Accounting Specialist I

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Embody the Credit Union’s core values of Trust, Integrity, Teamwork and Making a Difference.

• Prepare and process a variety of accounting transactions following established accounting practices and generates reports within established deadlines.

• Reconcile general ledger activity along with investigate unreconciled items, research discrepancies, make recommendations, and prepare correcting journal vouchers to the general ledger.  

• Assists in the preparation of assigned month-end reconciliations, providing documentation, and explanations as outlined in procedures.

• Responds to general financial inquires in a timely manner.
• Responsible for reviewing information entered for outgoing wires including proper authorizations, recording incoming wires, and gathering all documentation for wires.
• Performs weekly ATM balancing, reviews daily activity logs for unusually patterns and reports findings to Controller.
• Cross-trains on other accounting department functions to ensure uninterrupted daily operations and to improve absence management.
• Posts month-end accruals and ensures daily and monthly entries are posted in a timely manner.
• Posts monthly charge-offs following the board meeting.
• Gathers the Internal Controls for all areas outside of Accounting and reports back to the Controller and VP of Operations.
• Assist Controller and/or other team members with special projects.
• Maintain current and complete procedural documentation of assigned duties, files and maintains various accounting records.
• Post journal vouchers, transaction slips, and/or various checks on a daily basis.
• Must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Associates Degree preferred. May substitute education for High School diploma/GED combined with accounting experience.
• Two to five years related work experience required in a professional business environment, with financial institution experience preferred.
• Experience with DNA preferred.
• Experience in preparing general ledger transactions and posting general ledger entries as well as general ledger reconciliation experience in a professional business environment, financial or banking preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting principles preferably with a financial institution.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to learn and apply new information or skills.
• Able to work independently and exercise good judgment, initiative, tact and professionalism in representing TFCU with members, managers, staff, and vendors.