Accounting and Finance Specialist

Flatirons Bank•Boulder, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Flatirons Bank is seeking driven, reliable, and hardworking candidates to join their team. They are looking for individuals who want to make a difference in their community and work for a company where their opinion counts. The bank emphasizes the importance of employees being proactive, resourceful, communicative, and efficient, contributing key input to the team's future success. Flatirons Bank is a full-service independent bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in Boulder County, with locations in Boulder and Longmont. They pride themselves on a personalized banking experience with local decision-making, a commitment to developing personal relationships with clients, and maintaining a high level of professional service. Their services include Personal and Business Banking, Professional Services Banking, Treasury Management, Mortgage Lending, and Commercial Real Estate Lending. Flatirons Bank also encourages employees to contribute to the Boulder County community through various nonprofit organizations. Their Boulder headquarters was the first in the county to achieve LEED Gold certification. The bank strives to be a community leader balancing purpose with profit by considering the impact of its decisions on stakeholders: employees, clients, vendors, community, and the environment. Working at Flatirons Bank means helping neighbors and local businesses thrive.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
A minimum of three years’ related experience required.
Strong analytical, finance, accounting and math skills.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Knowledge of state and federal banking regulations, and bank operational policies.
Current driver’s license and a vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage if required to drive in the course of performing assigned duties and responsibilities.
Effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, and communicate clearly to customers and employees.
Ability to regularly address and resolve problems involving multiple facets and variables in non-standardized situations.
Effective organizational and time management skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision while performing duties.

Responsibilities

Analyze financial data, including branch-level and bank financials to support forecasting and reporting.
Prepare reports and projections based on financial data.
Prepare various balance sheet account reconciliations, obtain detailed transaction data, and investigate to correct reconciling items.
Support the accounting function of the Bank, including correspondent accounts, internal accounts, other assets, other liabilities, CDARS/ICS accounting, QSF accounting, bond accounting, and other loan/deposit accounting.
Review accounts payable entries to ensure accuracy of reporting.
Process accounts payable in a backup function.
Monitor various expense accounts to ensure accurate records.
Assist with month-end close procedures and process month-end GL entries and accrual adjustments.
Prepare business and market analysis for the credit department, which may include researching market data for geographical areas where the Bank has loan collateral.
Support new projects as determined by Management.
Assist with the preparation of tax-related worksheets and reports for federal and state tax returns for the Bank’s holding company and related entities.
Assist with assembling information for the financial components of various audits and exams.
Provide outside auditors with assistance; gather necessary account information and documents to perform annual audits.
Support the preparation of periodic reports for the Bank including the Call Report, FHLB QCD, and other required reporting.
Maintain knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and procedures.
Keep up-to-date and trained on the Bank’s procedures and required bank compliance training; adhere to all Federal and State laws and regulations applicable to the Bank.
Perform accounting and auditing tasks related to the Bank’s QSF escrow program.
Assist with the tax reporting functions associated with the QSF program.
Prepare analytical reports for officer and board review to support the decision-making process of QSF products and services (and related business lines).