Accountant Team Lead

Role: 

The Accountant II Team Lead is responsible for assisting the Accounting and Finance management team with day-to-day oversight of the accounting department. He/she is responsible for ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of the financial statements and regulatory reporting, maintaining and/or reviewing fixed assets and prepaid sub-ledgers, reconciling and/or reviewing general ledgers for accuracy, follows detailed and standardized procedures in performing accounting operations to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and working as a part of the accounting department in a prompt, efficient, and accurate manner. This position works under the direction of the Accounting Manager with minimal supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs professional accounting work and acts as a liaison to a section of the Accounting Department with minimal supervision.

• Provides daily maintenance of accounting records to include reconciling and/or reviewing critical general ledger accounts from other team members. Applies urgency in researching and resolving any outstanding entries.

• Prepares, files, and/or reviews routine financial reports, vendor and regulatory reports as directed, with minimal supervision, to include escheatments, personal property taxes, sales and use taxes, withholdings, NCUA Call Report, etc.

• Assists other departments and accounting staff in the interpretation of accounting entries, reports, and special projects. 

• Maintains Accounts Payable software to ensure employee access and general ledger accounts are accurate. Verify the accuracy of all information related to invoices and/or expenses as provided by the processor and approve for payment. Audit activity on a monthly to quarterly basis from other team members who approve invoices and expenses to ensure accuracy.

• Maintains and/or reviews Fixed Assets and Prepaid sub-ledgers and post-closing entries each month. 

• Responsible for assisting with the month-end closing in a timely manner to ensure accuracy of monthly financials.

• Reconciles and/or reviews assigned Asset, Liability, and Equity accounts on a daily and/or monthly basis.

• Assist the Accounting Manager and the management team in preparing for audits.

• May assist with the credit union’s payroll process of managing payroll preparation by reviewing/reconciling, and posting payroll sub-ledgers.

Other Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Serve as a backup resource in the absence of others in the department.

• Work closely with the Accounting and Finance management team to ensure the operations/functions of the department are performed in a timely and accurate manner.

• Will assist management in training other employees and preparing training documents as needed. Responsible for updating procedures for duties to accurately reflect current processes. 

• To offer creative suggestions to improve services and/or products to members and to improve work efficiency.

• Attend and participate in department staff meetings and in all assigned in-house and or off-site training, seminars, workshops, and/or conferences.

• Perform described duties in a professional manner of conduct and dress in accordance with the position.

• Must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to GAAP, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounting and Finance management team.

• Addend and participate in quarterly ALCO meetings. 

The above duties and responsibilities are provided as general guidelines. Duties and responsibilities may be changed at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent
•  5+ years of related experience within an accounting setting 
• Previous management experience preferred
• Experience in banking is preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, especially Excel 
• Demonstrates working knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Effective listening skills andexcellent time management skills
• Strong written communication skills combined with accuracy and detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize, multitask, work well under pressure, and work independently or with a team.
• A high level of independent judgment, initiative, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and discretion

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

This position requires the ability to read, analyze, and interpret higher-level instructions, technical procedures, general business periodicals, professional journals, government regulations, correspondence, and memos. The ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals is required. This position requires the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in one-on-one and small group situations to members, potential members, and other employees and management of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

This position requires the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. The ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, etc., and to apply the concepts of basic algebra and geometry

REASONING ABILITY:

This position requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. The ability to apply GAAP to situations is required. The ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations is required.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

This position requires the ability to operate, among other things, a multi-line telephone system with voice mail capability, fax machine, calculator, personal computer, and copy machine. Advanced skills in Windows-based software programs, including Word and Excel, are required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by applicable law.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, among other things, objects, tools, PC keyboard, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, and or crouch. The employee may need to lift boxes of supplies weighing more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed largely in a pleasant office environment with minimal chance for personal injury and a moderate noise level. There may be occasions when the work environment is stressful. Work hours will normally be from Monday through Friday and may change depending upon business needs. 

MENTAL DEMANDS:

The mental characteristics necessary to competently perform this job include, but are not limited to, the frequent need to use instructing and negotiating abilities, and imagination; to frequently use basic and complex numeric calculations, memory, and reading and writing ability; to continuously be alert, precise, resourceful, and use problem solving, concentration, creativity, and good judgment for any specific duration.

• The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal function of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in this job. Also, employment with ValleyStar Credit Union is mutually terminable at will; therefore, this job description shall not be construed as an employment contract.

ADA

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualifiedindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At Will

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal function of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in this job. Nothing in this document restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This document should not in any way be considered an employment contract, or take away from, alter or modify your “At will” employment status.

EEO

ValleyStar Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, disability, age, or any other category protected by law.