Senior Accounting Specialist

Job Description

VENTEON and Harvard Resource Solutions are hiring a SENIOR ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST to provide support in Troy, MI. You will work on the Accounting team providing direct support for a banking institution.

POSITION TYPE: Full Time. Onsite. Contract position with the ability to potentially convert to a direct hire position based on good performance. Immediate work. PAY: $55,000 to $60,000 annually based on education and years of experience.

Requirements of the Senior Accounting Specialist

• A two-year college degree or completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school would be nice to have, is not required.
• 4 to 5 years of Accounting experience which includes paying vendors, releasing EFT payments and general knowledge of account reconciliation, control procedures, cash, A/P, and accounting systems is needed.
• Previous experience working for a financial institution is a major plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Professional, organized, problem solver.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of products including Word, Outlook, and Excel (intermediate Excel skills necessary including formulas and functions).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Duties of the Senior Accounting Specialist:

• Function as a backup to Accounts Payable (AP) processing, maintaining vendor records ensuring appropriate authorizations are obtained and all invoices are stored properly. Assist in resolving escalated issues.
• Process, reconcile, and balance draft and ACH transactions, exceptions, and postings.
• Balance daily check reports and work the daily check exceptions report;
  process deposits, incoming and outgoing wires
  , ordering cash, posting payroll files, chargebacks, cash advances, etc.
• Prepare and analyze assigned complex balance sheet reconciliations and posts necessary adjusting GL entries.
• Assists with month-end GL closing by preparing worksheets, schedules, and subsidiary records, posting GL entries, and preparing monthly reports. Research and reconcile variances and discrepancies to general ledger accounts, coordinating with other team members as needed. Reconcile corporate account and other bank accounts as needed.
• Support and acts as a backup to the balancing and reconciling of daily transaction activity the credit union s transactions for ATMs, VTMs, coin machines, cash recyclers, and plastic card programs, ensuring accuracy, timely resolutions of discrepancies and proper documentation.

If you are a high performer and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to apply to this job and email your resume to

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

At Venteon and Harvard Resource Solutions, our talent acquisition team is proud to provide our clients with the most qualified Accounting & Finance, Engineering, and IT talent in the industry today.

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