Credit Union Senior Financial Accountant

Credit Union Senior Financial Accountant

Must have 5 years’ experience as an Accountant in the financial sector to apply!

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We are currently seeking an experienced Sr. Accountant for a credit union in Modesto, CA.

Type: Temporary

Pay: $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 5:00pm or hours close that, plus overtime

• Reports to Accounting Manager and provide support to the CFO, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, and other departments.
• Overseeing complex accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong internal controls, and supporting regulatory compliance requirements.
• Learning key aspects of the monthly close process, performing advanced reconciliations, supporting audits and regulatory reporting, and providing guidance to accounting staff.
• Ensures accounting activities are performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
• Lead and perform complex reconciliations of assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies and prevention of aged items.
• Review and certify daily general ledger balances.
• General ledger reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve out-of-balance conditions, coordinating with appropriate personnel to correct errors and system issues.
• Balance accounting systems to the core system (e.g. nCino, Blackline) and reconcile month-end balances to the trial balance.
• Oversee accounting for loans purchased and sold in the secondary market in accordance with GAAP and management guidelines.
• Process and reconcile settlements of purchased and third-party loans.
• Maintains investment system, including preparation of monthly reconciliations and journal entries. Ensure complete and accurate documentation is maintained for each investment and all investment activity.
• Lead assigned areas of the monthly close process, including preparation and review of journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements.
• Research and resolve financial statement variances, reporting findings and recommendations to management or the CFO.
• Assist in the annual budget process.
• Assist in the preparation and initial review of the NCUA Call Report, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission.
• Perform initial review of the annual property statement filing, ensuring timely submission following management approval.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, NCUA regulations, and internal accounting policies.
• Oversee ATM settlement process and reconciliation of ATM settlements to Co-op and armored service provider reports.
• Oversee Transfer and reconciliation of digital teller cash entries to ITM change funds and ITM clearing account.

• Five to ten years as an accountant, preferably within a financial institution or credit union.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or accounting certification strongly preferred.
• General ledger reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of accounting practices.
• Maintain knowledge of rules and regulations that govern credit unions including but not limited to, BSA, OFAC and Reg. CC.