Accounting Team Lead

Description

The salary range for this position is $90,000-$100,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this role please send your resume to [email protected]

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Job Description

• Lead by example, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

• Independently compile, analyze, and review financial information to prepare and record journal entries within the general ledger system, ensuring transactions are accurately documented and properly supported.

• Record, reconcile, and analyze the Bank's daily cash and investment activities, identifying variances and escalating concerns as appropriate.

• Prepare, review, and maintain account reconciliations, ensuring outstanding items are researched and resolved in a timely manner.

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation.

• Prepare a variety of daily, weekly, and monthly accounting schedules and reports with a high level of accuracy.

• Maintain and update departmental procedures, ensuring documentation remains current, accurate, and aligned with internal control requirements and standard procedure templates.

• Support internal and external audits by collecting, reviewing, validating, and organizing audit documentation and responding to auditor requests.

• Assist with the preparation and filing of regulatory reports, including but not limited to the FR 2900 Report, Call Report, and Y-9SP Report.

• Serve as a backup for the Accounts Payable function, including reviewing expense coding, processing vendor invoices and employee reimbursement requests, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Identify process inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and support implementation of approved enhancements.

• Perform special projects, research assignments, and ad hoc financial analyses as requested by management.

• Collaborate effectively with internal departments and business partners to resolve accounting-related questions and issues.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and accounting controls.

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Ability to independently prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and manage multiple responsibilities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software applications.

• Experience preparing account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting schedules.

• Knowledge of banking operations, regulatory reporting, and financial institution accounting preferred.

• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to operational efficiencies.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.

• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience required; banking or financial services industry experience preferred.

• Experience with general ledger systems and financial reporting applications

To apply to this role please send your resume to [email protected]

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