VP Senior Accountant Officer

Address We’re always looking for bright individuals to join our growing organization. As a part of the First Financial Family, we will invest in your development and provide a dynamic work environment where you’re challenged, valued and empowered every day. We strive to be the best destination for the industry’s top talent, creating a diverse, collaborative workplace that celebrates innovation and change. We are one team, working together to get things done. Job Description: Office Location: Abilene, Texas, United States POSITION SUMMARY: This role supports accurate and timely financial close, management and regulatory reporting, internal controls, and accounting analysis. The position owns or supports recurring monthly, quarterly, and annual work across fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, investments, leases, equity compensation, cash flow disclosures, and SEC reporting. The role coordinates with business leaders, external auditors, and accounting partners to obtain support, resolve variances, maintain documentation, and deliver review-ready workpapers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepare quarterly binders, cash-flow workpapers, projections, management-control signoffs and memos, and supporting schedules for earnings releases, and Form 10-Q, 10-K and Proxy filings. Support SEC and regulatory reporting through tie-outs, prior-year rollforwards, disclosure population, commitment and fair-value tables, securities footnotes and filing reviews. Coordinate SOX testing, external-audit walkthroughs, confirmations, sample requests, signatures, and supporting documentation; track requests and serve as a liaison among auditors and internal stakeholders. Execute and support month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal-entry preparation, account reconciliations, rollforwards, reasonableness reviews, and investigation of variances. Perform fixed-asset and depreciation analysis across accounting books; review capitalization and depreciation profiles, identify newly capitalized and fully depreciated assets, and maintain alignment with tax guidance. Prepare and analyze specialized accounting schedules and checks. Analyze leases, securities activity, investments, loan and deposit trends, safekeeping balances, and other financial information to confirm completeness, accuracy, and appropriate presentation. Support during mergers and acquisitions for due diligence, accounting and related SEC activities, as requested. Communicate clearly with Chief Operations Officers, finance and accounting personnel, executive leadership, and external auditors; escalate issues and deliver organized, review-ready workpapers on schedule. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA or progress toward CPA is preferred. Previous banking, SEC reporting and other relevant accounting experience is strongly preferred. Progressive accounting experience with financial close, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls, or external-audit support; financial-services experience is preferred. Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SOX controls, SEC reporting concepts, and financial-statement preparation and tie-out procedures. Advanced Excel skills and experience with general-ledger, fixed-asset, reporting, or enterprise systems; Workday and Jack Henry experience are beneficial. Strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to prioritize work to execute tasks in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment is required. Ability to manage confidential information, competing deadlines, detailed workpapers, and cross-functional follow-up with sound judgment and accuracy. CORE COMPETENCIES Technical accounting and analytical judgment Attention to detail and documentation discipline Ownership, organization, and deadline management Clear written and verbal communication Cross-functional coordination and professional skepticism Adaptability during system, process, and reporting changes MEASURES OF SUCCESS Close, reporting, control, and filing deliverables are completed accurately and on time with clear supporting documentation. Reconciling items, unexplained variances, control requests, and audit follow-ups are identified early and resolved or escalated promptly. Workpapers are consistently review-ready, traceable to source data, and reusable in future reporting periods. Stakeholders receive timely, concise communication on status, dependencies, exceptions, and required support. Project outputs reconcile to records and are supported by documented testing. The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to perform the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) What Makes Us Unique? You. Since 1890, First Financial has been serving the financial needs of customers in every neighborhood, just like yours. Not just through good times, but during difficult years too. We survived the Great Depression, the collapse of the Texas economy in the 1980s, and the Great Recession. Throughout it all, we remain a place of stability and trust for our customers. While other banks have come and gone, First Financial continues to grow through acquisitions, new branches, and the expansion of our services. It goes without saying, First Financial is not your everyday bank. Our “One Bank, Multiple Regions” concept combines the best of “Big Bank” customer benefits with the local decision making and involvement of a community bank. The Company includes multiple banking regions with 79 convenient locations throughout Texas, and we offer convenient banking options with a local, personal touch. And because we’re one bank, you can visit any of our locations and receive the same friendly service. Much of our success comes from the lifelong relationships we’ve built with people just like you. Providing excellent customer service and education is the focus of everything we do. Our customer education includes training to understand how to improve credit, apply for a home loan, and utilize our products and services. Every day we’re here to help you make sound financial decisions. And don’t be surprised if you step through the door and see a familiar face. Many of our employees are leaders in the community. After all, being involved with the community is an important part of who we are. Discover for yourself how at First Financial, it’s You First.