Accounting Specialist

Mass Bay Credit Union•Boston, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Accounting Supervisor and Chief Financial Officer, the Accounting Specialist is responsible for processing, posting, reconciling, and balancing a myriad of day-to-day bookkeeping and support activities within the Accounting Department, ensuring a high level of accuracy and timeliness. Handles all member and employee transactions with complete discretion and confidentiality. Duties and responsibilities Qualifications Performs a variety of activities to assist the Supervisor, Controller and CFO in maintaining the financial, statistical, and accounting records of the Credit Union in accordance with internal policies and procedures and external rules and regulations. Analyzes, verifies, processes, posts, and balances all accounting information and daily activity transactions to the General Ledger as needed. Prepares daily trial balance. Enters and verifies data in the accounting system and generates reports on a daily basis. Prepares various financial, regulatory, and special reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and as requested by Management. Coordinates with the Operations Department on a daily basis regarding charge backs, returns, and adjustments. Responsible for ATM cash and reconciliation. Verifies and processes month-end and year-end General Ledger entries and adjustments for preparation of related financial reports. Balances all Credit Union associated accounts at other financial institutions, including check reconcilement. Prepares all Federal Reserve reports in a timely manner. Accesses the Fed Wire System and other financial institutions for inputting wires and retrieving activity and balances as needed. Is a liaison for the Credit Union with other financial institutions to solve any discrepancies as needed. Researches, prepares, and maintains files for processing stop payments, NSF and returned checks to be charged to member's accounts. Organizes, posts, scans, codes and issues checks on all account payable requests as needed and monitors all vendor payments monthly to insure proper payment or accrual if. Researches and resolves AP issues. Attends training sessions upon request. Adheres to the anti-money laundering policy and the Bank Secrecy laws. Assumes other duties as new products, services, or technology are introduced. Qualifications Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively. Professional and pleasant interpersonal and communication skills are essential for working with employees, vendors, auditors, Department of Revenue, members, and projecting a positive image as representative for the Credit Union. Work requires a thorough knowledge of State and Federal rules and regulations for financial compliance in a regulated industry and intricacies of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations. Associates' Degree in Accounting preferred though a combination of education and accounting experience may be considered. A minimum of three years of work experience in a similar position and industry or related field. Position requires the ability to read, analyze, and interpret detailed financial reports, procedures, legal documents and external regulations; ability to respond professionally to auditors and regulators and/or internal "customers." Ability to effectively communicate, negotiate, and present information to a wide range of audiences including senior management and Supervisor. Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Communicate work progress as needed to Supervisor. Ability to work with intermediate mathematical concepts and fundamentals of higher math. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance to Supervisor and work at Supervisor's discretion to resolve issues. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents. EXCEL proficiency, ability to work with and manipulate and develop spread sheets as needed. Proficient in the use of personal computers and various software applications as needed. Working conditions Work requires periods of close attention to work with out interruption. Concentrated effort of up to 4 hours without break may be required. Work routine is fairly consistent, but employee needs to be able to use judgment to respond to events several times a week. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Monitor Use, Visual monotony, Visual clarity> 20 feet, Visual clarity feet, Conversation, Telephone, Background Noise, climate controlled environment. Standard work hours 35 per week as per CBA.

Requirements

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively.
Professional and pleasant interpersonal and communication skills are essential for working with employees, vendors, auditors, Department of Revenue, members, and projecting a positive image as representative for the Credit Union.
Work requires a thorough knowledge of State and Federal rules and regulations for financial compliance in a regulated industry and intricacies of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
A minimum of three years of work experience in a similar position and industry or related field.
Position requires the ability to read, analyze, and interpret detailed financial reports, procedures, legal documents and external regulations; ability to respond professionally to auditors and regulators and/or internal "customers."
Ability to effectively communicate, negotiate, and present information to a wide range of audiences including senior management and Supervisor.
Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures.
May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines.
Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations.
Communicate work progress as needed to Supervisor.
Ability to work with intermediate mathematical concepts and fundamentals of higher math.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance to Supervisor and work at Supervisor's discretion to resolve issues.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
EXCEL proficiency, ability to work with and manipulate and develop spread sheets as needed.
Proficient in the use of personal computers and various software applications as needed.

Nice To Haves

Associates' Degree in Accounting preferred though a combination of education and accounting experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of activities to assist the Supervisor, Controller and CFO in maintaining the financial, statistical, and accounting records of the Credit Union in accordance with internal policies and procedures and external rules and regulations.
Analyzes, verifies, processes, posts, and balances all accounting information and daily activity transactions to the General Ledger as needed.
Prepares daily trial balance.
Enters and verifies data in the accounting system and generates reports on a daily basis.
Prepares various financial, regulatory, and special reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and as requested by Management.
Coordinates with the Operations Department on a daily basis regarding charge backs, returns, and adjustments.
Responsible for ATM cash and reconciliation.
Verifies and processes month-end and year-end General Ledger entries and adjustments for preparation of related financial reports.
Balances all Credit Union associated accounts at other financial institutions, including check reconcilement.
Prepares all Federal Reserve reports in a timely manner.
Accesses the Fed Wire System and other financial institutions for inputting wires and retrieving activity and balances as needed.
Is a liaison for the Credit Union with other financial institutions to solve any discrepancies as needed.
Researches, prepares, and maintains files for processing stop payments, NSF and returned checks to be charged to member's accounts.
Organizes, posts, scans, codes and issues checks on all account payable requests as needed and monitors all vendor payments monthly to insure proper payment or accrual if.
Researches and resolves AP issues.
Attends training sessions upon request.
Adheres to the anti-money laundering policy and the Bank Secrecy laws.
Assumes other duties as new products, services, or technology are introduced.