Accountant - Manager - Accounting Manager

About Alliant.

Alliant ranks as the 7th largest credit union in the nation serving more than 250,000 members worldwide with over $6 billion in assets. Our fiscally conservative policy and prudent management has enabled Alliant to disburse over $172 million to members in the form of dividends, and capital reserves now exceeding $638 million with a 14.5% capital/net asset ratio.

Start a Rewarding Career with Alliant.

At Alliant you will experience unique and rewarding opportunities for growth, challenge, innovation and leadership.

• Do What You Do Best: We aim to identify, leverage and manage to your strengths–giving you the ability to achieve and exceed your objectives, and grow by doing what you do best
• Rewards: We target our compensation and benefits to be in the top third among financial services competitors. Every employee also participates in an incentive pay plan that rewards employees for attaining organizational and individual goals
• Growth Opportunities: Both formal and self-directed growth and development opportunities are available, including online learning and career development, classroom-style training courses, and growth and development planning with your manager

The Opportunity.

Alliant Credit Union, the largest Credit Union in Illinois, is seeking a results-oriented Accounting Manager to oversee and manage the operational accounting/reconciliation area of Accounting and Financial Reporting department. Work involves managing and coordinating the workflow of the reconciliation team, working with other internal departments on reconciliation efforts and process improvements, automating processes, improving efficiency, as well as establishing and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure controls are in place and enforceable.

Duties of the Accounting Manager include:

• Proactively identifies and implements automation/technology interface opportunities for purposes of reconciling account

• Coordinates workflow and manages employees in the operational/reconciliation accounting area

• Assists with external and internal audit activities which impact the operational/reconciliation accounting group, in addition to examinations by the NCUA, Illinois DFPR or other regulatory agency requests

• Continuously assesses accounting and reconciliation processes to improve efficiency through automation or consolidation of processes

• Provides support to Deputy Controller and AFR team with month end and year-end close processes including ensuring the balance sheet is reported in compliance with GAAP, State and Corporate policy and procedures

Accounting Manager Candidate Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

• CPA or CPA exam candidate (sitting for exam)

• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience with experience in a financial institution preferred

• Thorough knowledge of GAAP required

• Experience with process improvement and process automation

• Proficient with generating and analyzing significant amounts of detail general ledger information including strong data mining skills using core processing system tools

Employee Benefits include:

• Medical: PPO,HMO, consumer driven health plan with HSA
• Dental
• Company paid vision
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Generous PTO
• Company paid short and long-term disability
• Online and classroom training
• Unique set of reimbursed benefits
• More