Senior Accountant

Bankers' Bank is a growing, state-chartered financial institution with close to 1.5 billion in assets committed to assisting community banks with their technological and financial service needs for over a quarter of century. In addition to specializing in providing correspondent banking products and services to community banks we also provide bank holding company loans, over line participations, leasing, secondary mortgage products, payments/cash management, municipal bond underwriting, investment trading, safekeeping and portfolio accounting, correspondent credit services, international services, and bank card products.

We are seeking a Senior Accountant in our Madison, WI location. This role will be responsible for processing, reviewing, and supporting the overall accounting function at Bankers Bank. They will direct daily, monthly, quarterly and annual accounting activities and ensure compliance with Bank policies and procedures, all applicable state and federal banking laws and all other rules & regulations. The position will continue to mitigate operational and financial statement risk through strong internal controls.

• Perform and review daily and monthly account reconciliations of general ledger and internal Demand Deposit Account (DDA) accounts.
• Evaluate and post journal entries in the general ledger.
• Perform and reconcile daily activity through the settlement process of our customer funds.
• Review and streamline processes relating to account reconciliations.
• Prepare regulatory reporting including but not limited to:
  Call Report, FR2644, FR-Y9SP, FR-Y8, and FR-Y6.
• Develop, manage, and train staff in new accounting processes and procedures.
• File sales and use tax returns for the Bank.
• Research and apply best practices for the department.
• Serve as the expert resource for accounting inquiries and solutions.
• Oversee the Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets processes.
• Process customer billing through the Account Analysis process month

• Assist in establishing and maintaining the Bank's financial policies and procedures by providing operational support to the Accounting & Finance Department.
• Assist in management of the Bank's general ledger, including analysis and verification of data integrity daily.
• Manage and prioritize projects with deadlines.

The ideal candidates will possess a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related field or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the functions of the job, three or more years of accounting, finance or other related experience, and a demonstrated knowledge of account reconciliation best practices. Experience with a bank or financial institution is preferred.