Accountant

Mountain America Credit Union • Sandy, UT

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant role is responsible for reviewing, balancing, and reconciling general ledger accounts and other accounts to maintain efficiency and accuracy in the accounting department. This position will support Sr. Accountants and management with projects and daily accounting activity. The core function is to ensure the accuracy of accounting records through diligent reconciliation and the proposal of necessary adjustments.

Requirements

• Two years or more of accounting experience or credit union experience in lending or branch operations preferred.
• Experience reconciling cash and other general ledger accounts.
• Knowledge of financial statement line items, bank, GL and GL reconciliations, and subledger.
• Advanced skills and experience of Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated experience with accounting systems such as Workday Financials or equivalent systems.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals.
• Requires sitting, using hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talks and hears.
• Requires Close, Distance, Peripheral and Depth perception vision as well as the ability to focus.
• Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs, occasionally lifts up to 25 pounds and rarely lifts up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Credit union experience in lending or branch operations preferred.
• Experience in Workday Financials preferred.
• Must be a self-starter, able to resolve difficult situations with minimal supervision.
• Adapts to changing technology in the work environment with the ability to troubleshoot, lead, and test new solutions.
• Support and assist other team members with process improvements and enhancements.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills.
• Proactively solves problems and actively improves processes and create efficiencies.
• Adaptive to change, responds positively to altered circumstances or conditions.
• Sound critical thinking and logic skills to problem solve.
• Collaborate with team of accountants and junior staff, including leading on specific projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily responsibilities including balancing and preparing entries and reconciling the general ledger.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts to third-party statements and subsidiary ledgers to ensure accuracy of accounting records.
• Propose adjusting and/or correcting entries to the accounting records to bring records into balance.
• Balance individual transaction reports to grand total reports of all transactions to ensure accuracy.
• Routinely monitor and identify reconciling items or issues and escalate aging items or issues timely.
• Assist with Mortgage Balancing, Card/ATM Balancing, Shared Branch Balancing, Payroll, Real/Personal Property Taxes, and/or Cash Management.
• Participate with cross-training and stay up to date with backup functions.
• Assist and support internal team members and cross-functional team questions and requests promptly and courteously.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level