Accounting Generalist II - Temporary 8-week Assignment Onsite

Premier America Credit Union•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$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, and is responsible for completing simple and complex calculations. The position assists with trial balances while complying with the Credit Union's policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. The role involves timely and accurate input, verification, processing, and tracking of incoming and outgoing payments. Under limited supervision, the Accounting Generalist II assists with two or more major functions including daily processes and regulatory requirements of Accounting Services, Wire Transfers, Corporate Checks, Check 21, General Ledger Accounts, and Accounts Payable. The position may also assist with internal or external audit requests, assist the Department Manager with training new team members, and provide lead direction to Accounting Generalist I. The role requires exercising independent judgment while resolving complex issues, reviewing outages, completing research, and processing adjustments. It may also involve assisting in exception items, stop payments, return items, or void checks, and ensuring timely clearing of all exception items. The Accounting Generalist II responds to inquiries, reviews accurate processing of return items, and reviews file maintenance on corporate check voids and stop payments. Additionally, the role reconciles various general ledger accounts daily and monthly, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly and preparing necessary clearing general ledger entries. The position may assist with Accounts Payable Vendor set up process and ensure all necessary paperwork and policies are in order. A proficient knowledge of all applicable regulations, including but not limited to Regulation CC, Regulation J, Regulation E, Regulation D, and Bank Secrecy Act, must be maintained and applied.

Requirements

Minimum seven (7) years of work experience, of which at least five (5) years are accounting related.
High school diploma required, Accounting or Finance college level courses, or equivalent, preferred.
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. Typically, it includes subject matter experts as well as first level managers to middle managers.
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

Maintenance of general ledgers
Daily processing
Releasing and balancing outgoing payment transfers
Approving wires across multiple business units
Ensuring strict compliance with Credit Union policies and OFAC
Completing simple and complex calculations
Assisting with trial balances
Timely and accurate input, verification, processing and tracking of incoming and outgoing payments
Assisting 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.
Assisting with internal or external audit requests
Assisting Department Manager with training new team members.
Providing lead direction to Accounting Generalist I
Exercising independent judgment while resolving complex issues.
Reviewing outages, completing research, and processing adjustments as necessary to and from the Federal Reserve.
Assisting in exception items, stop payments, return items or void checks.
Processing and ensuring timely clearing of all 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, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly and preparing necessary clearing general ledger entries.
Assisting with Accounts Payable Vendor set up process and ensuring all necessary paperwork and policies are in order.
Maintaining and applying 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.