Accounting Technician II

Mountain America Credit Union; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain America Credit Union in the United States is seeking an accounting professional to review, balance, and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of outstanding items. The role involves reconciling ledgers with third-party statements, making corrective entries, and handling duties such as Accounts Payable and cash balancing.

Requires 6 months of related experience and an associate's degree in accounting preferred.

Qualifications

• The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• 6 months of related experience.
• Experience reconciling cash and other general ledger accounts.
• Other specific skills may also be needed to perform the duties that will be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Review, balance and reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve outstanding items in order to maintain efficiency and accuracy in the accounting department.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts to third party statements and subsidiary ledgers to ensure accuracy of accounting records.
• Makes needed adjusting and/or correcting entries to the accounting records to bring records into balance.
• Handles duties such as but not limited to: Accounts Payable, Inclearings, Cash Proof Balancing, Official Checks, Corporate Balancing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Typing 35 wpm

Education

Associate's degree in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Office Suite

10-Key adding machine

Job description

Job Summary

To review, balance and reconcile general ledger accounts and resolve outstanding items in order to maintain efficiency and accuracy in the accounting department.

Job Description

To be effective, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty successfully.

Handles questions and requests from internal customers in a prompt and courteous manner.

Reconciles general ledger accounts to third party statements and subsidiary ledgers to ensure accuracy of accounting records.

Makes needed adjusting and/or correcting entries to the accounting records to bring records into balance.

Handles duties such as but not limited to: Accounts Payable, Inclearings, Cash Proof Balancing, Official Checks, Corporate Balancing.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Experience

6 months of related experience.

Experience reconciling cash and other general ledger accounts.

Other specific skills may also be needed to perform the duties that will be assigned.

Education

Associate's degree in accounting preferred, or an equivalent knowledge of accounting principles.

~ Licenses, Certificates, Registrations n/a Managerial Responsibility Has No Supervisory/managerial responsibilities

Language Skills

Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals.

Computer/Office Equipment Skills

Intermediate to Advanced skills in the following: Adding machine/10-Key, computer operating skills (windows navigation, mouse/keyboard functionality), Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite.

Must have the ability to type a minimum of 35 words per minute.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentage, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Physical Abilities / Working Conditions

Physical Demands: Requires sitting, using hands to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talks and hears.

Vision Requirements: Requires close, distance, peripheral and depth perception vision as well as the ability to focus.

Weight Lifted or Force Exerted: Frequently lifts up to 10 lbs, occasionally lifts up to 25 pounds and rarely lifts up to 100 pounds.

Environmental: Office Type conditions, indoors.

Noise Environment: Moderate noise such as a business office with equipment and light traffic.

This Job is not eligible to be performed in Colorado or Connecticut, either remotely or in-person.

Mountain America Credit Union is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans employer.

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Mountain America Credit Union is one of the foremost financial institutions in the country, with more than 95 branches located in 5 states (Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, and Arizona). We believe that a healthy balance between work, home life, and play is essential to our team members and our success. We offer a friendly, comfortable and inclusive work environment, fun employee activities and exciting charity events to ensure that no day is dull at Mountain America.

Our purpose is to help members enjoy a good life by providing them a positive incentive to save and manage their finances. We also give members easy access to their accounts and allow them to control their funds in a variety of ways, including ATMs, online home banking, mobile banking, direct deposit, automatic payment options and access through a large branch network. When making decisions, we always put members' needs first. It's just the way we do business and a part of the "people helping people" philosophy of credit unions.