Employment 7

Accounting Specialist / Manager

Location: San Antonio

Summary:

Ensures the timely and accurate completion of all bank accounting activities including the resolution of problems and continuous improvement in the bank's accounting functions through the development and implementation of policies and procedures (existing and new).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

TTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Performs corporate accounting activities, including accounts payable and receivable operations, payroll, and pension administration.
Performs loan accounting activities including booking and funding of loans, posting of payments, charge-offs, recoveries, and daily balancing to the general ledger.
Performs back office and liquidity wires including loan funding, payments received, correspondent bank transactions, and other liquidity functions as needed.
Reconciles general ledger and internal deposit accounts, analyzes financial accounts and prepares journal entries.
Reconciles revenue reports, unbilled variances, special projects, payroll and expense reports.
Closes and produces monthly corporate financial statements.
Develops and implements policies and procedures to streamline financial institution accounting procedures.
Provides reports and analysis of financial institution accounting records on a regular basis.
Serves as program manager for the bank's Vendor Management Program. Ensures completion of vendor risk profiles, documentation & file maintenance, and other periodic activities required of the vendor management team.
Manage multiple projects as assigned by the CFO or Executive Committee as needed.
Works closely with the CFO and finance/accounting team to coordinate department meetings, presentations, and reporting. Administrative and functional activities include but are not limited to:

• maintaining business files and records;

• corporate record keeping for the bank;

• supporting marketing and strategic planning activities;

Handles financial, accounting, and payroll matters with the utmost confidentiality.
Prepares and sends business correspondence.
Carries out responsibilities with professionalism, respect for others, in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
Any other duties as assigned.

Key Deliverables:

Accurate & error free financial records
On time & accurate loan accounting, AP, Reconciliations, & Payroll

Organizational Structure:

Reports To: CFO

Supervises: None

Qualifications:

Required Knowledge/Skills:

Financial & Accounting Statement Language
High Proficiency in MS Office & Excel
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Related Field
2 years Accounting Processes: Bookkeeping, accruals, monthly close, and reconciliations
6 – 12 months loan accounting, wires, AP