Staff Accountant

Segrera Associates is working with a financial services organization that is looking to hire a staff accountant. The staff accountant supports the Finance Department’s responsibility to its shareholders, employees, and directors in the areas of accounting and reporting.

What you will do:

• Daily preparation of correspondent bank reconciliations
• Posting transactions to the General Ledger
• Processing Accounts Payables
• Preparing workpapers for internal/external audits
• Daily and month-end General Ledger reconcilements. Investigate discrepancies by collaborating and communicating with bank staff and management to ensure items are cleared in a timely manner.
• Setting up Accruals/Prepaids/Fixed Assets
• Preparing reports for management
• Prepare various schedules for external annual audit, internal audits, and regulatory exam.
• Perform ongoing financial control functions in accordance with internal controls policies.
• Backup for other accounting staff through cross-training
• Other duties to be determined.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance degree preferred, or combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Background in financial institution accounting and deposit operations policies and procedures strongly desired.
• Have knowledge of generally accepted accounting and regulatory principles.
• Excel proficiency is required (including pivot tables and v-lookup functionality).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work independently.
• A high level of independent judgment, initiative, and problem-solving skills
• An inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to frequently communicate with senior managers, officers, and executives.
• Ability to prioritize projects, quickly determine the requirements to accomplish them, and analyze the processes to figure out how to simplify, automate, and improve them for increased efficiency.