Job Summary & Key Accountabilities

Join FBTC's dynamic team as an Accounting Specialist! If you have a keen eye for detail, a passion for numbers, and a drive for excellence, we want you to help us elevate our financial operations. Bring your expertise to a company that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. Apply today to secure a fulfilling career along with these additional perks: 

• Comprehensive, value-added career opportunities
• Focus on career development, broad exposures, and learning new things daily
• Opportunities to help others and make a difference in the community
• Opportunities to participate in special interest groups, such as Women's Leadership or Young Professionals, or one of our Employee Resource Groups
• Competitive full benefits package including HSA with investment options, 401K with match, and profit sharing
• Vacation and PTO time reflective of your experience
• Volunteering time off of 12 hours per year
• Potential to work a Hybrid work schedule in alignment with our e-commuting policy
• Access to a library over 6,000 personal and professional development on-line courses, hosted by Udemy Business
• Participation in our company-wide employee wellness incentive program, and the ability to earn a discount on your next year's premiums

The Accounting Specialist is responsible for managing, monitoring, and processing the bank’s organizational cash flow and cash position, with an emphasis on wire transfer/ACH activities. This position will also be accountable for preparing, analyzing and executing accounts payable transactions and reporting as requested. This position will work closely with cross-functional managers, processors, loan officers, corresponding banks, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, the finance team, and other internal/external customers. 

• Monitor and process incoming and outgoing domestic and international wire transfers accurately, timely, and with meticulous attention to detail.
• Process accounts payable transactions including vendor invoices, employee expense reports, and other disbursements accurately and in a timely manner.
• Record and analyze monthly general ledger entries for bank, holding company and the statutory trust company.
• Verify the authenticity of wire transfer and accounts payable requests and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and bank policies.
• Monitor and manage correspondent bank cash positions and balances, including the Federal Reserve, US Bank and FHLB.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders, including correspondent banks, on all accounting and cash management related topics
• With strong attention to accuracy and timeliness, prepare or assist with the preparation of all financial and Board/Executive reports for management.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements to streamline and improve the wire and accounts payable processes.
• Assist with the preparation of account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Perform other duties as requested and assigned.

Key Competency Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of experience in a related Finance field (banking preferred though not required)
• A desire to embrace change, improve processes, and reduce manual efforts
• General ledger accounting knowledge including with accounting, reporting and reconciliations
• Experience participating and/or leading projects with others
• Ability to communicate well both written and orally, including through presentations
• Strong organizational, time management skills with a keen attention to detail
• Demonstrates strong analytical thinking skills and strong self-directed problem solving skills
• Desire to execute responsibilities effectively and in an independent manner
• Exhibit a customer focused mindset, being courteous and helpful to others
• A desire to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates ability to address job related/technical issues and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff
• Top notch MS Office Excel, Powerpoint, and Word skills. Use of macros, pivot tables, dashboard / Power BI are additional pluses

Our values reflect our culture: Everyone is Valued, Do The Right Thing, Friendly Family, & Fun, Dream Big/Act Small, Accountability, Innovation

When you choose to become a part of the team at First Bankers, you are getting more than a job. What comes along with the daily work is making a difference in other people's lives, working closely with teammates who are people you enjoy, contributing to a bigger picture, balancing work and home commitments, and developing yourself and your career. If that sounds like a good deal to you, apply for a position today.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit often, stand and move from one point to another, and use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, speak, and hear. The employee will occasionally stand, stoop, lift, kneel, or crouch in the course of completing their job. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

First Bankers Trust Company is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR team will reach out to the applicants who meet the qualifications and are most closely aligned with the requirements of the position.