Accounting Generalist II - Full-time - Chatsworth

Premier America Credit Union•Los Angeles, CA

3h•$27 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Generalist II performs a range of routine and complex activities such as maintenance of general ledgers, daily processing, releasing and balancing outgoing payment transfers, and approving wires across multiple business units. This role ensures strict compliance with Credit Union policies and OFAC, is responsible for completing simple and complex calculations, and assists with trial balances while complying with the Credit Union's policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. The position involves timely and accurate input, verification, processing, and tracking of incoming and outgoing payments. Under limited supervision, the Generalist II supports primary daily processes and regulatory requirements of Accounting Services, including Wire Transfers, Corporate Checks, Check 21, General Ledger Accounts, and Accounts Payable. They may assist with internal or external audit requests, train new team members, provide lead direction to Accounting Generalist I, and exercise independent judgment in resolving complex issues. The role also includes reviewing outages, completing research, processing adjustments to and from the Federal Reserve, assisting with exception items, stop payments, return items or void checks, processing and clearing exception items, responding to inquiries, reviewing accurate processing of return items, reviewing file maintenance on corporate check voids and stop payments, reconciling various general ledger accounts daily and monthly, and potentially assisting with Accounts Payable Vendor setup. Maintaining proficient knowledge of applicable regulations like Regulation CC, J, E, D, and Bank Secrecy Act is also required.

Requirements

Minimum seven (7) years of work experience, of which at least five (5) years are accounting related.
High school diploma required.
A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required.
In-depth dialogue, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature.
Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance.
Computer literate.
Basic Excel skills.
Basic Word skills.
Proficiency with 10-key calculator.
Basic Accounting concepts of debits and credits; familiarity with all transaction processing, check operations, and fund transfers.

Nice To Haves

Accounting or Finance college level courses, or equivalent, preferred.

Responsibilities

Timely and accurate input, verification, processing and tracking of incoming and outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Under limited supervision, assists with two (2) or more of the following major functions: Provide support to the primary daily processes and regulatory requirements of Accounting Services; Wire Transfers, Corporate Checks, Check 21, General Ledger Accounts, Accounts Payable.
May assist with internal or external audit requests.
Assists Department Manager with training new team members.
Provides lead direction to Accounting Generalist I.
Exercises independent judgment while resolving complex issues.
Reviews outages, completes research, and processes adjustments as necessary to and from the Federal Reserve.
May assist in exception items, stop payments, return items or void checks.
Processes and ensures timely clearing of all exception items.
Responds to inquiries.
Reviews accurate processing of return items.
Reviews file maintenance on corporate check voids and stop payments.
Reconciles various general ledger accounts daily and monthly, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly and preparing necessary clearing general ledger entries.
May assist with Accounts Payable Vendor set up process and ensure all necessary paperwork and policies are in order.
Maintain and apply proficient knowledge of all applicable regulations. Regulations include but are not limited to Regulation CC, Regulation J, Regulation E, Regulation D, and Bank Secrecy Act.