Staff Accountant

First Bank • Evansville, IN

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About The Position

First Bank is seeking a Staff Accountant to support accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, budgeting, analysis, and audit activities. The role works with the Controller on financial modeling and strategic analysis, provides actionable insights to management, helps identify departmental efficiencies, and serves as a backup to another Staff Accountant. The position also serves as co-administrator for departmental processes and related vendors and software. Other evolving duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Relevant work and life experience within an accounting/finance team or function.
• Analytical mindset and ability to explain why results occur, not just what happened.
• Ability to translate accounting and finance data into business insights.
• Process-improvement and systems-oriented mindset, including seeking efficiencies.
• Dependable and comfortable asking questions and speaking up.
• Easy to communicate with and adaptable to change.
• Cares for people and colleagues and enjoys having fun at work.
• Demonstrates curiosity and leadership potential.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in accounting and/or finance is preferred, but is not required when relevant work experience is present.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
• Assist with financial statement variance analysis, including actual-to-budget and period-over-period comparisons.
• Perform routine financial reporting to provide additional capacity for higher-level financial review.
• Assist with preparing regulatory reports, including the Call Report, FR Y-9, and state filings.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation supporting regulatory reporting inputs.
• Assist in the annual budgeting process, including expense and revenue modeling and collaboration with departments.
• Partner with the Controller on ad hoc financial modeling and strategic analysis.
• Analyze revenue trends, expense drivers, and balance sheet changes.
• Translate financial results into actionable insights for management.
• Assist with financial statement audit requests and help ensure timely, accurate responses.
• Assist in identifying departmental efficiencies.
• Serve as a backup to fellow Staff Accountant when needed.
• Serve as co-administrator for departmental processes, vendors/software used, and related responsibilities.
• Perform other evolving duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance coverage
• 401K-retirement plan
• Other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed