SVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

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At Axiom Bank, we encourage you to aim for the sky and leverage your expertise and passion to excel. We are a growing, dynamic organization – this is an exciting time to get on board!

Benefits

We believe in the value of promoting a healthy work/life balance and are committed to recognizing the role everyone plays in our ongoing success. We offer the following benefits to our Full Time Employees:

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Generous Paid Time Off

• 4% Match on our 401(k)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

• 100% Company Paid Life, AD&D Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

The SVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer's Key Accountabilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Leading the Accounting team in ensuring all transactions are captured and accurately reflected in the general ledger and all subsidiary ledgers.

• Ensuring Axiom maintains an effective system of internal controls over all Axiom transactions.

• Ensuring that Axiom accounting policies comply with US GAAP.

• Ensuring all financial accounting reporting is accurate, timely and meaningful, including all variance discussions included in the financial reports.

• Ensuring the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses is completed at least quarterly consistent with Axiom’s policies and procedures and US GAAP.

• Preparing, or overseeing the preparation of, all GAAP and regulatory financial reports.

• Review all external financial reports with the Audit Committee.

• Maintain the external auditor relationship.

• Ensuring all tax and regulatory reports are prepared accurately and timely and filed timely.

• Responsible for the Bank’s income and personal property tax returns and related payments and accounting entries.

• Ensuring all general ledger reconciliations are completed properly. Oversee the Reconciliation Control Program.

• Oversee the accounts payable process to ensure invoices are paid timely and appropriately.

• Support to all internal customers and external suppliers to resolve questions and issues.

• Establish accounting policies and recommends signing authority, and grants access to, the General Ledger.

• Assist FP&A with budgets and forecasts and board and management reporting as needed.

• Oversee provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit.

• Oversee the month-end and year-end close process.
Supervision of Personnel

• Supervises the Accounting department.
Working Conditions

• This full-time position is located in the Maitland, Florida office; this is not a hybrid or remote position. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.
Travel

• Less than 5%
Qualifications Summary

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and CPA required. MBA preferred
Experience

• 20 years’ progressive experience in bank financial management, with at least ten years as controller and/or CAO in a financial institution required.
Knowledge & Skills

• Expert knowledge of US GAAP and regulatory financial reporting requirements.

• Ability to research and resolve technical accounting questions and implement with minimum oversight new accounting literature.

• Knowledge of internal control over financial reporting requirements and application of those requirements to all operating areas of the bank to develop and sustain properly designed and effectively operating internal control processes.

• Effectively manage multiple complex projects with competing priorities.

• Exceptionally strong planning and organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.

• Exceptional analytical skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners through written and verbal communications.

• Knowledgeable of, and complies with, all bank policies and procedures related to their roles and responsibilities.

• Knowledgeable of and complies with state and federal banking regulations applicable to Axiom’s activities.

• Ability to effectively coach and develop team members…