VP of Finance and Accounting

Location: 3700 South Blvd. Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28209

Job Grade: 17

Working at Skyla Credit Union

Skyla offers a supportive, inclusive culture while providing opportunities for growth, learning, and career advancement. Making it a strong place to build both skills and meaningful connections.

Joining Skyla means having the support, tools, and guidance you need from day one.

• A welcoming culture where teammates and leaders genuinely care about your success and growth.
• A collaborative work environment focused on teamwork, development, and making an impact in the community.
• Flexibility and support to help you balance work while meeting member needs.
• A strong benefits package and meaningful perks that support your overall well-being: medical, vision, dental, 6% Match 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Community Volunteer Opportunity, Paid Time Off, Quarterly Well Being Benefit, Interest Rate Perks on Deposit and Loan Accounts.

We’re in your corner: we genuinely care about the well-being of our members and employees. We make possibilities reality!

We make an impact: we exist for our communities. We provide support and opportunities to meet the needs of our friends and neighbors.

We’re better together: we are a team. We work together to service and support our members and each other.

We’re on a journey together: we always look for improvement opportunities to benefit our members and employees. We believe that with continuous improvement learning, there is no limit to what we can achieve together.

We welcome everyone: we empower all by sharing different perspectives, unique abilities, thought processes, and creating a diverse and inclusive credit union.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Finance and Accounting leads Skyla’s accounting, finance, and asset/liability management (ALM) functions. This role oversees GAAP-based accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls directed day-to-day through the Accounting Manager along with budgeting, forecasting, ALM, liquidity, concentration risk, and the derivatives program. The VP serves as the primary liaison for regulatory examinations across both functions, leads key financial committees, and ensures accounting and financial strategies advance the credit union’s safety, soundness, and member value.

• Lead the enterprise accounting function, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate, timely, well-controlled completion of month-end and annual close, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, accounts payable, fixed assets, and employee expense reimbursement. Direct this work day-to-day through the Accounting Manager, reviewing escalated reconciliation or posting issues and resolving exceptions as needed.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce accounting policies, close governance, reconciliation standards, general ledger ownership, documentation expectations, and internal control frameworks that protect the integrity of financial data and Credit Union assets.
• Direct all accounting oversight, financial reporting, and financial analysis for the Credit Union and its Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting.
• Prepare and deliver Board and management financial reporting packages.
• Lead audit readiness and external audit support, including preparation and review of audit schedules, accounting documentation, and control evidence, and serve as a point of contact for internal auditors, external auditors, and NCUA examiners on accounting-related examinations, responding appropriately to exceptions and recommendations.
• Oversee tax compliance support and tax accounting coordination, including collaboration with external tax advisors as…