Accountant

Description

Position Summary: 
 
Prepare and process accounts payable.  Reconcile debit, prepaid card and shared branching entries.  Maintain cashier’s checks (issued and cleared) and subsidiary ledgers balancing.    
 
Duties/Responsibilities:  
 

• Follow all credit union policies, procedures, and requirements in addition to all state and federal laws and regulations, including Regulation CC, the Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC and USA Patriot Act/Customer Identification Act (CIP). Educate members on various credit union policies, procedures and related laws and regulations where applicable.  
• Maintain cashier’s check registers, process saving bonds and process petty cash activity.   
• Prepare, organize, pay, file and troubleshoot all accounts payable for the credit union.  
• Process all daily principal and interest investment portfolio transactions.   
• Maintain BSA wire log for all incoming and outgoing wire transfers.  
• Maintain and monitor shared branching activity, adjustments and reports.   
• Reconcile charge off suspense.   
• Process ACH origination requests by creating and/or updating EFT records within member accounts.  
• Monitor ACH paid off loan report.  
• Process stop payments/voids on cashier checks and maintain unpresented cashier check report.   
• Process/verify wire/remittance transfer transactions through Fed-Line and Zephyr including OFAC searches.  
• Maintain and monitor subsidiary ledgers.  Research and correct any general ledger out of balance conditions.   
• Answer all inquiries pertaining to accounting department function and assist other accounting department staff as needed.   
• Daily processing of ATM reconciliation worksheet, including posting daily entries and reconciling general ledger balances.   
• Daily processing of prepaid / reloadable card reconciliation worksheet, including posting daily entries and reconciling general ledger balances.    
• Maintain and review branch vault worksheets.   
• Complete applicable month end procedures.   
• Assist in IRA administration, documentation and member correspondence.   
• Assist other accounting team members as directed.  
• Back-up for ACH / share draft processing.   
• Other duties as assigned.  

 
Essential Functions: 
 

• Lifting of up to 20 pounds, twisting and kneeling are frequently required  
• Extended sitting up to 95% of the time  
• Continuous sound perception/discrimination and verbal speech ability.  
• Frequent exposure to dust and poor ventilation.  
• Intermediate mathematical skills (calculations/concepts involving decimal and percentages).  
• Ability to use a computer and adding machine, perform minor math calculations and general account reconciliations.    
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.  Knowledge of credit union data processing system and credit union cash management policies and procedures.  
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.   
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.    
• Problem solving skills.   
• Occasional travel required.       
• Must be bondable. 

DISCLAIMER 
 
The information in this position description has been designed to illustrate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all the duties and responsibilities and/or qualifications required of any employee assigned to this position. 

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience: 
 

• High school diploma required and Associates Degree in Accounting or Equivalent.  
• Experience in an accounting position preferred.   
   

Salary : $19 - $30