Partnership Accounting Associate

First National Bank

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Summary of the Job: The Card Accounting associate is responsible for executing daily tasks to process/settle credit and debit card transactions for the various card networks (MasterCard, Visa, Star, etc). Monitor general ledgers for out of balances, research outages and report to the appropriate business unit for resolution. Create and/or enhance reporting, templates, and tools used by team to complete daily processes with focus on financial accuracy and timeliness. The associate is expected to work collaboratively with internal and external partners to onboard support of new products, product conversions, and/or redesign the process for existing products. The ideal candidate will maintain expert knowledge regarding cardholder adjustment, accounting operations, network settlement, and unclaimed property products. Recommend and implement controls and monitoring to ensure team is compliant with Federal Regulation Z, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and state unclaimed property legislation. Hours: 7:30AM - 4:00PM M-F

Requirements

High School diploma and/or equivalent experience
Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Ability to multi-task assigned projects and daily workload while adhering to multiple deadlines
Proven decision-making, problem-solving, leadership, and organizational skills
Analytical and critical thinking skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office products
Detail oriented
Time management – ability to prioritize daily work, research, and assigned projects with varying deadlines, ensuring all jobs are completed timely and accurately. Respond quickly to changing priorities.
Effective oral and written communication skills
Ability to support and interact with end users in a remote environment.
Identify and propose efficiency opportunities.
Candidates must possess unrestricted work authorization and not require future sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or equivalent experience
Familiar with various proprietary systems (i.e. TBS, EOSP, Hogan, Oracle, TRIPS, Salesforce, TrackerPro etc.)
Knowledge of card banking products and processes
Back-office GL processing
Experience with dispute financial settlement
Policy and procedure writing

Responsibilities

Ensure timely cash settlement with card networks and partners for all customer activity.
Monitor GL accounts and transaction files to ensure customer transactions are posted accurately and timely across multiple loan products managed by Partnership Operations.
Create, verify, balance, and input appropriate journal entries in Hogan and PeopleSoft for assigned accounts.
Monitor 30+ general ledgers, research out of balance situations and resolve or escalate issues for functions as assigned.
Gather statistical/financial data and prepare reports for distribution to management and internal business partners.
Manipulate and analyze large sums of data in spreadsheets, update formulas, and analyze data for accuracy and reasonability.
Devote proper attention to informing external departments of discrepancies for timely resolution.
Respond to incoming requests within 24 hours.
Create, update, and/or maintain job procedures; ensure all procedures are accurate and up-to-date.
Develop and continuously review processes to determine more efficient and effective methods of conducting work.
Work collaboratively with various department representatives, external clients, and vendors in the development of new product or process implementations, system enhancements, or system reporting.
Misc administrative support for Unclaimed Property Compliance: Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations, and the bank’s BSA/AML Program, as applicable to your job duties. Complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls, as required. Report any known violations of compliance policy, laws, or regulations. Report any suspicious customer and/or account activity.