Senior Accountant

Paycom - ATS; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Educators Federal Credit Union in Meridian, Idaho, seeks a Senior Accountant to provide expert accounting support, ensure GAAP compliance, and assist with audits and regulatory processes. The role covers complex general ledger activities, month-end closings, and CECL/ACL governance.

Ideal candidate has 3–5 years of related experience, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certifications, and strong communication skills with proficiency in MS Office and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or certifications recognized as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree (e.g. IT certifications)
• 3–5 years of similar or related accounting experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proficient with computers and MS Office

Responsibilities

• Oversees accounting functions and ensures GAAP/compliance with regulations and Credit Union policies
• Performs complex general ledger activities: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, payables/receivables
• Manages monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes and addresses variances
• Prepares schedules and analyses for external audits and regulatory examinations
• Resolves complex accounting matters and supports other team members with processes and training
• Supports CECL and ACL processes with data inputs, model review, and governance documentation

Skills

Accounting experience

GAAP knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent certifications

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Meridian Operation Center - MERIDIAN, ID 83642, Position Type: Full Time,

Role

The Senior Accountant provides financial services of superior quality and convenience through performing complex accounting functions, including fiscal interpretation and analysis, with full professional competency. This position provides subject matter expertise to the accounting team and other departments and identifies improvements to the department’s operating methods. The Senior Accountant assists the Controller with ensuring compliance within credit union practices/procedure, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), regulations, and policies.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Oversees assigned accounting functions and ensures transactions and financial reporting are recorded accurately, timely, and in accordance with GAAP, NCUA requirements, regulatory guidance, and Credit Union policies.
• Performs and reviews complex general ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable/receivable, and other assigned accounting functions.
• Owns assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process, ensuring established deadlines are met and material variances or accounting issues are identified and resolved timely.
• Prepares supporting schedules, documentation, and analysis for external audits, regulatory examinations, and other financial reporting requirements.
• Researches and resolves complex or non-routine accounting matters, including interpretation and application of GAAP and applicable regulatory guidance, escalating significant matters as appropriate.
• Serves as a subject-matter resource to other accounting team members and provides guidance and training on accounting processes, reconciliations, systems, and procedures.
• Partners with departments throughout the Credit Union researching accounting issues, improving processes, and ensuring transactions are appropriately recorded and supported.
• Assists the Accounting team in all phases of company accounting activities including planning, developing, and implementing effective accounting policies, procedures, and controls. Coordinate with the Controller to prepare accounting policy and procedure manuals that reflect current regulation.
• Supports the Credit Union’s Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) process, including preparation and validation of data inputs, review of model outputs, maintenance of supporting documentation, and coordination with key stakeholders.
• Prepares and maintains Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) accounting, including related journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, supporting schedules, and quarterly analysis; assists management in documenting the adequacy of the allowance and supporting the quarterly ACL governance process.
• Maintains knowledge of all Credit Union products, services, and promotions.
• Contributes to efficient Credit Union operations by performing other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Experience: Three years to five years of similar or related experience.
• Education: (1) A bachelor's degree, or (2) achievement of formal certifications recognized in the industry as equivalent to a bachelor's degree (e.g. information technology certifications in lieu of a degree).
• Other Skills: Position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must have experience using computers and MS Office software.

Critical Job Competencies

• EPIC - Overall Core Values: Employees are empowered by being held accountable in their responsibilities and exhibit EPIC in Empowering Members by educating in financial solutions; Professionalism in all aspects of Member service both externally and internally; Innovation in delivering member products and services and in job performance by looking for efficiencies to better serve our members both externally and internally; and, Collaboration in listening and learning about the Members needs and collaborating to fill those financial needs as well as collaborating with internal members to best serve our Members.
• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Managing Work: Effectively managing ones time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Strategic Decision Making: Obtaining information and identifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values.
• Stress Tolerance: Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self- imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Very Important Job Competencies

• Building Partnerships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between ones area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
• Building Strategic Working Relationships: Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.
• Innovation: Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and/or remain in a stationary position; use hands to finger, handle, operate, input or feel; reach with hands and arms in any direction; talk, communicate, converse, exchange information and hear; balance, kneel, walk and stand, occasionally moving and traversing; and will frequently use a computer and/or phone. There may be repetitive motions, making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The employee needs the ability to wear personal protective gear correctly. This is considered sedentary work: exerting up to 10 to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes and/or seasonal brightness through windows. This position may involve periodic stressful conditions. The Credit Unions business days are Monday through Saturday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; however, this position may occasionally require an adjusted work schedule, overtime, and to include evening/weekend hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Disclaimer:

NOTICE: This job description does not create a contract of employment and at all times your employment, if any, remains at will. This job description also in no way limits the duties to be performed by the employee, which may be assigned or modified from time to time by Capital Educators Federal Credit Union. Please know that Capital Educators Federal Credit Union is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and all decisions regarding employment including hiring and promotion are based on the individual meeting the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, and without a direct safety threat or undue hardship. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.