Lead Accountant - Reconciliations

KeyBank•Brooklyn, OH

5d•$57,000 - $87,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Perform Lead Accountant responsibilities for the Corporate Reconciliation function, ensuring tasks are completed on time. Consider risks and internal controls when participating in projects or implementing and enhancing operational processes. Support process and production issues for Corporate Reconciliation. Complete general ledger and internal Demand Deposit Account (DDA) reconciliations for various Bank applications, research and analyze reconciliation exceptions, and work with Lines of Business to resolve exceptions and identify root causes. Participate in continuous and process improvement initiatives. The role performs complex reconciliations, fundings, and settlements; prepares and reviews regulatory reporting; leads training; documents procedures; supports critical incidents; completes audit requests; processes APA batch or funding entries and provides second-level approvals. It also coordinates project testing, writes and executes test cases, serves as a subject matter expert, supports internal control monitoring and testing, ensures proper accounting principles and mapping, analyzes stale reporting and scorecards, manages initiatives, identifies improvements, and mentors analysts. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with KeyBank policies and procedures and act in the best interests of clients and Key. The position is hybrid, with an expectation of three or more in-office days. Occasional travel, including overnight stays, is required. The base salary range is $57,000 to $87,000 annually, with eligibility for incentive compensation. Placement within the range may depend on skills, experience, and geographic location.

Requirements

At least 3 years of Accounting or Finance Audit experience.
Ability to interpret complex financial data, identify trends, forecast outcomes, support strategic decisions, resolve reconciliation discrepancies, and assess the financial impact of operational changes.
Expertise with financial systems such as SAP or Oracle, reconciliation tools such as BlackLine, and data analysis software such as Excel and Power BI.
Understanding of regulatory requirements and internal control frameworks such as SOX, including control design, testing, and monitoring.
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, IT, and Audit.
Leadership skills, including guiding junior team members, delegating tasks, providing feedback, and developing others.
Clear and persuasive communication for varied audiences, including writing audit responses, presenting findings, and influencing decisions with data-driven insights.
Ability to identify inefficiencies, propose solutions, and lead or adapt to process improvement and technology changes.
Ability to comply with Key’s Values and Code of Conduct.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including prolonged sitting, face-to-face and telephone communication, frequent PC or laptop use, and occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of computer bags or backpacks up to 10 lbs.
Occasional travel, including overnight stays.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 1 year of project experience.
Relevant certifications in accounting or finance.

Responsibilities

Perform complex reconciliations, fundings, and settlements, and help design future requirements.
Resolve complex reconciliation exceptions and manage stale items.
Prepare, analyze, coordinate, and complete secondary review or approval for regulatory reporting.
Lead training sessions for multiple team members on new processes.
Document new departmental procedures, update existing procedures, and review procedures.
Support moderate-to-complex critical incidents or production issues.
Complete audit requests while understanding the risks and controls being audited.
Process APA batch or funding entries, including ACH and wire entries, and complete second-level approvals.
Coordinate and participate in testing for corporate and departmental projects; communicate risks, issues, and defects.
Write and execute test cases and scripts for corporate projects.
Serve as a subject matter expert in multiple products and systems.
Support internal control monitoring and testing, including quality reviews for complex departmental functions and GRC testing and coordination.
Ensure proper accounting principles and mapping for reconciliations and settlements.
Analyze and escalate Line of Business and stale reporting, scorecarding, and analytics.
Manage large initiatives and projects involving Corporate Reconciliation and internal business partners in accordance with PLC standards.
Identify and implement improvements across current functions.
Mentor analysts and provide in-depth knowledge transfer.
Complete general ledger and internal DDA reconciliations for various Bank applications; research and analyze exceptions and work with Lines of Business to resolve them and identify root causes.
Support Corporate Reconciliation process and production issues and participate in continuous and process improvement initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned; responsibilities and activities may change.
Comply with KeyBank policies and procedures, act professionally and ethically, avoid conflicts of interest, and act in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.