Staff Accountant

Fifth Third Bank • Cincinnati, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Fifth Third Bank is seeking a Staff Accountant to assume shared responsibility and accountability for developing and maintaining accurate and detailed accounting records. This role is responsible for preparing financial statements and reports, reviewing, monitoring, reconciling, and reporting on all departmental accounts. The Staff Accountant plays an active role in month-end closing duties and reporting. This position is also responsible and accountable for risk management by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures. The individual must ensure that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience and, while operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Working knowledge of GAAP is required.
• Minimum of 1 year of Accounting related experience in financial industry or public accounting.
• Proficient in basic applications such as Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to learn and understand systems such as Recon-Plus, Frontier, Mobius, & TM1.
• Excellent communication, organization and follow-up skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent people/relationship building skills.
• Ability to apply critical thought process.
• Capable of prioritizing and organizing work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly & concisely with other Finance Staff, managers and department leaders.
• Ability to apply critical thought process.

Nice To Haves

• Working toward an Masters or other certification (CPA, CMA, etc.) is a plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately maintains all assigned accounting records and performs all related accounting functions.
• Preparation of daily entries and monitoring of accounts. Maintains account balances.
• Identifies opportunities to improve the accounting processes and plays a key role in the integration of new accounting systems.
• Ensures compliance with Bancorp accounting policies and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Reconciliation and resolution of outages from complex accounts.
• Coordinates month end accounting activities with other departments, divisions and affiliates.
• Ensures that all accounting entries and reports are completed on a timely and accurate basis.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of all account reconciliations.
• Ensures that all entries are made in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining appropriate business relationships with internal and external customers.
• Assists in the preparation of various financial statements and monthly reporting.
• Responds to inquiries from management, auditors and other authorities regarding the accounting issues, data in reports and financial statements issued by the department, policies, and procedures.
• Responsible for assisting in performing various special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Differentiated compensation offerings
• Incentive compensation plan
• Extensive benefits programs designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

What This Job Offers

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