What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Finance Specialist position at H&R Block?
Our Company
We care about helping people. Our purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. Our associates feel a sense of belonging in an inclusive place with an amazing history and a sharp focus on our future. Our connected culture is who we are and how we work together to achieve our strategies, accelerate our transformation, and achieve extraordinary results. It’s an exciting time to be a part of H&R Block!
What you'll do...
About the Team: Our Reconciliation team plays a critical role in supporting H&R Block’s financial products by investigating and resolving complex financial activity to ensure every dollar is accounted for.
Education
What you'll bring to the team...
Since 1955, we have been leaders in tax preparation, financial services, and small business solutions. With 70,000 associates and 9,000 retail tax locations across North America, Australia, Ireland, and India, we have helped millions of clients and countless communities. If you embrace challenges as opportunities, value winning as a team, and seek to make a meaningful difference, join us on our journey. You’ll reap the rewards of helping others along with competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and well-being.
Specific benefits may vary based on your role. For detailed eligibility requirements and benefits information, visit blockbenefits.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer: H&R Block does not tolerate discrimination based on a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and sex-based stereotypes and transgender status), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law.
We care about helping people. Our purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. Our associates feel a sense of belonging in an inclusive place with an amazing history and a sharp focus on our future. Our connected culture is who we are and how we work together to achieve our strategies, accelerate our transformation, and achieve extraordinary results. It’s an exciting time to be a part of H&R Block!
What you'll do...
- Perform general ledger balancing and reconciliation activities, ensuring financial activity is accurately recorded and discrepancies are identified and resolved
- Own and resolve complex reconciliation and financial exceptions, including high‑risk or high‑dollar items, ensuring balances are accurate and issues are cleared within defined SLAs
- Research and resolve unmatched transactions and settlement differences by analyzing data across multiple systems and reports, applying sound accounting and banking principles
- Support daily and monthly reconciliation activities for H&R Block financial products, including exception handling and issue resolution
- Serve as a subject matter expert for reconciliation and financial operations processes, providing guidance and support to peers when complex or ambiguous items arise
- Support escalated inquiries from internal partners and external vendors by conducting thorough research and driving issues to resolution
- Validate the accuracy of financial data, identify trends or recurring reconciliation issues, and partner with leadership to recommend process improvements
- Create, maintain, and review standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure reconciliation processes are clearly documented and consistently followed
- Execute assigned daily and monthly processes within established service levels while handling sensitive and confidential financial information with care
About the Team: Our Reconciliation team plays a critical role in supporting H&R Block’s financial products by investigating and resolving complex financial activity to ensure every dollar is accounted for.
Education
What you'll bring to the team...
- Associate’s degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- 3 years of related experience in finance, accounting operations, reconciliation, or financial services
- Experience researching and resolving financial discrepancies, reconciliation differences, or exceptions
- Working knowledge of general ledger activity and accounting terminology
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to interpret data across multiple systems and reports
- Comfort working with time‑sensitive deadlines and SLAs
- Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate issues appropriately
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel (filters, pivot tables, basic formulas)
- Experience handling confidential or sensitive financial information
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Prior experience in reconciliation, settlement, or exception‑based financial work
- Exposure to consumer financial products (e.g., prepaid cards, banking products, lending, or payments)
- Hands‑on experience working unmatched items, balance discrepancies, or reconciling general ledger activity
- Familiarity with documenting and improving operational processes, including through automation
- Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams such as Accounting, Operations, or Technology
- Intermediate proficiency in SQL
Since 1955, we have been leaders in tax preparation, financial services, and small business solutions. With 70,000 associates and 9,000 retail tax locations across North America, Australia, Ireland, and India, we have helped millions of clients and countless communities. If you embrace challenges as opportunities, value winning as a team, and seek to make a meaningful difference, join us on our journey. You’ll reap the rewards of helping others along with competitive compensation and benefits to support your health and well-being.
Specific benefits may vary based on your role. For detailed eligibility requirements and benefits information, visit blockbenefits.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer: H&R Block does not tolerate discrimination based on a person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and sex-based stereotypes and transgender status), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law.