GL Specialist - Banking Migrations (Remote, Travel)

Matlen Silver; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a General Ledger Specialist to support core banking migrations, system cutovers, and operational implementations within the financial services industry.

This contract role focuses on General Ledger mapping, subledger-to-GL balancing, journal entry verification, and reconciliations through mock conversions, testing cycles, and live go-live events. Travel is 50-60%.

Experience in banks or credit unions preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent professional accounting experience.
• Previous accounting or finance experience working directly within a bank, credit union, or financial institution.
• Strong understanding of General Ledger accounting workflows.
• Strong knowledge of chart of accounts structures and GL mapping.
• Experience researching and resolving out-of-balance conditions.
• Hands-on experience with complex account and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and posting journal entries.
• Experience supporting system cutovers, testing, implementations, or financial system migrations.
• Ability to support test script validation and post-migration financial tie-outs.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50%-60%, generally 1-2 trips per month lasting approximately 6-9 consecutive days.
• Ability to work extended and non-traditional hours during critical cutover and go-live periods, including evenings, weekends, late nights, and potentially overnight shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support financial institution core banking migrations, system cutovers, and implementations.
• Perform General Ledger mapping and assist with chart of accounts alignment.
• Perform subledger-to-GL balancing and identify discrepancies.
• Research and resolve out-of-balance conditions.
• Prepare, review, and verify standard, recurring, and adjusting journal entries.
• Perform balance sheet and complex account reconciliations.
• Support mock conversion runs and active testing cycles.
• Validate financial results following migrations and system conversions.
• Assist with test script validation and post-migration financial tie-outs.
• Support live go-live and cutover events.
• Work closely with accounting, finance, operations, and implementation teams throughout the conversion process.

Skills

General Ledger accounting

GL mapping

Balance sheet reconciliations

Journal entries

Banking/Financial institution

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Job description

Matlen Silver is seeking a General Ledger Specialist to support core banking migrations, system cutovers, and operational implementations within the financial services industry.

This contract role focuses on General Ledger mapping, subledger-to-GL balancing, journal entry verification, and reconciliations through mock conversions, testing cycles, and live go-live events. Travel is 50-60%.

Experience in banks or credit unions preferred.