Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | EagleBank

The Tone:
This is an early career role within EagleBank, a values-driven financial institution focused on putting Relationships FIRST and being Flexible, Involved, Responsive, Strong, and Trusted. The Staff Accountant role is essential to maintaining the bank’s financial integrity, directly contributing to its commitment to delivering compelling and valuable service to customers, employees, and shareholders. EagleBank values inclusion, equity, and respect, fostering a diverse environment where employees are encouraged to grow and supported with various benefits and involvement opportunities. This position offers a chance to join an organization that prioritizes investing in its employees’ wellbeing and professional development.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Pay: $26.94–$40.41 hourly
• Team: Reports to Finance management within the Finance Department.
• Mission: To ensure accurate financial records and reporting by preparing reconciliations, journal entries, and account analyses in accordance with established policies.
• Tech Stack: Excel, PeopleSoft, Workday

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prepare assigned reconciliations: Execute precise preparation of various account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Process journal entries: Accurately prepare and post journal entries as required, maintaining meticulous records for all financial transactions.
• Conduct account analyses: Perform detailed analyses of accounts to identify discrepancies, trends, and ensure proper classification of financial data.
• Provide financial reporting support: Contribute to the preparation of supporting documentation and data necessary for internal and external financial reports.
• Maintain documentation and assist with close activities: Meticulously maintain accurate supporting documentation for all accounting processes and actively assist with critical month-end and quarter-end close procedures under Finance management’s direction.

The Must-Haves
• Background: This role requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (BA/BS), ensuring candidates possess a thorough understanding of fundamental accounting functions and principles.
• Experience: Candidates should demonstrate general knowledge of various accounting systems and proven proficiency in data entry, crucial for accurate financial record-keeping.
• Skills: Essential technical skills include intermediate Excel proficiency, encompassing the ability to effectively utilize formulas, pivot tables, and lookup functions for data analysis.
• Bonus: Preferred qualifications include at least 1 year of experience working with general ledger, reconciliation processes, month-end closing procedures, and general accounting practices related to inter-company and fixed assets. Experience with specific accounting systems like PeopleSoft or Workday is a plus, as is possessing a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or being actively in pursuit of the certification.