Sr. Accountant

Job Details: Job Location: Athens Branch - Athens, TN, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Category: Accounting, GENERAL FUNCTION: Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Accountant supports the Bank’s financial accounting and reporting functions. This position performs and reviews complex general ledger activity, account reconciliations, accruals, and month-end and year-end close processes, and helps prepare accurate, timely financial statements and regulatory reports, including Call Reports. The Senior Accountant helps maintain sound internal controls, supports internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, and makes sure accounting practices comply with Bank policy and applicable regulations. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Corporate Accounting • Balance teller, cash item, suspense, and related accounts. Research and resolve outstanding items in a timely manner. • Perform daily balancing of deposit and loan general ledger account activity, identifying and correcting discrepancies. • Order, maintain, and reconcile cash movements between the Federal Reserve, armored carrier vaults, and branches. • Reconcile and review official checks and exception logs. • Produce, prepare, and maintain required Tennessee reports, including but not limited to sales tax, Collateral Pool, and escheatment reports. • Review accounts payable for accurate general ledger coding and process AP payments Department Administration • Be mindful of account, Company, regulatory, tax, and other deadlines. Ensure that work is completed timely and accurately. • Prepare and process 1099s for AP vendors. • Reconcile, research, and provide items requested by auditors and consultants. • Assist with preparation of the annual audit report and footnotes. • Cross-train to provide backup for other accounting functions, as assigned. Compliance (this section is the same for all Bank Team Members) • Review the Bank’s information security guidelines regularly and avoid activity that could expose the Bank to malware, scams, and fraud. Follow all guidelines for securing your accounts, access, systems, and information. Be proactive in identifying threats to information security and relay concerns to the information security team. • Diligently protect confidential information and assist the Bank in ensuring that all confidential and sensitive information is handled appropriately. • Maintain an active awareness and understanding of policies, procedures, designated authorities, regulations, and laws, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, Red Flags, Consumer Privacy, Fair Lending, other applicable lending laws, etc. Follow these at all times. • Communicate openly with supervisors and other management about policies, procedures, work conduct, and job functions. Ask questions to clarify any uncertainty when issues arise. • Address with your supervisor questions about suspected violations of policy and procedure, and other laws and guidelines, as outlined in the Code of Conduct, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, lending laws, etc. • Participate in training sessions and policy updates as necessary. Assist with coordination of scheduling as appropriate. Other (this section is the same for all Bank Team Members) • Maintain focus and professionalism at work; reserve personal matters for personal time. Be teachable, flexible, manageable, approachable, and helpful. • Work scheduled and other needed hours at the designated location(s). • Assist Management with scheduling and other issues as directed. • Accept additional work as needed and assist other managers or Team Members as needed. • All Team Members should provide consistently positive, effective, helpful service to all customers, both internal and external. • Management or Bank policy may revise, delete, or add responsibility as necessary. Requirements • Required: High school diploma or equivalent • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field • Required: 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger, reconciliations, and month-end close • Required: Working knowledge of GAAP and internal control practices • Required: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software • Preferred: Accounting experience in a bank or other financial institution • Preferred: CPA or progress toward CPA certification • Preferred: Experience with regulatory reporting, such as Call Reports • Preferred: Experience supporting internal and external audits • Preferred: Familiarity with core banking systems and accounts payable processes Activity (this section is the same for all Bank Team Members) • Ability to operate office equipment, telephones, and computers • Ability to communicate fluently in English, in person, in writing, and on the computer • Ability to hear, speak, and understand verbal communication • Ability to read, write, count, and perform basic math functions • Ability to move head, shoulders, neck, and arms freely (e.g. operation of office equipment) • Ability to use manual dexterity and fine manipulation for operating a keyboard, using equipment, filing, etc. • Ability to lift up to 10 pounds, grasp, reach, and pull • Ability to sit for long periods of time; standing and walking periodically • Ability to think, remember, learn new information, and apply cognitive data to job functions • Ability to assess and concentrate on mental and physical job tasks to see them to completion • Ability to work with others to share information and solve problems Qualifications: