Accounting Generalist II - Temporary 8-week Assignment Onsite

Overview

The Accounting Generalist II performs a range of routine and complex activities such as:

• Maintenance of general ledgers
• Daily processing
• Releasing and balancing outgoing payment transfers
• Approving wires across multiple business units
• Ensuring strict compliance with Credit Union policies and OFAC
• Responsible for completing simple and complex calculations
• Aiding with trial balances while complying with the Credit Union's policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations

What You Will Do

- Timely and accurate input, verification, processing and tracking of incoming and outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.

• Under limited supervision, assists with two (2) or more of the following major functions: Provide support to the primary daily processes and regulatory requirements of Accounting Services; Wire Transfers, Corporate Checks, Check 21, General Ledger Accounts, Accounts Payable.
• May assist with internal or external audit requests
• Assists Department Manager with training new team members.
• Provides lead direction to Accounting Generalist I
• Exercises independent judgment while resolving complex issues.
• Reviews outages, completes research, and processes adjustments as necessary to and from the Federal Reserve.
• May assist in exception items, stop payments, return items or void checks.
• Processes and ensures timely clearing of all exception items.
• Responds to inquiries;
• Reviews accurate processing of return items.
• Reviews file maintenance on corporate check voids and stop payments.
• Reconciles various general ledger accounts daily and monthly, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly and preparing necessary clearing general ledger entries.
• May assist with Accounts Payable Vendor set up process and ensure all necessary paperwork and policies are in order.

Requirements

What We Are Looking For:

• Minimum seven (7) years of work experience, of which at least five (5) years are accounting related.
• High school diploma required, Accounting or Finance college level courses, or equivalent, preferred.
• A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required. In-depth dialogue, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature. Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance. Typically, it includes subject matter experts as well as first level managers to middle managers.
• Computer literate.
• Basic Excel skills.
• Basic Word skills.
• Proficiency with 10-key calculator.
• Basic Accounting concepts of debits and credits; familiarity with all transaction processing, check operations, and fund transfers.

Pay Grade Info

The base pay range for this position is: $27 - $34/hourly

Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans / Disabled

Drug-free Workplace

Perks Important to You

Our Team Members enjoy the following rewards and benefits:

• Subsidized health care including medical, dental and vision
• FSA and HSA
• Sick time
• 401k Retirement Saving Plan with a 6% safe harbor employer match