CECL Reporting Manager - Ridgeland, MS

At BankPlus, we strive to add value for our employees, customers and shareholders. We are a high-performing TEAM committed to fulfilling promises, building lasting relationships, and making dreams come true.

All current employees must have a performance rating of Outstanding or High-Performing to be eligible to post for a position.

General Position Statement:
Managing all aspects of quarterly Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) calculations, documentation, analysis, and testing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain CECL models and related calculations to ensure compliance with accounting standards
• Collaborate with risk management and credit teams to create loss forecasting methodologies and reporting processes
• Compile quarterly ACL documentation for executive management and internal and external auditors, including methodology and quarterly results memo
• Conduct interactive discussions with credit experts, accounting, and other key stakeholders to refine and improve ACL estimation and model performance
• Work closely with both internal and external auditors to assist in understanding of ACL methodology, assumptions, and quarterly results
• Present quarterly results to executive management and other key stakeholders for challenge and review
• Demonstrate proficiency in a third-party vendor reserve calculation engine (Abrigo), including in-depth knowledge of calculation logic. Perform periodic calculation runs, testing, and report building
• Coordinate stress testing of CECL with Credit and ALM models
• Coordinate financial accounting and reporting functions with the mortgage division, including fair value and hedge accounting
• Interact cross-departmentally to ensure successful teamwork, and initiate and coordinate process improvements
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of Bank products, services, policies, procedures, and appropriate regulatory issues as related to daily job functions including by not limited to: Bank Secrecy Act; Privacy Act; Fair Lending Act; Regulation E, etc. Complete required compliance training and adheres to the bank’s standard of conduct.
• Participation in the bank’s High-Performance Rewards Connections program.
• Make referrals to the Mortgage Dept. and Wealth Management.
• Perform other duties as requested

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
• Three (3) or more years of experience in finance, accounting, or related field (banking/financial institution/asset management, etc ) with some direct exposure to analytics and/or modeling applied to finance and risk preferred
• Experience using MS Office products, particularly Excel and Word
• Experience in creating, generating, and documenting reports
• Experience with general statistical and quantitative modeling techniques preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across departments where necessary, to develop relationships throughout the company and work collaboratively
• Strong understanding of internal controls and experience with process improvements
• Meet deadlines while handling multiple projects
• Proficient in financial software and reporting analysis
• Able to understand credit risk (e.g. PD, LGD) and cash flow calculations
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to research and propose company positions on complex accounting issues
• Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP, SEC reporting, and Internal Controls
• Strong background in finance and accounting. Statistical modeling is preferred.

BankPlus is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.