Vice President, Accounting and Finance
5 days ago
STATUS: Full Time / Exempt
REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer
LOCATION: Rochester, NY
COMPENSATION: The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $182,000-$192,000. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other-job related factors, consistent with applicable law.
Position Summary
The Vice President of Accounting and Finance is responsible for leading, directing and overseeing the operations of the accounting, cash management and finance functions of the credit union. He/she is responsible for establishing and maintaining an outstanding system of internal controls to provide accurate and timely financial data. He/she is responsible for the accounting functions of the credit union to include accounts payable, budgets, general ledger, fixed assets, bank accounts, financial analysis, reporting, and taxes. Responsibilities include finance functions such as daily cash administration, investing, and maintaining borrowing relationships with liquidity sources. Perform all responsibilities in a manner that serves The Summit's Mission and upholds the credit union's values.
Essential Responsibilities - Must be capable of performing the following essential responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations, as outlined below.
The Vice President of Accounting and Finance must be capable of performing the following essential duties and responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodations:
- Ensure that reports, accounts, systems, policies, and procedures adhere to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and industry best practices.
- Responsible for the accuracy of all financial reporting, including the annual audited financial statements and quarterly call reports.
- Oversee the daily balance sheet and daily cash management report to ensure the credit union is compliant with its established liquidity and concentration limit guidelines.
- Responsible for running and maintaining the accuracy of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) model. This entails reconciling the model data to the core data, file validation, recording the monthly estimate for the allowance for credit loss, analyzing variances and preparing reports for management.
- Responsible for the Asset Liability Management (ALM) model, including testing of assumptions, data accuracy and production of reports for management and the Board of Directors. Provide technical expertise, analytics, and actionable recommendations as a key leader of ALM Committee.
- Participate in all Retirement Plan Committee meetings as the primary Accounting liaison for the Pension Committee.
- Participate in all Investment Committee meetings as a member of the committee with full investment authority according to the Investment Policy approved by the Board of Directors.
- Oversee and manage the accounts payable function for the Credit Union in compliance with the Credit Union's Purchasing Policy. Maintain a current inventory of contracts and pricing information for all the vendors in accordance with the credit union's vendor management procedures. Supervise the timely payments of vendor invoices, employees/volunteer vouchers, and payments related to the indirect lending program.
- Responsible for conducting reviews of new and ongoing vendor management for contracts related to the Accounting functions. Analyze the obligations and liabilities to ensure the credit union is protected.
- Lead the preparation for the annual CPA audit and act as the main management liaison for the CPA audit. Complete the required disclosures for the annual financial footnotes.
- Provide leadership for the preparation of the annual budget with the CFO and Accounting staff.
- Attend monthly Board Meetings as requested by the CFO or CEO.
- Maintain an awareness of laws and regulations that impact accounting, internal audit, risk management and compliance by attending conferences/seminars and reading trade publications.
- Establish and maintain networking relationships throughout the community through involvement and participation in business, social, community and/or political committees, Boards or other activities.
- Provide a positive example to all areas in the credit union through his/her interactions with others.
- Participate in special assignments, projects and committees as requested by the Chief Financial Officer.
Qualifications and Skills
Education & Experience - Applicants must possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and experience:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or MBA
- CPA certification required
- 10 + years commensurate work experience required. A minimum of 7 years' experience in financial management in a dynamic financial environment required
- Must possess extensive knowledge of regulations that impact the credit union's Accounting and Finance
- Must possess understanding of financial products and services
- Must possess excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at a professional business level
- Ability to act independently.
- Ability to make effective decisions in a reasonable time frame.
- Ability to identify and correct areas of inefficiency.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and against strict time constraints.
- Ability to travel that may require air travel and limited overnight stays away from home.
- Ability to manage and lead people.
- Microsoft Office Suite, particularly: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Office equipment, such as computers, printers, copiers, and fax machines, as well as multi-line phone systems
- Intranet/Internet
- Web-based vendor systems
- Teller and Banking Software
- Lifting (5-10 pounds)
- Standing/Sitting extended periods of time, while working in front of computer monitor
- Typing / Data Entry
- Professional Office Environment
- Overhead Lighting
Training and Compliance Requirements
Subject to the compliance requirements of all related federal regulations, including but not limited to; the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti Money Laundering (AML), Information Security and Privacy policies and procedures. Employees complete annual BSA, AML, Information Security, Privacy and other job-related training requirements as established by the Summit and within deadlines
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The Summit Federal Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Subject to the compliance requirements of all related federal regulations, including but not limited to; the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti Money Laundering (AML), Information Security and Privacy policies and procedures. Employees completeannual BSA, AML, Information Security, Privacy, and other job-related training requirements as established by the Summit and within deadlines.
*Note: The above information on this job has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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