Staff Accountant

Genesee Regional Bank; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesee Regional Bank in Rochester, NY is seeking a Staff Accountant to process daily GL transactions, perform reconciliations, and ensure residential mortgage closing and funding entries are recorded accurately in the general ledger.

The role reports to the Assistant Controller and requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance and at least two years’ experience; strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ accounting experience (private or public preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile banks suspense and work in process daily; resolve item differences.
• Perform daily reconciliations of correspondent bank accounts (Fed and ATM).
• Process residential loan closings and reconcile related mortgage accounts.
• Process loan sale/purchase entries and escrow transactions.
• Prepare daily journal entries and other bank transactions.
• Prepare monthly GL account reconciliations and custodial accounts for sold loans.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Private or public accounting exp

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field

Job description

Primary Responsibility

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Staff Accountant is responsible for processing daily GL transactions, GL and cash account reconciliations, and ensuring residential mortgage closing/funding transactions are completed timely and reflected accurately in the general ledger.

SALARY RANGE:

$30.76 - $37.50 / hour

Primary Responsibility

Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Staff Accountant is responsible for processing daily GL transactions, GL and cash account reconciliations, and ensuring residential mortgage closing/funding transactions are completed timely and reflected accurately in the general ledger.

Essential Functions

• Reconcile the banks suspense and work in process accounts on a daily basis, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items. Independently investigate and resolve account differences.
• Perform daily reconciliations of correspondent bank accounts, including the Fed and ATM.
• Process residential loan closings; perform daily reconciliation of the first mortgage payable account, loans held for sale accounts, and others.
• Process residential loan sale purchase advices and corresponding entries; process escrow holdback checks, 1^st mortgage and MIP payments and oversee appraisal portal transactions.
• Prepare and process daily journal entries and other bank transactions from various departments.
• Balance IIS and CDARS account transactions on both a daily and monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations, as assigned.
• Maintain and reconcile custodial accounts for loans sold with servicing retained (e.g. MPF, Colson, FNMA and others) on a daily and monthly basis.
• Assist accounting management with projects on an as‑needed basis.
• Assist accounting management in the preparation of various schedules and reports as needed for external audit, regulatory exams and any relevant internal audits.
• Assistant accounting management with financial reporting, as assigned.
• As assigned, participate in personal and professional development activities related to relevant industry, GRB-specific, accounting/finance/treasury, and technology system topics.
• Active participation in the behaviors outlined in The GRB Experience.
• Other duties as assigned

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s degree required in accounting/finance or related field and a minimum of 2 years’ of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Competency with Microsoft applications, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Financial accounting and analytical skills are required
• Private or public accounting experience strongly preferred

Competencies

• Provide a remarkable client experience. Greet clients with warmth, genuine interest and a smile.
• Lead by example. Identify current or potential problems, take ownership and see them through to resolution.
• Act as a unified team. Possess strong interpersonal skills including the ability to proactively communicate with and help others, within and across departments.
• Ability to work independently. Seek and incorporate feedback on your performance from management, coworkers and clients.
• Demonstrated PC literacy.
• Intense attention to detail and strong organizational skills required
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize tasks.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, walk, talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment is an indoor climate-controlled Office environment.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Genesee Regional Bank is an equal opportunity organization

We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

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