Loan Accountant

Join the AgCredit Team: Loan Accountant - Norwalk, OH

About AgCredit

Our mission at AgCredit is to create lifelong opportunities for our customers and employees by striving to be the premier cooperative lender and employer in our rural communities. Our core values focus on relationships, respect, integrity, service, accountability, teamwork and courage for our customers' and employees' success. As a cooperative agricultural lending institution, our commitment is to our customer-owners.

Headquartered in Fostoria, OH, AgCredit serves over 7,000 member-owners in 15 lending offices throughout 18 counties across northwest and central Ohio. As part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, we are proud to return our profits back to our members through our patronage program. We hope you'll consider joining our experienced lending team as we continue to serve our customers, employees and communities.

Loan Accountant - Norwalk, OH

The Loan Accountant provides support of loan origination, servicing, and reporting. Provides administrative support to lending team. Provides prompt and courteous customer service to internal and external customers, as well as various other functions relating to the daily operations in the lending office.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for all loan accounting functions including but not limited to booking loans to the loan system, maintaining member and loan data on the loan and member systems, receipt and disbursement processing, calculating loan payoffs, reviewing reports, processing daily transactions and working with lending team members to ensure the accuracy of member data.
• Performs post-closing loan verification, the loan checklist/control sheet process and all other post-closing loan accounting and servicing functions.
• Primarily responsible for the lending office's cash management, GL accounting, accounts payable processing, and accounting related functions.
• Provides general clerical and administrative support to lending team members including answering phones and greeting members.
• Acts as a shared resource for other lending offices and backs up other Loan Accountants when needed. This could include working in another office if needed.

What You'll Need:

• Two-year degree in Business or Ag Business OR high school graduate with three years of accounting related work experience.
• Working knowledge of and experience with general accounting functions, loan documents and legal documents.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with a diverse group of people under general supervision.
• Strong Communication skills with lending teams and admin personnel.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail.

Benefits Offered

• Competitive compensation
• Top-rated benefits program
• 401k Plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement, sponsored training and career development opportunities
• Generous paid time off with 11 holidays observed
• Employee Assistance Program
• Community Service PTO
• "Dress for your day" dress code

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Diversity Statement / EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. AgCredit strives to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, parental status, marital status, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit based factor. EOE including disability/veterans.