Financial Services Sr. Accountant

Chevron Federal Credit Union • ,

6h • $29 - $49 • Remote

About The Position

The Financial Services Senior Accountant applies accounting principles to balance the Credit Union’s daily cash flows with third parties and uses internal and external settlement systems and data to prepare and complete settlement schedules. The role supports accounting department month-end close processes and is expected to implement process automation using Excel, Power BI, and SQL. The position works under limited supervision and in compliance with established policies, procedures, vendor agreements, and regulations, with an emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

The role includes daily ATM, branch deposit, and shared-branch reconciliations; researching differences and posting timely adjustments; preparing and analyzing financial information, general ledger entries, accruals, and reports; and monitoring the Accounting group’s month-end close calendar. It also reviews reports and clears outstanding items, performs backup payroll and reporting duties, and handles bank drawdowns, wire transfers, journal entries, and other assigned work. The incumbent is accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and professionalism of assigned work.

The position is mostly seated and involves extensive computer use, telephone work, occasional standing and walking, and occasionally handling objects weighing up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related area from a four-year college or university.
• More than four years of experience working in an accounting department performing month-end close processes.
• Strong problem-solving ability, including developing solutions quickly.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Understanding of accrual-based accounting.
• Ability to analyze data, explain results, and demonstrate sound business judgment.
• Curiosity about the fundamentals of the job, willingness to ask questions to find answers, and initiative.
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and other basic applications in a Windows-based environment.
• Power BI and Microsoft SQL Server skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge, including VLOOKUPs, macros, and pivot tables.
• Ability to communicate effectively by email, chat, and online meeting applications and to work across accounting and non-accounting departments.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and internal systems and documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence with correct spelling and grammar, and to communicate email needs succinctly.
• Ability to speak clearly, tactfully, and effectively with members, volunteers, and employees at all organizational levels, and to present information in one-on-one and small-group settings.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and produce and interpret graphs.
• Ability to analyze processes and make improvements that enhance efficiency.
• Ability to identify unusual operational or financial events and deviations from policy and procedure.
• Ability to work effectively with members and employees at all levels and maintain complete confidentiality of member, employee, and Credit Union information.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail orientation, and customer service skills.
• A high percentage of attendance is an essential function of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of experience in the finance industry.
• Settlement accounting experience.
• General ledger reconciliation experience.
• Experience processing payroll.
• Experience with Episys.
• Experience with Fiserv.
• Audit experience.
• Experience with Concur, Fiserv, or OnBase.
• Internet research skills.
• Ability to quickly learn specialized software applications.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily reconciliations for ATM Network Settlement, ATM Foreign Network Settlement, and Fiserv Network Settlement.
• Research ATM settlement differences and post timely adjustments or corrections in accordance with network rules.
• Prepare daily deposit reconciliations for all Credit Union channels, including branches, mobile, ATMs, and other channels as introduced.
• Advise branches of deposit adjustments and provide the information needed to post them to the appropriate member accounts.
• Create the Accounting group month-end calendar and monitor and update groups on close status daily during month-end close.
• Compile and analyze financial information and prepare general ledger entries for transactions such as loans, shares, and investments.
• Research and analyze financial data for reports as needed.
• Prepare the monthly Dividend Testing spreadsheet to ensure share dividends comply with policy.
• Prepare complex general ledger entries from source documentation during month-end processing.
• Analyze and enter monthly accruals, true up quarterly, and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Prepare daily Shared Branch reconciliations, research differences, and post timely adjustments or corrections.
• Review reports and post daily adjustments to clear GL Exceptions, Teller Exchange, GL Variance, and share and loan to GL balancing items.
• Provide backup payroll support and perform related agency correspondence and case work, state employer account creation, periodic reporting, work location matrix maintenance, state POA processing for UKG compliance, employment verification requests, 401(k) payroll reporting, and ACA reporting.
• Compile financial information and prepare reports such as Daily Position and internal account wire transfers, along with other ad hoc reports.
• Prepare the monthly Capital Budget Worksheet and distribute it.
• Manage vendors in the Concur AP Portal and review journal entries for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare bank drawdowns and wire transfers of Credit Union funds.
• Process GL clearing forms received from branches and departments and process assigned daily journal entries.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality and identify unusual operational or financial events or deviations from policy and procedure.

Benefits

• Bonus and incentives for regular employees.
• 401(k) with an 8% company contribution.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents paid at 80%.
• PTO and paid sabbaticals.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Corporate Incentive Plan with an annual incentive opportunity ranging from 0–8% of incentive-eligible earnings, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior