Senior Accountant

Company Description

STCU is consistently rated one of the top-performing credit unions in the nation, and has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work. We look for employees who have a strong desire to serve others, are lifelong learners, are committed to working hard, have a fun-loving attitude, and who want to make a difference in our members’ lives. We love people who share our core values: Joyfulness, generosity, belonging, goodness, and striving. We believe in being a force for good in the community, while helping members achieve their financial goals and dreams.

STCU offers excellent benefits: 
• Paid time off—plus 11 paid holidays!
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance 
• Flexible schedules and remote-work opportunities
• Training and career development
• Success sharing plan
• 401(k) matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement

An overview of the benefits can be found here or here: https://stcu.org/here-for-good/about-stcu/careers/benefits 
Salary range: $6,500 - $8,829.08 per month.

Job Description

The Senior Accountant position is responsible for performing all Accounting and Payroll
processes to ensure the efficient operation of the department through exceptional execution of tasks, research, troubleshooting, and by providing excellent service and support to employees. The Senior Accountant administers payroll by verifying hours, processing earnings, and ensuring accurate deductions and benefits. This role also serves as a mentor to the team by providing training, coaching, and recognition, and leading meetings. The Senior Accountant suggests and implements department efficiencies and provides support functions to both the Accounting and Payroll teams as necessary.
Core Job Requirements/Outcomes

• Maintain exceptional internal and external member satisfaction by completing Accounts
• Payable, Corporate Credit Card processing, Expense Reimbursements, Dailies, Capital
• Expenditures or Prepaids and other recurring processes timely and accurately while
• assisting employees through multiple communication channels with accuracy and
• maintaining departmental standards and service levels.
• Manage multi-state payroll reporting and processing by validating all items contributing
• to STCU employee’s net payroll. Ensure payroll is posted timely and accurately. Create
• ad-hoc advance reports related to payroll and benefits. Implement efficiencies within
• payroll and benefits processing
• Completes and/or reviews daily, monthly and/or quarterly GL reconciliations completed
• by Accountant I and II’s while providing feedback as necessary. Resolves outstanding
• complex transactions appropriately. Establish checks and balances to identify errors
• and ensure accuracy in reconciliations.

Other Essential Functions

• Represent the Accounting department by providing timely, professional and friendly
• communication to all we encounter, including staff, members and vendors.
• Support departmental initiatives and projects by contributing as an effective project team
• member and complete all tasks and assignments in a timely manner.
• Continually cover, complete and cross train on all daily tasks assigned to all
• Accountants to ensure all daily tasks can be completed independently and accurately
• each day.
• Proactively recommend and implement efficiencies within any task in the Accounting
• department.
• Provide leadership to Accountant I and Accountant II positions by conducting training for
• new employees, mentoring, assisting in problem solving, reviewing Accountants work
• for accuracy and providing constructive and timely feedback about job performance.
• Assists leadership and payroll with support functions, suggest recommendations and
• communicate through presentations and/or reports.
• Serve as the point of contact for employee questions related to payroll earnings and
• payroll deductions by promoting STCU’s culture and maintaining relationships with
• employees, leaders, and Human Resources.
• Ensure proper accounting controls by completing daily processes timely and accurately.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required.
Job Experience: Minimum of five years’ experience in an accounting or finance position, preferably in a financial institution or in a public accounting/auditing position.
Software Skills: Proficient knowledge of MS Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.
Equipment Skills: Proficient with 10-key calculator.
Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 25 pounds with accommodations.
Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Travel Demands: Reliable transportation is required due to occasional travel to branches and other locations within the area.

Additional Information

Ready to apply? Click on I'm interested!