Lead Accountant Job Northern Kentucky USA,Accounting

Location: Northern

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Lead Accountant

Full Time Supervisor San Diego, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $86,886.63 To $ Annually

Position Summary

The Lead Accountant serves as a senior accounting professional responsible for performing and coordinating complex accounting activities that support the credit union's financial reporting, operational accounting, and strategic initiatives. This position serves as a technical accounting resource with primary responsibility for general ledger management, account reconciliations, financial analysis, regulatory reporting support, fixed asset accounting, project accounting, and internal control compliance.

The Lead Accountant works closely with the Controller and Accounting Managers to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information, maintain compliance with GAAP, NCUA requirements, and organizational policies, and support process improvement and automation initiatives. The position may provide guidance and subject matter expertise to accounting staff and business partners across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Perform and coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
Prepare and review complex journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and operational effectiveness.
Maintain responsibility for assigned general ledger accounts and timely resolution of outstanding reconciling items.
Prepare financial statements, management reports, variance analyses, and supporting schedules.
Assist in the preparation and filing of NCUA Call Reports and other regulatory filings.
Serve as a backup for accounting personnel and cross-trains across all accounting functions.
Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial initiatives.
Support system implementations, process automation, and finance transformation efforts.

Qualifications The Eight Superpowers

1.Provides leadership through modeling of behaviors and bringing forward new ideas and new ways of doing things.

2.Demonstrates empathy, self-reflection, and adjustment of own behaviors, showing effective emotional intelligence.

3.Practices active listening in communications with others, giving someone full attention and listening to understand, not just respond.

4.Demonstrates grit, persisting in application of knowledge, skills, and behaviors to achieve goals and address obstacles.

5.Models’ intrinsic motivation; is self-driven to meet or exceed objectives, timelines, and quality measures while building and sustaining effective relationships.

6.Applies creative problem-solving to provide clarity, handle resources under one’s control, and address stressful situations; finds ways to meet individual, team, and member goals, by navigating through barriers.

7.Shares a diverse set of perspectives, work and life experiences, as well as religious and cultural differences. Actively seeks out differences in values, ideas, and priorities. Respects and value the differences of others, including but not limited to: national origin, language, race, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and family structures. Believes a diverse workplace is essential to the company’s success.

8.Values and shows appreciation for the unique qualities and experiences of each person-inclusion; appreciates and effectively utilizes the talents and skills of others to achieve objectives; is open to the perspective of others; and encourages collaboration,…