What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at My Community Credit Union?
MCCU is hiring a Controller! Click the link below to review the complete job description.
Ideal Candidate:
You’ll love this role if you are a detail‑driven accounting leader who values accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement. You bring strong technical accounting expertise, take ownership of outcomes, and enjoy leading teams in a regulated environment. You communicate clearly, support sound decision‑making, and take pride in building reliable financial processes that protect the organization and support strategic goals.
- What Sets You Apart
- Service: Delivers accurate, timely financial information that supports leadership, auditors, and regulators.
- Attention: Sweats the details—ensuring precision, consistency, and compliance across accounting records and reporting.
- Pride: Owns accounting operations, internal controls, and financial outcomes.
- Value: Identifies risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities; takes action to strengthen controls and processes.
- Advocate: Leads with purpose, supporting and developing a high‑performing accounting team while collaborating across the credit union
- What You Bring to the Role
- At least five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting experience, preferably within a financial institution or regulated environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a closely related field required (Master’s degree may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience)
- Strong leadership and supervisory experience, including hiring, training, and performance management
- Advanced knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting requirements
- Experience with general ledger management, reconciliations, and month‑end/year‑end close
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail
- Proficiency with spreadsheet and word‑processing software
A Preview of What Joining Us as a Controller Looks Like
The Controller oversees the credit union’s accounting operations and financial reporting to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements. This role provides leadership for the Accounting department, manages core accounting functions, and ensures timely and reliable financial information for management, the Board of Directors, auditors, and regulators.
The Controller plays a critical role in maintaining internal controls, supporting audits and examinations, and identifying opportunities to enhance accounting processes, controls, and reporting practices.
The Impact Behind This Role
- Ensure accurate, timely financial statements and accounting records
- Maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness
- Support leadership decision‑making with reliable financial data
- Safeguard credit union assets through consistent accounting practices
- Strengthen team performance through leadership, guidance, and accountability
- Identify risks, gaps, and inefficiencies to improve financial operations
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Please note: This posting is not intended to serve as a full job description and does not outline all essential duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the role. For complete detailed information about this position, please refer to the linked job description at the bottom of this posting.
MCCU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
A disabled individual requiring reasonable accommodation shall not be denied the opportunity due to a disability. Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact a representative of the Human Resource Department at (432) 687-8415.
All employment offers with My Community Credit Union are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background and credit check. My Community Credit Union will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state, and federal law
Salary : $77,248 - $90,880