Credit Union Controller

About The Job

Oversees the financial reporting and accounting areas of Northwestern Mutual Credit Union. Serves as a primary liaison with regulatory examiners and external auditors, oversees the asset/liability management function, and contributes to the liquidity management of the Credit Union. Has significant input to policy, procedure, and strategic direction of the organization and develops, reviews, recommends, and implements financial policies and procedures.

• Responsible for timely and accurate preparation of the credit union's financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Prepares and reviews bank and general ledger account reconciliations, ensuring that reconciling items are researched and resolved.
• Prepares monthly reports for the credit union's board of directors.
• Develops and maintains written accounting procedures for all credit union products and services.
• Manages the auditing and regulatory examination function of the credit union.
• Manages all credit union tax reporting and quarterly regulatory reporting.
• Develops appropriate internal controls that will ensure accuracy in credit union operations and deter fraud, provides training to other credit union employees, and monitors adherence to those controls.
• Plays a key role in the credit union's investment and liquidity management functions according to policy and analyzes potential investments based on credit union investment policy.
• Plays a key role in assessing concentration risk, liquidity risk, and cash flow projections, ensures adequate liquidity for typical loan demand and deposit withdrawals, and conducts annual tests of contingent liquidity sources.
• Manages the credit union's Asset/Liability Management (ALM) function, providing accurate input and analyzing output for accuracy, risks, and trends, consulting with ALM vendor to request projections using various what-if assumptions, works in conjunction with the President and ALCO Chair to set agendas, run meetings, maintain meeting minutes, and reports results and recommendations to management and the board of directors, overseeing the back testing and validation of the ALM model and assumptions as needed.
• Plays a key role in the budgeting function of the credit union, providing historical information and projections under various assumptions to management and the board of directors.
• Manages vendor relationships and performs annual analysis on them.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 5-7 years of previous accounting or finance experience in a financial institution; in lieu of financial institution experience, CPA or MBA will be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Strong analytical, decision making, and communication skills.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite of products.

Pay Range - Start: $69,720.00 – Pay Range - End: $. Geographic Specific Pay Structures: $76,720.00–$ USD (Structure 110) and $80,150.00–$ USD (Structure 115). Final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate, the current market, location of the candidate, and other factors uncovered in the hiring process.

Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment where each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership, and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

Financial Accounting Principles (NM) – Advanced, Learning Agility & Critical Thinking (NM) – Intermediate, Compliance Metrics, Monitoring & Reporting (NM) – Advanced, Process Improvement (NM) – Intermediate, Consulting (NM) – Advanced, Financial Analysis (NM) – Advanced, Attention to Detail (NM) – Intermediate, Audits (NM) – Intermediate, Business Automation (NM) – Intermediate, Storytelling through Data (NM) – Intermediate, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) – Intermediate, Financial Acumen (NM) – Intermediate.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups