Accountant I - Accounts Payable

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Accurately maintains all assigned accounting records and performs all related accounting functions.
• Preparation of daily entries and monitoring of accounts.
• Maintains account balances.
• Identifies opportunities to improve the accounting processes and plays a key role in the integration of new accounting systems.
• Ensures compliance with Bancorp accounting policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Reconciliation and resolution of outages from complex accounts.
• Captures month end accounting activities with other departments, lines of business and affiliates.
• Ensures that all accounting entries and reports are completed on a timely and accurate basis.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of all account reconciliations.
• Ensures that all entries are made in accordance with Bancorp accounting policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate business relationships with internal and external customers.
• Assists in the preparation of various financial statements and monthly reporting.
• Responds to inquiries from management, auditors and other authorities regarding the accounting issues, data in reports and financial statements issued by the department, policies, and procedures.
• Assists in performing various special projects as assigned.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics. Working knowledge of GAAP is preferred. Working toward an Masters or other certification (CPA, CMA, etc.) is a plus. Accounting related experience in financial industry or public accounting preferred. Proficient in basic applications such as Excel, Microsoft Word, etc. Demonstrated ability to learn and understand systems such as Recon-Plus, Frontier, Mobius, & TM1. Excellent communication, organization and follow-up skills. Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills. Excellent people/relationship building skills. Ability to apply critical thought process.

Qualifications

Accountant I - Accounts Payable

Skills

None specifically listed.

Benefits

See details on Fifth Third's benefits page: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html

Pay

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location.

Schedule

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