Staff Accountant

Primary Purpose of Job: Prepares income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements and various other accounting statements and reports, including quarterly Call Reports.

Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.

Responsible for Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets.

Assists the CFO when needed and instructs or assigns work to the Accounting Clerk engaged in general accounting activities.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Balances daily cash accounts and Peninsula Credit Union (PCU) corporate checking accounts and manages adjustments as they occur in these accounts.

Updates spreadsheets and posts daily entries associated with managing these accounts.

Posts investments via ACH and investment checks to system and investment certificate website for tracking.

Performs reconciliation of corporate checking and savings activity on a monthly basis.

Reconciles the general ledger accounts listed on the monthly verification list.

Manages the accounts payable system, fixed assets and prepaids.

Manages corporate visa payments and reimbursements for team members.

Assures items are posted to the appropriate general ledger accounts.

Balances debit/credit card settlements, shared branching transactions, SWBC, Bill Pay, Zelle, accounts payable check register, checks in process of collection, ACH, debit card fraud, and other accounts, as needed.

Manages the adjustments needed for these activities.

Prepares bi-weekly Excel reports for payroll and posts related general ledger entries.

Responsible for loan participation entries and balancing, assuring payments, principal balances, interest income, accrued interest, premium amortization, charge-offs, recoveries, and adjustments are posted accurately and timely.

Prepares income and balance sheet statements monthly, including budget variance reporting, comparative period reporting, and various other accounting statements and reports, as needed.

Prepares schedules, enters data, and manages the filing of the credit union's quarterly (5300) Call Report and uploads all data into the software to prepare the quarterly ALM reports.

Prepares schedules and provides data requested for financial audits, NCUA examinations, internal audits, and other financial reviews, as-needed.

Instructs or assigns work to the Accounting Clerk engaged in general accounting activities, and assists the CFO by providing information, preparing ad hoc reporting, and serving as backup for certain assigned activities, as needed.

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.

Follows established company policies and procedures, including but not limited to: Business Ethics and Standard of Conduct, Electronic Communications, Confidentiality and Privacy.

Education and Experience: Requires a minimum of a four-year college degree in accounting or similar deg...