What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant (Hybrid Eligible) position at Emprise Bank 2?
At Emprise Bank, everything we do is focused on empowering people to thrive. We proudly work to provide an extraordinary customer experience to help our customers achieve their goals.
We are currently seeking a Staff Accountant to join our team in Wichita, KS. This role is responsible for investment securities accounting, financial reporting, general ledger reconciling, and external reporting.
A successful candidate will have:
- Exemplary time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Analytical and critical thinking skills to recognize trends and patterns in financial data to make recommendations
- Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with team members, Emprise associates, and vendors
- An understanding of and commitment to our values
Essential functions of the role:
Investment Securities Accounting
- Record investment security principal and interest transactions received from safekeepers
- Monitor public fund balances and ensure adequate pledging is maintained
- Communicate with public fund customers concerning bond pledging
- Maintain accurate records for safekeeping and pledging of securities
- Complete investment security Board and roll forward reports monthly
Financial Reporting
- Prepare peer bank comparison quarterly reports
- Research and summarize end of month income and expense fluctuations
- Participate in preparation of Financial Management Committee meeting packet
- Represent Finance Department on companywide Spec Change Committee
- Assigned to company projects as the Finance subject matter expert
Reconciling
- Reconcile cash advance activity and other internal use demand deposit accounts daily
- Communicate with retail branches concerning reconciliation issues
- Backup Federal Reserve Bank account reconciler, including all customer wire and ACH activity
- Oversee prepaid asset invoices and determine amortization schedule monthly
- Complete reconciling for an Emprise Embedded partner and communicate issues to the team
External Reporting
- Submit and monitor monthly collateral reporting to the Federal Reserve
- Submit loan collateral reporting quarterly to the FHLBank for the Bank’s line of credit
- Complete FDIC Bank Call report quarterly including detail balance sheet and income statement schedules
- Prepare detailed supporting workpapers that confirm reported amounts
- Submit various government surveys
Other duties as assigned within the scope and responsibility of the job
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related discipline, or level of education that, together with industry experience, enables the applicant to meet the job requirements
- 1-2 years of Banking and/or Accounting experience preferred
- Proficiency with large server-based applications and typical desktop software including Excel
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, Emprise offers professional growth, a rewarding and challenging environment, opportunities to be involved in our communities, and a culture of integrity, passion, and success. We also offer shift differential pay for bilingual candidates!
At Emprise Bank, empowering people to thrive means having an all-inclusive culture that honors our commitment to all dimensions of diversity in our workforce and embraces inclusion of all people. People of color, women, LGBTQIA , veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
To learn more, please visit our website at www.emprisebank.com.
Emprise Bank is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran Employer/Member FDIC/Drug Free Workplace.
Emprise Bank participates in E-Verify and will provide your Form-I 9 to the federal government to confirm authorization to work in the United States.
