Staff Accountant

VELOCITY CREDIT UNION • Austin, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Staff Accountant Do you enjoy maintaining financial reports, general ledgers, and reconciliations. Do you have a passion for numbers and reports? We are looking for dynamic, extraordinary people with a passion to provide outstanding support and financial solutions in a team environment. If you are a “numbers person” who enjoys working in the financial services industry, thrives on critical thinking and analysis, this may be the job for you! At Velocity, we are committed to upholding our mission of providing our community personalized service and unique value as their local banking alternative. We take pride in our work culture, exemplify our core values daily, and stand by the credit union philosophy of People Helping People to continue to drive our vision of making a positive impact on our members and their financial goals. This position reports directly to our VP of Accounting and Finance, CPA, CFA, and the schedule is Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm. It requires two on-site workdays each week at our north Austin headquarters office, plus occasional, additional on-site training, and events. Experience includes: Bachelor of Business Administration degree required; Accounting and/or Finance degree preferred. At least two years of accounting experience preferred. Proficiency in Excel and analytical skills required. Knowledge of credit union finance, data processing, and other back-office operations and leading-edge delivery systems. Experience with Fiserv systems and SAP Concur is a plus. Knowledge of credit union rules and regulations, fundamentals of the financial industry, auditing, and accounting principles and concepts. Passion for providing outstanding service and a positive attitude. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail. Effective time management including the ability to prioritize responsibilities and organize work tasks. Adaptable to a productive team environment where knowledge is shared, and feedback and coaching are welcomed. What you will do: As the Staff Accountant, you will prepare, maintain, and complete financial, month-end, quarterly, and cash management reports. You will also assist in maintaining financial statements, processing manual journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, and serving as a backup for the accounts payable process. Additionally, in this role, you will work with the Vice President of Accounting & Finance with budget projects, research, and clearing of all outstanding items. Why you should choose Velocity: This position offers competitive pay, great benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with matching, flexible spending accounts, a fun working environment and culture, generous paid time off, company-paid life insurance and disability, referral bonuses, paid holidays, discounted gym membership, tuition reimbursement, training and ongoing coaching, opportunities for career growth, employee reward and recognition system, employee, and family events, and more!

Requirements

• Bachelor of Business Administration degree required; Accounting and/or Finance degree preferred
• At least two years of accounting experience preferred
• Proficiency in Excel and analytical skills required
• Knowledge of credit union finance, data processing, and other back-office operations and leading-edge delivery systems
• Knowledge of credit union rules and regulations, fundamentals of the financial industry, auditing, and accounting principles and concepts
• Passion for providing outstanding service and a positive attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail
• Effective time management including the ability to prioritize responsibilities and organize work tasks
• Adaptable to a productive team environment where knowledge is shared, and feedback and coaching are welcomed

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Fiserv systems and SAP Concur is a plus

Responsibilities

• prepare, maintain, and complete financial, month-end, quarterly, and cash management reports
• assist in maintaining financial statements
• processing manual journal entries
• reconciling general ledger accounts
• serving as a backup for the accounts payable process
• work with the Vice President of Accounting & Finance with budget projects, research, and clearing of all outstanding items

Benefits

• competitive pay
• medical/dental/vision
• 401(k) with matching
• flexible spending accounts
• a fun working environment and culture
• generous paid time off
• company-paid life insurance and disability
• referral bonuses
• paid holidays
• discounted gym membership
• tuition reimbursement
• training and ongoing coaching
• opportunities for career growth
• employee reward and recognition system
• employee, and family events

What This Job Offers

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