Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have a strong foundation of GAAP accounting and an intermediate systems background including a strong aptitude for working with Excel, various reporting tools and multiple entities, as well the availability and flexibility to travel on the West Coast (primarily between East Los Angeles and Oakland, CA) which is expected to be 10-25% of the time.
Core functions will be heavily focused on ensuring the clean integration of accounting information from multiple systems, supporting consolidations as a part of the monthly close functions, daily activities, along with supporting regulatory and internal reporting and projects.
The Bank has routine regulatory filings due on tight deadlines, along with internal reporting, and an ideal candidate will be able to manage their priorities, communicate and complete deliverables in a timely fashion to ensure appropriate review.
We seek a candidate that enjoys working within a dynamic team driven to continually improve processes, controls and reporting, an aptitude for systems, a strong sense of ownership, and a willingness to provide support to various internal business partners.
Duties and Responsibilities
Manage deadlines and milestones for integrating subledger account information into a single subledger/analysis across multiple systems
Prepares and maintains consolidated analysis for reporting across multiple entities
Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and certifications for key general ledger accounts across multiple entities as a part of our 3-5 business day close process
Ensure internal controls and related documentation are properly maintained
Assist with the preparation of various internal monthly financial reports
Assist with the preparation of various regulatory filings due monthly, quarterly and annually.
Assist with routine regulatory exam, internal audit and financial audit requests
Assist team in any operational items that come up on a daily basis
Other duties and projects as needed
Requirements and Qualifications
Minimum B.S./B.A.
degree in Accounting
Minimum 1+ years of experience in accounting
1+ years of knowledge and experience in daily banking operations
Ability to quickly adapt and be flexible
Thorough and detail oriented, driven to exceed expectations in analysis and reporting accuracy, identifying variances by developing reasonable expectations from budgeted or historical amounts
Ability to evaluate priorities and multi-task accordingly
Availability to travel between multiple locations on the West Coast
Ability to communicate clearly and precisely within the team
Develops strong relationships internally, across multiple locations and with external partners
Strong knowledge of Excel
Strong knowledge and experience adhering to and documenting internal controls
Job Type: Contract
Experience:
Accounting: 1 year (Required)
Banking: 1 year (Required)
Education:
Bachelor’s (Required)
Location:
Los Angeles, CA 90063 (Required)