Staff Accountant

Origin Bank • Ruston, LA

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About The Position

The Staff Accountant performs accounting functions according to established procedures and as directed by Accounting Management. The role supports corporate accounting activities, including daily general ledger reconciliations, research and correction of account outages, recording mortgage loan purchases and sales and warehouse lending activity, assisting with month-end entries, and preparing reports for examiners and auditors. The position also contributes to ad-hoc accounting projects and provides backup for other accounting functions as needed.

The role supports financial reporting, including quarterly and annual SEC filings and related disclosures, GAAP disclosure checklists, stock-based compensation journal entries and schedules, equity rollforwards, and earnings-per-share calculations. It also participates in process improvement initiatives and maintains documentation for key procedures and best practices. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and may occasionally require travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business Administration is required.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.
• Two years of accounting and/or related banking experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Emphasis in Accounting or Finance in the bachelor's degree.
• Two years of accounting and/or related banking experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliations of Loan Control and/or Clearing General Ledger accounts, identify outages, and ensure appropriate entries are made to balance the accounts.
• Monitor the Interface Balancing Report daily, research outages, and ensure necessary entries and loan corrections are made.
• Review fee-related error codes on the Loan Maintenance Cross Check report and make or coordinate corrections and adjustments to resolve errors.
• Record daily mortgage loan purchases and sales using mortgage software and information systems, and balance them against wire transfers and funds remittances.
• Record daily warehouse lending activity using warehouse lending software and information systems.
• Reconcile and monitor other general ledger accounts as requested.
• Assist with month-end accounting entries and other accounting tasks and projects.
• Complete ad-hoc projects requiring fundamental accounting knowledge, sometimes with little supervision.
• Back up other accounting functions as needed.
• Prepare reports and requests for examiners and auditors.
• Assist in preparing quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K and other applicable filings.
• Support SEC filing components, including earnings releases, investor presentations, proxy-related disclosures, tie-outs, and supporting schedules.
• Assist in preparing quarterly and annual GAAP disclosure checklists.
• Prepare monthly stock-based compensation journal entries and maintain supporting schedules tracking equity awards, related activities, and dividends.
• Prepare monthly equity rollforward schedules, including share activity tracking and share reconciliations.
• Assist with monthly earnings-per-share calculations and supporting schedules.
• Participate in efficiency improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and update documentation for key tasks, procedures, and best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Compensation tailored to skills, experience, and education.
• Dream Manager program.
• One-on-one guidance from a nationally certified health and wellness coach.
• Free access to certified financial professionals.

What This Job Offers

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