Accountant

Empeople Credit Union is seeking an Accountant responsible for processing accounts payable and maintaining the credit union’s accrual-based General Ledger in accordance with GAAP. The role includes preparing reports for management and the Board, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, and assisting with month-end GL closing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for weekly Accounts Payable (AP) processing, ensuring payments are processed timely and accurately. Working directly with vendors to resolve invoice issues
• Accurately prepare and analyze assigned balance sheet reconciliations by established deadlines and posts necessary adjusting GL entries
• Assists with month-end GL closing by preparing worksheets and schedules and posting GL entries
• Performs the balancing and reconciling of the credit union’s fleet of 80+ ATMs, ensuring that member adjustments are posted timely, including monitoring the cash position for all ATM vault accounts
• Research and reconciliation of variances and discrepancies to general ledger accounts, coordinating with other staff as needed
• Maintain current procedures for all role functions. Ensure a minimum of one other Accounting & Finance team member is cross trained in all role functions
• Gather data and complete monthly reports by established deadlines, as assigned
• Assist with departmental projects as requested
• Follow Credit Union policies and procedures. Assist with development and implementation of processes to streamline Credit Union accounting practices

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university
• General ledger accounting
• Regulatory requirements as to reporting and accounting
• Financial Institution practices and procedures for financial accounting
• Operate a PC to access the credit union's accounting system and member account information
• Proficiently work with the following software: Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Perform 10 key data entry effectively and efficiently
• Effectively communicate with staff from other departments within the credit union to trouble-shoot and resolve accounting discrepancies
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Responsible for weekly Accounts Payable (AP) processing, ensuring payments are processed timely and accurately
• Accurately prepare and analyze assigned balance sheet reconciliations by established deadlines and posts necessary adjusting GL entries
• Assists with month-end GL closing by preparing worksheets and schedules and posting GL entries
• Performs the balancing and reconciling of the credit union's fleet of 80+ ATMs
• Research and reconciliation of variances and discrepancies to general ledger accounts, coordinating with other staff as needed
• Maintain current procedures for all role functions
• Gather data and complete monthly reports by established deadlines, as assigned
• Assist with departmental projects as requested
• Follow Credit Union policies and procedures
• Assist with development and implementation of processes to streamline Credit Union accounting practices
• Completion of an internship and/or one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bondable
• Acceptable credit history

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Bonus opportunity
• 401(k) with match and profit sharing
• Flexible Time Off

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