Accountant II

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union in Santa Ana, CA is seeking an Accountant II to prepare financial statements and analyze trends to support management decisions. The role requires strong attention to accounting standards and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams on policy and procedure improvements.

The candidate will handle various general ledger activities, tax returns, and reporting duties, with opportunities for growth within the accounting function.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience required.
• 3-5 years of prior relevant experience required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• Analyzes trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Reports organization’s finances to management and offers resource utilization suggestions.
• Lead departmental projects or act as liaison for organizational projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform administrative duties for accounting systems and programs, including wires and banking activities.
• Identify and post to general ledger transactions for subsidiaries and related entities.
• Interface with external auditors and regulatory bodies to provide required information.
• Maintain and reconcile various complex accounting entries and tax returns.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

Job description

We’re always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team.

Accountant II

The pay range for this position is listed below. Our pay ranges are built to allow for candidates with various levels of skill and experience to be considered, as well as for room for growth and tenure achieved in a role over time. Typical new hire salary offers fall within the minimum to midpoint of a pay range for many candidates. Any offer extended to a candidate will be based upon their unique set of knowledge, skills, education, and experience as well as internal equity.

Pay Range:

$69,705.00 - $104,558.00

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

What You’ll Be Doing

Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Responsibilities also include analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports organization’s finances to management, and offers suggestions about resource utilization. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the accounting field. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.

• Collects data, analyzes and prepares annual and monthly GAAP financial statements for the credit union and/or its subsidiaries, on both a stand-alone and consolidated basis. Collects data, analyzes and prepares other reports on a monthly or ad hoc basis as required by the board, management or other departments within the organization.
• Assists management in researching, interpreting and recommending changes to accounting policies and procedures based on regulations and pronouncements issued by outside bodies including the National Credit Union Administration, Financial Accounting Standards Board, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, etc. Ensure all appropriate parties review and comments are included in the final draft prior to the approval of the Controller.
• Required to lead departmental projects or act as liaison for organizational projects, which includes heavy interaction with other teammembers and management both internal and external to the department to solve problems, with an emphasis in technical accounting. Includes process development and documentation of desktop procedures.
• Performs administrative duties for systems/programs used in accounting areas including but not limited to wires, corporate credit card and reimbursement, bank accounts and the Federal Reserve.
• Identifies, processes, records to the general ledger, and applies appropriate accounting treatment to, transactions related to the Credit Union’s subsidiaries, CUSO’s, etc., when applicable. Heavy interaction with operational teammembers of each subsidiary to identify transactions that may have financial impact and draft accounting policy and procedures accordingly, subject to management’s final review.
• Interacts with external auditors, including regulatory auditors. Gathers and/or compiles all necessary information for the external auditors on behalf of the organization.
• Maintains, analyzes and reconciles deferred loan origination fees and costs, participation loan program, deferred rent, mortgage servicing rights, derivatives and other accounting transactions that have been determined to be of a more complex nature, as assigned.
• Prepares all city, county, state and federal tax returns, including but not limited to property tax, sales tax, and 1099 forms.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts of the credit union including modifying, adding, or deleting general ledger numbers and maintaining a history of general ledger accounts.
• Prepares the quarterly NCUA call reports (5300) and other routine external financial reporting such as the weekly Federal Reserve Board Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions, Form 2900, the FAST and Raddon reports.

Additional Job Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience required

• 3-5 years of prior relevant experience required

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

SchoolsFirst FCU is committed to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Hiring

At SchoolsFirst FCU we are dedicated to building and growing a diverse, inclusive, and authentic Dream Team, so if you’re excited about a position or wanting to make a career change but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Many skills are transferrable and you may be just the right candidate for the position, or for other roles we are working on.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. SchoolsFirst FCU is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or genetic information.

This organization participates in E-Verify.