Financial Controller Jobs in Santa Rosa, CA (NOW HIRING)

Description

The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for supporting the Assistant Controller and Controller in ensuring the smooth operation of the Accounting Department. This role performs a variety of accounting functions, including computing, classifying, recording, and verifying numerical data for use in maintaining the related accounting records. The incumbent will assist with loan GL monitoring, purchased guaranteed activity, and other monthly financial reporting and regulatory reports. 

Ensures compliance within all Bank policies and procedures, as well as all applicable state and federal banking regulations.

Essential Duties

• Prepare and deliver monthly ALCO/Board Reports
• Assists in the preparation of monthly board loan reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Prepare and submit the weekly FR 2900
• Assists in the preparation of the annual Sales & Use tax and Property tax returns
• Completes regulatory reports when needed
• Manages and updates loans suspense accounts and works directly with the department to ensure items are cleared timely
• Reviews the Bank balance sheet daily to ensure it is in balance.  Investigates variances and makes corrections as necessary
• Sends Daily Liquidity analysis detailing significant variance research and explanation
• Coordinates the Bank's guaranteed loan purchase and investment portfolio.  Also responsible for calculating and posting monthly interest accruals, market price adjustments and processing and tracking interest receivables/receipts
• Partner with the CRA Officer with identifying CRA eligible investment purchases
• Assists the Assistant Controller with annual insurance policy renewals
• Coordinates and manages the Bank's tax investments
• Assists the Controller with annual FDICIA control testing
• Manages the Bank's corporate credit card statement processing and payment
• Maintain and update the Bank's lease schedules in coordination with the Assistant Controller
• Maintains several accounting reconciliation spreadsheets for monthly certifications
• Assists employees and vendors by answering questions related to accounts, procedures, and services. 
• Performs routine clerical duties such as photocopying, filing, posting, and tabulating
• Provide backup support for reconciliations, certifications, and accounts payable processing
• Minimum of 10 hours CRA volunteer hours per year. Volunteer hours are typically scheduled within business hours. This is compensable time and mileage is reimbursed
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

•  Bachelor's degree with college level coursework in accounting preferred. Some accounting coursework required
• Minimum of 5 years' accounting/finance experience required with banking experience preferred
• Loan accounting knowledge preferred
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Strong analytical skills with experience in measuring and improving processes to meet department and/or organization goals
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently (self-directed) and with others as part of a team
• Able to confidently interact with a variety of internal customers/management
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments
• Attention to detail is required with a proven ability to research and analyze financial results
• Ability to work scheduled full-time hours and maintain regular attendance

Physical/Mental Demands & Work Environment

The incumbent in the course of performing this position frequently spends time writing, typing, speaking, listening, operating basic business equipment, seeing (such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting, walking, standing, reading documents or instruments, detailed work, problem solving, client contact, reasoning, math, language, presentations, verbal and written communication, analytical reasoning, stress, multiple concurrent tasks, and frequent interruptions. The incumbent for this position will occasionally lift up to 15 pounds, pull, squat, kneel and reach. The incumbent is in a non-confined office-type setting in which they are free to move about at will. The work environment is typically quiet to a moderate noise level.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Management reserves the right to change this position description at any time.

Requirements

See qualifications above.

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