Remote General Ledger Specialist – Bank Migrations

Matlen Silver; Texas; Remote; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a General Ledger Specialist to support core banking migrations and system cutovers. You will focus on GL mapping, subledger-to-GL balancing, journal entries, and reconciliations across mock conversions, testing, and live go-live events.

The role requires hands-on accounting experience in financial institutions and travel ~50–60% (1–2 trips monthly). Remote work available for the United States with typical project schedules and non-traditional hours during critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent professional accounting experience.
• Experience in banking/financial institution accounting.
• Strong understanding of General Ledger accounting workflows.
• 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.
• Willingness to travel ~50–60%, 1–2 trips per month, 6–9 days each.
• Ability to work extended hours during critical cutovers/go-live periods.

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.

Skills

GL mapping

GL workflows

Journal entries

Balance sheet reconciliations

System migrations

Travel readiness

Bank migrations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Jack Henry SilverLake

Job description

Matlen Silver is seeking a General Ledger Specialist to support core banking migrations and system cutovers. You will focus on GL mapping, subledger-to-GL balancing, journal entries, and reconciliations across mock conversions, testing, and live go-live events.

The role requires hands-on accounting experience in financial institutions and travel ~50–60% (1–2 trips monthly). Remote work available for the United States with typical project schedules and non-traditional hours during critical