Accounting Manager

Description

We are looking for an Accounting Manager!

• Do you have experience as an Accounting Manager?
• Do you know your way around general ledgers and regulatory reporting?
• Do you have experience working at a financial institution?

If so, we invite you to consider a career at American 1 Credit Union. Below are more details before you decide to apply:

• Position:
  Accounting Manager
• Location:
  On-site in Jackson, Michigan
• Starting Salary: $85,750 - based on experience and qualifications
• Benefits start on day one:
  Health, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off
• All offers of employment are contingent upon background screens

The Accounting Manager is responsible for all operational activities of the Accounting department. They oversee day-to-day operations across all accounting functions, including accounts payable, item processing, general ledger transactions, balancing, reconciliations, regulatory reporting, and analysis management. The Accounting Manager is dedicated to working with the VP of Finance and CFO to create and sustain a culture filled with people who are Focused, Engaged, Trustworthy, Humbly Confident, and driven to Achieve.

The Accounting Manager collaborates with the Accounting team and other teams to ensure timelines and goals are achieved.

• Focus on
  
  Purpose:
  
  Focused on the credit union's purpose of creating financial wellness in our community through everyday banking with an emphasis on our internal team development.
• Lead, Manage, and Accountability
  :
  Committed to leading and managing in a way that creates an environment in which accountable employees thrive, and non-accountable people choose to leave. Effectively uses the people analyzer to find the right people and the right seats.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborates with Accounting, Finance, and all other necessary teams in all discussions relevant to the management of the credit union’s short- and long-term goals and objectives and communicates such goals and objectives to credit union staff members.
• Accounting Team Management: Manages the day-to-day accounting operations of the credit union, including accounts payable, general ledger transactions, balancing, item processing, and reconciliations. Responsible for managing the credit union’s reporting and analysis functions and preparing performance reports for Executive Management. Supports management in external audit processes.
• Continued Growth Support: Supports the Accounting team in assessment, reporting, coaching, training, accountability and improvement plan recommendations for the department and individuals as needed.
• Safety and Soundness: Monitors the credit union’s safety and soundness through compliant accounting practices and financial oversight, ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures and federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Employee Culture: Committed to building and supporting an engaging and inclusive culture for all.

• People-focused
  and Strong Communication
  :
  Empathetically seeks understanding of what members and employees require and expect and uses available resources, policies, and opportunities in their best interest without compromising institutional core values or core focus.
• Achiever, Initiative, and Goal Driven: The employee drives for results and success, is committed to their job, sets high performance standards, pursues aggressive goals, works hard to achieve them, displays a high level of effort and commitment to work, and takes ownership. Applies new ways of thinking; creates new ideas. Plans work and carries out tasks without detailed instructions; makes constructive suggestions;
  
  prepares for problems or opportunities in advance; undertakes additional responsibilities; responds to…