Empeople Credit Union is a financial institution seeking an Accountant to manage accounts payable and maintain the General Ledger in compliance with GAAP. The role involves preparing management reports, reconciling accounts, and ensuring timely processing of payments and financial records.

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

• 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
• 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
• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university
• 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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