Remote Accountant: GAAP & GL Specialist

Peak Credit Union; United States; Remote; USD 6,800 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Peak Credit Union in the United States is seeking an accounting professional to support our Accounting department. This remote role is open to candidates in Washington or Oregon, with Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm hours.

You will maintain ledgers, prepare reports, reconcile accounts, and assist in audits and regulatory reporting, using GAAP. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential, and a background in financial institutions is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• A minimum of two (2) years of accounting experience in a financial institution.
• Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field of study.
• Previous experience of general ledger and detailed subsidiary ledger account reconciliation and reporting experience in a financial institution preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accounts are accurately charged and maintains systematic records of credit union transactions.
• Develops and maintains various workbooks to monitor daily and monthly credit union activity.
• Maintains and reconciles daily, monthly, quarterly, and annually assigned general ledger accounts. Researches and identifies differences and uses sound judgement to provide guidance to appropriate employees to correct and resolve issues.
• Collaborates with all branches and departments to obtain information, resolve issues and/or correct transactions related to the accounting function.
• Leverages knowledge of GAAP to prepare daily, monthly, quarterly, and annually assigned journal entries.
• Assists in the preparation of month end financial statements and accounting reports.
• Provides support during credit union audits by working with internal and external auditors and credit union examiners as directed.
• Assists as needed in the preparation of state, federal, regulatory and tax reporting (5300 Call Report, FR2900, Unclaimed Property, Personal Property Taxes, US Census).
• Maintains current knowledge and cross-training to periodically complete credit union cash management and to effectively perform duties as needed to support accounting staff.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excel

GAAP

Attention to detail

Communication

Auditing

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Peak Credit Union in the United States is seeking an accounting professional to support our Accounting department. This remote role is open to candidates in Washington or Oregon, with Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm hours.

You will maintain ledgers, prepare reports, reconcile accounts, and assist in audits and regulatory reporting, using GAAP. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential, and a background in financial institutions is preferred.