Lead Accountant

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Perform Lead Accountant responsibilities for the Corporate Reconciliation to ensure that all tasks are completed on time. Consider risks and internal controls when participating in projects or when implementing or enhancing operational processes. Provide support for process and production issues for Corporate Reconciliation. Complete general ledger and internal DDA reconciliations for various Bank applications. Perform research and analysis on reconcilement exceptions. Work with various Lines of Business on exception resolution and help to identify root cause of issues. Participate in Continuous Improvement and process improvement initiatives.

Essential Job Functions
* Perform complex reconciliations, funding's or settlements with ability to design future requirements
* Resolve complex reconciliation exceptions, and manage stales
* Prepare, analyze, coordinate and complete secondary review/approval for regulatory reporting
* Lead training sessions with multiple team members for new processes
* Document new departmental procedures, update changes to existing procedures, and/or review procedures
* Provide support moderate to complex critical incidents or production issues
* Complete audit requests, while understanding the risks and controls that are being audited
* Process APA batch or funding (ACH, Wire, etc) entries and complete 2nd level approvals
* Coordinate and participate in testing of corporate and departmental projects and communication of risks, issues or defect
* Write and execute test cases/scripts for corporate projects
* Subject matter expert in multiple products / systems
* Support monitoring and testing ofinternal control including completing quality reviews for complex departmental functions/ GRC testing and coordination
* Ensure proper accounting principles/mapping for reconciliations and settlements
* Analyze and escalate LOB and stale reporting / scorecarding and analytics
* Manage large initiatives and projects involving Corporate Reconciliation and/or internal business partners (adherence with PLC standards)
* Proactively identify and implement areas of improvement in all aspects of current functions
* Mentors and provides in depth knowledge transfer to analyst within the department
* Other, as needed by management

Competences

* 5+ years of Accounting or Finance Audit, including
* Additional 2+years ofProject Experience preferred
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
* Demonstrates solid leadership competencies
* Lead others toward common outcomes and execution
* Change facilitator
* Owns results
* Mentors others
* Works independently
* Sees problems and solves them
* Solid decision-making on assignments
* Accepts responsibility for results
* Demonstrates the ability to anticipate, identify & solve complex problems
* Demonstrates the ability to understand internal partner and external client's needs
* Solid understands business model, operational accounting and project contribution to meet business strategy, including financial & risk impacts
* Possess solid written, verbal, and presentation skills
* Audience - Team, Manager, LOB, Vendors and Division Level
* Listens and questions effectively
* Adjusts communication to audience
* Challenges Others
* Clearly articulates vision of department andproject objectives, and impact to business strategy
* Learns from feedback to drive personal improvement
* Assesses & coaches team member to both strengths and developmental needs
* Fosters and encourages open & honest feedback
* Identifies and assesses risks & issues
* Performs impact analysis and prioritization
* Manages identified risks & issues to resolution
* Identifies corrective/ mitigating actions
* Provides effective reporting and escalation

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $56,000 to $62,000 annually depending on location and job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance.

Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

Key has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment. As a result, this role may be Mobile or Home-based, which means you may work primarily either at a home office or in a Key facility to perform your job duties.

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