judgement to provide guidance to appropriate employees to correct and resolve issues.
• Supports credit union employees with complicated error resolution, troubleshooting branch transaction and balancing errors escalated from other support areas, and answering detailed general ledger account questions and requests for data from employees, managers, auditors and examiners.
• Leverages knowledge of Excel and SQL to build data tables, extract and query data for research and analysis, general ledger reconciliations, month end close, and regulatory reporting.
• Prepares periodic accounting reports, as requested by management, using data extraction tools such as SQL, Monarch models, Excel pivot tables, Vlookups, Hlookups, and other advanced formulas.
• Produces and maintains analysis and trending by developing spreadsheets and obtaining data from various credit union sources.
• Responsible for maintaining and coordinating loan participation payments and reporting to purchasing credit unions. Communicates with senior leadership at purchasing credit unions, representing the credit union in a highly knowledgeable and professional manner.
• Maintains current knowledge and cross training to periodically complete accounts payable job functions, including accurate and timely vendor invoice payments, employee expense reimbursement, Accounts Payable workflow.
• Maintains current knowledge and cross training to periodically complete credit union cash management and Federal Reserve cash ordering job duties.
• Leverages knowledge of GAAP to prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annually assigned journal entries.
• Assists in the preparation of month end financial statements and board reports.
• Assists in the preparation of state, federal, regulatory and tax reporting (5300 Call Report, FR2900, Unclaimed Property, Personal Property Taxes, US Census).
• Builds custom reports in the Accounting system for GL transaction and financial reporting.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:

• 3+ years of general ledger and detailed subsidiary ledger account reconciliation and reporting experience, preferably with a financial institution.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar field.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Ability to perform complex daily tasks independently, with exceptional attention to detail, and with a consistently high level of accuracy.
• Able to analyze processes and create and implement improvements for increased efficiencies.
• Able to read, write and execute SQL queries to extract analytical information from multiple data sources.
• Adapts to and embraces daily challenges and organizational changes, takes initiative to maintain knowledge of current processes and procedures.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Able to use complex formulas such as Vlookups/Hlookups, pivot tables and charts to analyze and use large sets of data for reconciliation and reporting.
• Demonstrates an attitude of dedication, accountability and ownership in all activities. Able to successfully work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly self-motivated and directed, takes ownership of assigned tasks, able to manage time effectively. Must be able to handle a large workload of complex and highly detailed routine and variable tasks while meeting deadlines for completion.
• Knowledge of intermediate GAAP accounting principles and knowledge of accounting databases and tables.
• Maintains excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Empathetic and tactful when working with staff and members.
• Maintains knowledge of various credit union systems and applications, and able to use for research, analysis and reporting. Strong mathematical, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Uses highly confidential information with discretion.

Benefits & Other Compensation:
This position is eligible for Full-Time Regular benefits. Employees and their eligible family members have access to a wide array of employee benefits, such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage. Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance is paid at a 100% by company for the employee coverage. We also offer Health Care FSA (HCFSA) and Day Care FSA (DCFSA). Employees have access to disability and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our 401k plan. Full-Time Regular employees accrue 8 hours of vacation and 8 hours of sick leave, on a monthly basis. Full-Time Regular hired employees also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 1 floating holiday, 16 hours of self-care time, and 16 hours of volunteer time.

All benefits except 401k start the first of the month after 30 days of employment. Employees become eligible to contribute to 401k on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.

EEO Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.