Accountant

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accountant to manage daily back-office operations and financial responsibilities. The ideal candidate will handle a variety of tasks, including general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, and financial reporting, while staying current on federal and state regulations impacting credit union operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily back-office operations, including general ledger maintenance and account reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve ACH and draft return items.
• Handle deposit exceptions such as returned items, posting errors, and necessary adjustments.
• Process domestic and international wire transfers.
• Support payroll processing and assist with quarterly reconciliations.
• Perform daily reconciliation of corporate accounts.
• Oversee weekly accounts payable processing.
• Maintain ATM operations including balancing, replenishment, and error resolution.
• Administer the debit card program, ensuring accurate maintenance, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Post Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) transactions.
• Manage ACH operations including origination, settlement, balancing, and distribution.
• Track and maintain CD investments, including setup, income posting, accruals, and closures.
• Maintain fixed asset schedules, including depreciation, accruals, and prepaid expenses.
• Execute month-end closing procedures and reconcile various general ledger accounts.
• Prepare and submit the quarterly 5300 Call Report.
• Assist with tax filings and regulatory reports (e.g., WI Sales Tax, Property Tax, Unclaimed Property, Form 990/990T, IRA Withholding).
• Provide member support for inquiries related to overdrafts, stop payments, transaction errors, and unauthorized activity.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors and examiners.
• Ensure documentation complies with record retention policies.
• Provide administrative support to the President/CEO as needed.
• Serve as the primary contact for credit card transaction entries and reconciliation.
• Take on additional responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Experience in the financial banking industry.
• Associate or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUPs, IF THEN statements, and pivot tables.
• Strong communication skills and ability to take charge of processes and projects.
• Experience with ACH, payroll, accounting, account reconciliation, and general ledger.
• Experience in financial reporting, settlement statements, and tax accounting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 5300 Call report experience is a plus.
• Experience with card disputes and settlements.
• Self-starter willing to learn new job duties with minimal oversight.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills to meet work deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate resourcefulness, problem-solving, reasoning, and judgment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with credit union software programs for data retrieval, report generation, and record maintenance.
• Ability to operate a personal computer with internet access and manage multiple passwords/PINs.
• Must be bondable.