Reconciliation Oversight & Controls Analyst

Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

Fifth Third Bank’s Reconciliation Oversight & Controls Analyst conducts complex accounting assignments and projects, helps maintain accurate and detailed accounting records, and prepares financial statements and reports. The role plays a key part in month-end close and reporting, oversees account monitoring and reconciliations, and helps resolve outages from complex accounts. It also provides training and guidance to less experienced staff and supports appropriate delegation and cross-training.

The analyst contributes to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate and simplify accounting processes, using technology to improve efficiency, and playing a key role in integrating a new accounting system. The position works with internal and external customers and operates within the Bank’s risk appetite, following policies and procedures while identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years of industry or public accounting-related experience.
• Banking or accounting-related experience required.
• Proficiency in advanced spreadsheet applications, including Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Ability to learn and understand Bancorp systems such as Frontier, Mobius, Raft, Business Objects, and TM1.
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-up skills.
• Excellent people and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to apply critical thought processes.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with Finance staff, managers, department leaders, and potentially senior management and executive leaders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain complex accounting records and perform related accounting functions.
• Oversee preparation of daily entries and monitoring of accounts.
• Maintain account balances.
• Prepare complex accounting journal entries and monthly financial statements, where applicable.
• Maintain current accounting policies and practices and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Reconcile complex accounts and resolve outages.
• Assist with complex special accounting projects.
• Identify process improvements to automate and simplify accounting work, and use technology to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and play a key role in integrating a new accounting system.
• Ensure the completion and accuracy of all account reconciliations.
• Develop and maintain appropriate business relationships with internal and external customers.
• Develop cross-training programs and ensure adequate delegation of duties and responsibilities.
• Provide training and guidance to less experienced staff.
• Participate in month-end closing duties and reporting.
• Identify, assess, manage, monitor, and report risks while following Bank policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support employees’ and their families’ physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.
• Differentiated compensation offerings.
• Eligibility to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with payments based on company, line of business, and/or individual performance.

What This Job Offers

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