Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Conduct accounting tasks that assist in maintaining financial records and preparing financial reports.

• Provide support for complex accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, ad hoc financial and management reporting, accounts payable, fixed assets, and prepaid expenses.

• Ensure that accounts are properly charged and maintain organized records of credit union transactions.

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies and accounting mistakes.

• Create and sustain workbooks to monitor daily and monthly activities of the credit union.

• Maintain and reconcile assigned general ledger accounts according to daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual timelines.

• Collaborate with branches and departments to gather information, address issues, and amend transactions.

• Prepare journal entries while applying GAAP knowledge.

• Assist in the preparation of month-end financial statements and accounting reports.

• Support both internal and external auditors as well as credit union examiners.

• Aid in state, federal, regulatory, and tax reporting obligations.

• Stay informed and cross-trained to assist credit union cash management and accounting personnel.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.

• At least two (2) years of accounting experience within a financial institution.

• Intermediate proficiency in Excel, including formulas, functions, pivot tables, and lookups.

• Strong grasp of accounting principles and practices.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills for identifying and rectifying accounting errors.

• Knowledge of intermediate GAAP accounting standards.

• Familiarity with accounting databases and tables.

• Ability to work collaboratively with branches and departments to collect information and resolve issues.

• Keen attention to detail for precise reporting and transaction recording.

• Advanced understanding of credit union systems and applications for analysis, research, and reporting.

🏝️ Benefits

• $2.00 per hour bilingual differential for employees who can effectively assist members in a second language, subject to verification.

• Compensation incentives based on performance.

• Coverage for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee-only coverage at 100%.

• Health Care FSA (HCFSA).

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions.

• Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA).

• Life and AD&D insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• 8 hours of vacation accrued each month.

• 8 hours of sick leave accrued each month.

• 11 paid holidays each year.

• 1 floating holiday.

• 16 hours of self-care time.

• 16 hours of volunteer time.