Staff Accountant

The primary responsibilities for our Staff Accountant role will include daily and monthly accounting for multiple departments rolling up to Merchants Capital (Multifamily Lending). A successful candidate will be able to account for daily activity, reconcile bank and other ledger accounts, understand accounting relationships within the various areas of the company, research issues as they arise, and communicate effectively with other team members and with resources in other departments. Additionally, the candidate should be able to provide insight to process improvement and control deficiencies as applicable to job duties assigned. 

Our Staff Accountants can do the following confidently and independently...  

• Day to day and month-end journal entries
• Daily balancing
• Monthly account reconciliation
• Provide support for other team members as necessary
• Some overtime should be expected during month and quarter close

We are looking for...  

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related field
• Relevant work experience in banking, real estate, or tax credit equity is preferred
• 0-3 years of prior accounting experience
• Microsoft Suite – prior use of and strength in excel in particular
• Flexibility, Professionalism, and Attention to Detail are all critical qualities

Ranked as a top performing U.S. public bank by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Merchants Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana operating multiple segments, including Multi-family Mortgage Banking that offers multi-family housing and healthcare facility financing and servicing; Mortgage Warehousing that offers mortgage warehouse financing; and Banking that offers retail and correspondent residential mortgage banking, agricultural lending, and traditional community banking. Merchants Bancorp, with $18.8 billion in assets and $11.9 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2024, conducts its business primarily through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Merchants Capital Corp., Merchants Capital Investments, LLC, Merchants Capital Servicing, LLC, Merchants Asset Management, LLC, and Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank of Indiana.

Merchants Bank and Merchants Capital have recently been honored with the 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces recognition, ranking 22nd nationally within the 500-999 employee category. This is the second year that Merchants has been recognized with this award. These accolades build on our strong history of workplace recognition, including being named a Best Place to Work in Indiana for seven consecutive years (2016–2022). For more information read the entire article here.