Accounting Specialist

Arizona Central Credit Union offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with up to 6% match, an employee assistance program, and much more.

The accounting specialist position is responsible for reconciling general ledger accounts, focused heavily on the daily settlement and reconciliation of automated payment rails such as ACH, Fed Wire, and card networks. This position also creates most month‑end accruals, including maintaining the prepaid and fixed asset schedules.

• Assists the Accounting Manager by ensuring the credit union’s compliance with GAAP and adherence to federal and governing rules and regulations by compiling and analyzing data, providing timely and accurate reporting, and by conducting internal audits of financial records.
• Manages the full accounts payable cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and vendor reconciliations in compliance with company policies and deadlines.
• Balances general ledger accounts using basic accounting principles, including creating journal vouchers when needed. Research outstanding items thoroughly and ensure they are resolved.
• Performs daily balancing for ACH (Automated Clearing House), domestic/international wires, and ATM/ITM transactions to ensure member accounts and the general ledger match.
• Researches and resolves payment discrepancies, handles returned check deposits, and manages stop‑payments on corporate checks.
• Oversees preparation and reconciliation of the credit union’s key general ledger accounts, balance sheet, income statement, activities, and other month‑end reports and processes.
• Acts as a point person to assist with inquiries and general questions by team members and internal departments.
• Regularly maintains the prepaid and fixed asset schedules to ensure that the associated general ledger accounts balance to the schedules.
• Calculates month‑end accruals and posts them to the general ledger.
• Prepares materials and assists auditors and regulators during year‑end and internal audits, and assists with Call Report preparation.

• Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
• Remote work is available after three months (Hybrid).

• Experience:
  
  Three to five years of similar or related experience.
• Other
  
  Skills:

  Ability to follow diversified procedures, specialized job standards and specific policies, and to reason effectively and employ quantitative analyses and problem‑solving capabilities. Capacity to use involved practices and precedents, along with theory and principles, to work through situations. Effective communication skills (both written and verbal) are essential for gathering data from, and presenting results to, different audiences. Ability to write formulas, manage data, and create professional‑level reporting documents.
  
  High degree of experience using financial software, setting up configurations, downloading and reviewing data, and ongoing upkeep of modeling criteria. The ability to meet deadlines is critical.