Accounting Clerk I

Description

APGFCU - Your Community Credit Union! For over 80 years, APGFCU has shared our financial experience and provided valuable products and services to build stability and financial independence, one member at a time. We are looking for those who want to join this movement and become a part of a growing organization. We offer competitive pay and great benefits.
Summary:
Under general supervision of the Assistant Controller and in line with established policies and procedures, performs diverse accounting and clerical duties in the Accounting department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS:
Timely reconciles Travelers Checks, Money Orders, GAP Payable, Visa Gift Card Payable, Visa Cash Advance, International Remittance, Abandoned Property, MVA Payable, ATM Deposits, and other general ledger accounts as may be assigned.
Investigates and takes appropriate action to resolve outstanding balances.
CASHIER'S CHECKS:
Reconciles daily check register to general ledger and branch exception logs.
Accounts for all voided cashier's checks.
Reconciles cashier's checks issued and outstanding.
Decisions inbound exception items and reconciles exception general ledger and refers unusual transactions to supervisor.
Examines paid cashier's checks to detect alteration or fraud. Archives paid images.
Reconciles monthly check register to the general ledger.
Clears stale-dated items from the register and conveys information to Support Services to document checks as abandoned property.
Interacts with operations personnel to process declarations of loss on cashier's checks.
Receives signed stop payment forms from branch personnel and accounts for reimbursements.
Retrieves requested copies.
Analyzes check stock usage, projects future usage, and directs Purchasing representative to replenish check stock as needed.

TRAVELERS CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS:
Reconciles daily travelers check and money order issuances to third party vendor reports.
Monitors and follows up status of money order live void reimbursements.
Researches and resolves discrepancies with operations personnel.

VISA PRODUCTS:
Reconciles daily visa gift card activity for issued cards and transactions to third party vendor reports.
Reconciles daily cash advance activity.
Researches and resolves discrepancies with operations personnel.

INSURANCE:
Reconciles daily issued GAP insurance policies and cancellations from third party website to general ledger.
Calculates and records income on sales.
Researches and resolves discrepancies with operations and lending personnel.

AGFCU Job Description
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS:
Reviews employee expense reimbursement requests daily for proper back-up and approval.
Ensures expenses are assigned to the proper general ledger accounts.
Initiates the process to reimburse the employee.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:
Backs-up processing of accounts payable to ensure payments are remitted within payment periods.
Authenticates figures and entries associated with accounts payable invoices.
Vouches bills, obtains authorization from Cost Center and Accounting Department management to approve payments, prepares accounting entries and processes checks for remittance.

AUTOMATED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM:
Prepares and posts journal entries to record mortgage settlement wires.
Prepares and posts correcting entries as needed.

OTHER DUTIES:
Calculates Coinstar receivable and expense entries.
Backs up preparation of the weekly FR2900 report.
Submits weekly FR2900 report on FRB website.
Reconciles daily and monthly electronic reports of savings bonds redeemed.
Monitors Midwest payment account and coordinates correction of differences with Home Loan Center staff.
Prepares Accounting documents for long-term storage.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
EDUCATION:

Equivalent to an Associate's Degree with an emphasis in accounting. Experience can be credited in lieu of education.
EXPERIENCE:

1 year of business experience with 6 months in Accounting.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Working knowledge of general accounting principles. Experience using personal computers. Knowledge of Excel software. Skill using 10 key adding machine. Data entry proficiency. Requires communications / interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and be capable of transporting related supplies and equipment. Specific vision abilities by this job include vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
APGFCU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability to Protected Veteran status. Please use the attached link to view the EEO law poster

http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm
APGFCU is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to persons of all abilities, including persons with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to the Human Resources Department and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodations will be responded to from this e-mail address.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)