Banking Accountant: GAAP, Reconciliations & Controls

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid vacation

Holiday pay

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Accountant to join the WCIB Commercial Lending Controller team. This role focuses on manual journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting to strengthen controls and standardize processes across the organization.

You will partner with banking and finance professionals to ensure GAAP compliance, audit readiness, and accurate management reporting, while supporting process improvements and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience.
• Five to eight years of financial accounting experience.
• Experience with manual journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Audits and audit documentation experience.
• GAAP knowledge and accounting controls development.
• Experience with reporting and analysis in a controller organization.
• Banking or financial services experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP).
• Workday and Essbase/SmartView experience preferred.
• CPA or CMA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger and subsidiary ledger accounts.
• Process and support manual journal entries and related accounting activities.
• Prepare financial statements, accounting reports, and management reporting.
• Develop and maintain accounting controls, procedures, and documentation.
• Support audit requests and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Respond to inquiries regarding accounting policies, procedures, and accounting issues.
• Perform account reconciliations and research accounting-related questions.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardize accounting processes.
• Support reporting, analysis, and process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and enhance automated accounting systems and reporting tools.

Skills

Accounting proficiency

Audit support

Excel

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP

XLOOKUP

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Account reconciliations

CPA/CMA preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Workday

Essbase/SmartView

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Accountant to join the WCIB Commercial Lending Controller team. This role focuses on manual journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting to strengthen controls and standardize processes across the organization.

You will partner with banking and finance professionals to ensure GAAP compliance, audit readiness, and accurate management reporting, while supporting process improvements and system enhancements.