Senior Accountant

Fulton Financial; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulton Bank, headquartered in Lancaster, PA, is seeking a detail‑oriented accountant to monitor and reconcile financial data within our bank accounting systems. This role supports regulatory compliance, internal reporting, and complex reconciliations with minimal supervision.

The candidate will analyze product impacts on accounting, write procedures, and assist in training staff while ensuring procedures align with SOX controls and audit findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of accounting experience.
• 1+ year in financial services or banking.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex GL and IDDA reconciliations, identify open items, and report unusual transactions.
• Collaborate with other departments to troubleshoot reconciliation issues and record transactions as needed.
• Analyze new banking products for accounting impact and train staff on changes.

Skills

Banking operations knowledge

Reconciliation systems (Blackline)

Procedures & documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

Blackline

Job description

Value Proposition

Our values define us and our culture inspires us to change lives for the better. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company, and every success we experience begins with them. Together we are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities. We champion a culture of continuous learning, work-life integration, and inclusion. We promote a digitally enabled work environment to continuously enhance the experience of our employees and customers.

Overview

This is a full-time, hybrid career opportunity based out of our Corporate Headquarters location in Lancaster, PA.

The primary responsibilities of this position are to monitor, analyze, reconcile, and troubleshoot bank accounting systems and transactions for financial impact, regulatory compliance and management reporting requirements. The incumbent in this position will possess and apply the subject matter expertise necessary to resolve more complex reconciliations and other related tasks under minimal supervision and may train and/or advise less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Complete complex General Ledger (GL) and Internal DDA (IDDA) account reconcilements, identify and analyze open items, ensure proper clearing, and identify and report large, unusual or suspicious transactions or trends to management.
• Collaborate with other bank departments to troubleshoot and disposition bank accounting reconcilement issues, record accounting transactions as needed, and communicate outcomes.
• Understand new or enhanced banking products and services through analysis of accounting and reconciliation impact, soliciting guidance from management as needed. This would involve attending planning meetings of new processes, writing procedure documents for new processes and training other staff members on enhancements and changes.
• Evaluate and review procedure documents for changes as processes and workflow evolve. Ensure with management that procedures adhere to SOX controls and are updated when change happens as a result of management planned changes or changes as a result of audit findings.
• Perform the duties of the back-up business administrator to the team manager, importing files and making changes to reconcilement conditions as required or requested.
• Attend internal audit meetings and respond to research requests as needed.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Accounting. (Required)

Experience

3 or more years accounting. (Required)

1 or more years financial services or banking. (Required)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of bank deposit operations, loan operations, and cash management processes, with the ability to apply that understanding to daily work and problem‑solving. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of and/or prior experience using automated account reconciliation systems (e.g., Blackline) to support efficient and accurate financial reconcilement processes. (Preferred)
• Skill in writing detailed procedures and creating process flow documentation, including the ability to translate operational steps into clear, structured materials. (Preferred)

Other Duties as Assigned by Manager

This role may perform other job duties as assigned by the manager. Each employee of the Organization, regardless of position, is accountable for reading, understanding and acting on the contents of all Company‑assigned and/or job related Compliance Programs, regulations and policies and procedures, as well as ensure that all Compliance Training assignments are completed by established due dates. This includes but is not limited to, understanding and identifying compliance risks impacting their department(s), ensuring compliance with applicable laws or regulations, and escalating compliance risks to the appropriate level of management.

Pay Transparency

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges on all job postings regardless of state. We set standard salary ranges for our roles based on the position, function, and responsibilities, as benchmarked against similarly sized companies in our industry. Specific compensation offered will be determined based on a combination of factors including the candidate’s knowledge, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials. The salary range may vary based on geographic location.

The salary range for this position is $57,800.00 - $96,300.00 annually.

Additional Compensation Components

This job is eligible to participate in a short-term incentive compensation plan subject to individual and company performance.

Benefits

Additionally, as part of our Total Rewards program, Fulton Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. This includes medical plans with prescription drug coverage; flexible spending account or health savings account depending on the medical plan chosen; dental and vision insurance; life insurance; 401(k) program with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan; paid time off programs including holiday pay and paid volunteer time; disability insurance coverage and maternity and parental leave; adoption assistance; educational assistance and a robust wellness program with financial incentives. To learn more about your potential eligibility for these programs, please visit Benefits & Wellness | Fulton Bank.

EEO Statement

Fulton Bank (“Fulton”) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons. Fulton will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, covered veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Sponsorship Statement

As a condition of employment, individuals must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for a work visa by Fulton Bank currently or in the future.