Sr Accountant – SEC & Financial Reporting

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a leading provider of wholesale funding for housing and community finance in New England serving more than 420 financial institutions across the region. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is committed to making New England a better place to live and do business, and our employees are integral to our success. As a cooperative, we are owned by more than 420 banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions that access tens of billions of dollars of our reliable, wholesale funding each year.

Our funds are a vital resource that helps our members succeed, provide families with safe, decent affordable housing, and generate economic development that creates jobs in communities throughout our region.

Our highly skilled team of 220 is innovative, collaborative, and passionate about the work we do. We seek other professionals excited to share their knowledge, talent, and passion for our mission to join our team. We offer opportunities for career development, robust benefits, and a work-life balance.

The Senior Accountant – SEC & Financial Reporting will work closely with the AVP/Senior Accounting Manager and the VP/Assistant Controller in maintaining accurate, reliable and timely financial reporting. This Senior Accountant role assists in maintaining the integrity of the Bank’s reporting requirements consistent with guidance administered by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance (OF).

This role will have a hybrid work schedule in our Boston office in accordance with the Bank’s Hybrid Work Program. More time will be expected in the office to support onboarding initially.

The anticipated base pay range for this role is $80,500 - $132,250

This role is based in Boston with weekly in-office expectations. The base pay posted represents the annual base pay range or hourly wage range that we expect to offer for this job opportunity. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including relevant experience, required skills and other relevant factors. The range noted here is not indicative of all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.

All Bank full-time positions are eligible to participate in our annual incentive program and our robust total rewards offerings, in addition to the base pay.

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• Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes in accordance with GAAP as assigned by management.
• Assist in the preparation of the Bank’s earnings release.
• Prepare the monthly Cash Flow Statement, including compilation of all supporting documentation.
• Coordinate the review process of draft SEC filings throughout the organization, including review from the Legal team.
• Maintain the policies and procedures manual, desk manuals, and documentation for the reporting function.
• Manage the comments and edits from internal and external reviewers of the Bank’s SEC filings and ensure all questions/comments are properly addressed.
• Assist in the coordination of the review/audit of the Bank’s quarterly and annual financial statements by the external auditors.
• On an on-going basis, evaluate other financial services companies’ quarterly and annual financial statements and disclosures for best practices and emerging disclosure trends, and identify potential improvements for our SEC filings.
• Ensure all internal controls and procedures are adhered to as well as make recommendations for improvement.
• Assist in the preparation and uploading of monthly and quarterly financial disclosures and supplemental templates for…