Accounting Clerk 1

Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union•Village of Lakewood, NY

5d•$17 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing routine accounting clerical operations following detailed and standardized procedures. The Accounting Clerk will provide a variety of support duties related to the accounting function within the credit union, assisting the CFO/Accounting Lead in maintaining financial, statistical, and accounting records. Key tasks include data entry, report generation, processing financial transactions, and reconciling accounts.

Requirements

Highschool Diploma/GED
Basic Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
High Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
High Skills: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Teamwork - Balance team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information, format business letters.
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Analytical – Ability to collect data and research, using ones’ intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
Cost Consciousness – assists in cost saving measures; Contributes to profits; Conserves organizational resources.
Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Aligns work with strategic goals.
Efficiencies - Looks for ways to improve processes; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities.
Adapts/Welcomes change through Building commitment and overcomes resistance from others.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives.
Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
Measures self against standard of excellence.
Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Word Processing Software
Spreadsheet Software
Accounting Software
Inventory Software
Internet Software
Database Software
Contact Management Systems
Core Processor
Portico Accounting Software
Shartec

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of activities to assist the CFO/Accounting Lead in maintaining the financial, statistical, and accounting records of the Credit Union.
Enter data into accounting systems and generate daily reports.
Prepare various financial, regulatory, and special reports on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis as requested by Management.
Process/Research share draft returns and ACH exceptions (i.e.: encoding errors, late returns, and other problems).
Post general ledger entries, and proof totals with the general ledger system.
File and store general ledger journals daily.
Maintain and process wire transfer funds, verifying incoming/outgoing wires, approval of incoming/outgoing wire transfer funds.
Reconcile various general ledger accounts.
Responsible for daily Electronic Funds Transactions and network balancing.
Maintain working knowledge of various accounting software programs.
Order supplies and maintain inventory for branches.
Check scanning for Lakewood branch.
Maintain escrow accounts.
File, maintain, and report lien status to Management.
Post payroll for various organizations.
Maintain and report incentive programs to staff.
Prepare various tracking reports for department heads.
Assists members in EFT related issues.
Paying Credit Union bills.
Receiving Credit Union payments.
Assist members with Debit Card issues.
Assist in maintaining the Debit Card system.