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Senior Accountant Loans and Assets

Job Details

Job Location

Athens Branch - Athens, TN

Description

GENERAL FUNCTION:

Support the CFO to ensure the integrity, timeliness, and accuracy of financial information recorded, reported, and relied upon by management, the board of directors, regulators, and other third parties. Prepare, assist with, and review various reconciliations, reports, and schedules maintained by the accounting department. Contribute to special financial projects and other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Review and Reconciliation

+ Review, reconcile, balance, and maintain assigned accounts and balances within the required timeframes and deadlines for each, including but not limited to:

+ Federal reserve account

+ Correspondent accounts

+ Loan-related accounts

+ Allowance for credit losses

+ Prepaid assets

+ Fixed assets and depreciation records

+ Investment reporting and reconciliation

+ Provide assistance to clear reconciling items; communicate with necessary individuals; document appropriately

+ Review file maintenance for accounts payable; assist in review of accounts payable as needed, including GL coding and accuracy

Reporting

+ Maintain and prepare annual Tangible Personal Property Tax Reports and audits of previously submitted reports

+ Produce, prepare, verify, and maintain assigned reports within the specified timeframes/deadlines of each, including but not limited to:

+ Monthly financial reports

+ Investment reporting and reconciliation

+ FR2900

+ Call Report – schedules, as needed

+ IOLTA Report

+ FDIC Summary of Deposit Report

+ State of TN Branch Deposit Report

+ Assist with reports and special requests from management, auditors, and examiners

Department Administration

+ Take initiative to work on complicated, difficult projects with the department, both with your team and individually, as needed.

+ Assist management by demonstrating leadership through organized, practical strategies and action plans.

+ Be proactive to cross-train to learn the other job functions within the department; provide assistance and backup for other Team Members as needed.

+ Complete additional special projects and assignments timely and accurately. Communicate with management to ensure that work is complete and accurate; ensure that necessary parties have the information needed to conduct business, including concerns, variances, market information, approvals, explanations, etc.

Compliance:

+ Review the Bank’s information security guidelines regularly and avoid activity that could expose the Bank to malware, scams, and fraud. Follow all guidelines for securing your accounts, access, systems, and information. Be proactive in identifying threats to information security and relay concerns to the information security team.

+ Diligently protect confidential information and assist the Bank in ensuring that all confidential and sensitive information is handled appropriately.

+ Maintain an active awareness and understanding of policies, procedures, designated authorities, regulations, and laws, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, Red Flags, Consumer Privacy, Fair Lending, other applicable lending laws, etc. Follow these at all times.

+ Communicate openly with supervisors and other management about policies, procedures, work conduct, and job functions. Ask questions to clarify any uncertainty when issues arise.

+ Address with your supervisor questions about suspected violations of policy and procedure, and other laws and guidelines, as outlined in the Code of Conduct, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, lending laws, etc.

+ Participate in training sessions and policy updates as necessary. Assist with coordination of scheduling as appropriate.

Other

+ Maintain focus and professionalism at work; reserve personal matters for personal time. Be teachable, flexible, manageable, approachable, and helpful.

+ Work scheduled and other needed hours at the designated location(s).

+ Assist Management with scheduling and other issues as directed.

+ Accept additional work as needed and assist other managers or Team Members as needed.

+ All Team Members should provide consistently positive, effective, helpful service to all customers, both internal and external.

+ Management or Bank policy may revise, delete, or add responsibility as necessary.

REQUIREMENTS:

+ Required: High school diploma or equivalent

+ Required: 5-7 years of experience in an accounting role or other qualifying experience

+ Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

+ Preferred: CPA

+ Preferred: Previous banking experience

ACTIVITY

+ Ability to operate office equipment, telephones, and computers

+ Ability to communicate fluently in English, in person, in writing, and on the computer

+ Ability to hear, speak, and understand verbal communication

+ Ability to read, write, count, and perform basic math functions

+ Ability to move head, shoulders, neck, and arms freely (e.g. operation of office equipment)

+ Ability to use manual dexterity and fine manipulation for operating a keyboard, using equipment, filing, etc.

+ Ability to lift up to 10 pounds, grasp, reach, and pull

+ Ability to think, remember, learn new information, and apply cognitive data to job functions

+ Ability to assess and concentrate on mental and physical job tasks to see them to completion

+ Ability to work with others to share information and solve problems

SouthEast Bank is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to treat all individuals equally, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, transgender/gender identity, sexual preference, or service in the armed forces.