Accountant - Accounting Bellco

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of finance or accounting experience preferred
• One year of accounting experience with a financial institution preferred

Skills

• Analyzes data and understands complex accounting methods, procedures, and terms
• Keeps up with written and verbal directions
• Communicates clearly and concisely in verbal and written form
• Assists in the analysis of data and understanding complex accounting methods, procedures, and terms

Organizational Relationships

• Reports to: Accounting Manager
• Supervises: None
• Contacts: Internal staff, managers, executive staff, auditors, examiners, other financial institutions, vendors, suppliers, service providers and limited member contact

Location

CORPORATE

Description

This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining complex accounting records, system recommendations and procedures, to ensure adequate accounting and control. Assist in establishing account procedures. Provides accurate and timely financial statements and reports to management. Applies GAAP and regulatory accounting procedures and requirements to the financial data and systems.

Essential Functions

• Provides a valuable and enjoyable experience to both internal customers and members during interactions
• Consistently suggests ways to improve the member/customer experience through improved processes and technology
• Performs a variety of more complex, detail orientated accounting duties under limited supervision
• Aid in the preparation of financial statements, including preparing adjusting and closing entries, researching and correcting unusual variances, inputting actual data, and assuring the validity of the completed statements
• Gathers information and completes various reports for internal purposes, regulatory agencies and vendors
• Posts and reconciles subsidiary ledgers and assist other department members in the completion of their own account reconciliations
• Might act as a team leader on special projects, and assist in the training of other department members
• Might assist in preparation of annual budget

Marginal Functions

• Filings account reconciliation, various records, reports, checks, etc.
• Gathers information from and distributes information to other departments

Equipment

• PC
• Calculator
• Terminals
• Fax
• Telephone
• Copier
• Printer
• Typewriter
• Microfiche/film viewer/printer

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Holidays

Additional Bonuses

• Non-exempt branch roles may earn monthly bonuses for meeting production goals and quarterly bonuses for meeting team goals
• Exempt branch roles may earn quarterly bonuses for production and team goals
• Exempt non-branch management roles may be eligible for an annual managerial bonus
• Non-branch non-management roles may be eligible for on-the-spot bonuses for extraordinary performance