Accountant, Accounting & Finance, Financial Reporting

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Controller, this individual performs a wide variety of accounting and administrative duties relative to the day-to-day operation of Lee Bank’s accounting department.

Lee Bank operates with a Culture of Purpose where our intention is to empower employees, customers, and our community by delivering local banking with service, sincerity, and simplicity at all points of interaction.

• Primary responsibility for accounts payable activities which include:
• Process and review vendor invoices, employee expense reimbursements and monthly bank corporate card statements for payment with accurate invoice details, approvals and general ledger coding per accounting policies and procedures.
• Update and maintain vendor database per accounting policies and procedures.
• Practice effective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner and expenses are posted to the general ledger in the correct period.
• Monitor vendors and invoices for 1099 reporting. Validate and report annual vendor 1099 filings.
• Monitor invoices and maintain a file of any invoices on which use tax is due. File and remit monthly use tax.
• Set up approvers and manage approval rules in Workflow Approvals for Prologue software.
• Protect the bank against unintentional duplicate payments, over payments, and fraud.
• Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with vendors and internal customers.
• Primary responsibility for maintaining the bank’s fixed asset system which includes:
• Recording purchases and disposals.
• Ensuring proper classification and depreciation of all fixed assets.
• Conducting periodic fixed asset inventories.
• Responsible for the on-going, daily monitoring of Lee Bank’s money position and all other affiliated institutions. This includes monitoring bank balances and initiating transfers based on funding needs.
• Prepare and process accurate and timely journal entries.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly account reconciliations as assigned.
• Assist with audit request list assignments and serve as a resource to internal and external auditors.
• Performs a variety of additional accounting functions for Lee Bank and affiliated institutions including:
• Assisting with month end close.
• Preparation of various internal and external reports.
• Perform internal audits.
• Special projects as assigned by management.

Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.