Staff Accountant

MUST:2+ years MIN of professional experience as an accountant Has worked for either: a bank or a financial company (debits and credits are backwards at a bank)Must be very strong with banking reconciliationsVery strong with excel- extract and validate dataFamiliarity with fixed assets, prepays, reconciliation, accounts payable Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required PLUS:CPA, CFA, MastersHas experience closing the booksKnowledge of call reports (has filed one or approved one)Knowledge of What is Alcos/ALCO in banking (Asset-liability committees)DAY TO DAY:Our banking client based out of St. Augustine is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their team. This individual will report to the CFO of the bank and work on a small but mighty team to accomplish accounting tasks. This role will handle everything from: Closing the books monthly, financial analysis, putting in proper controls and procedures , will help to prepare and file call reports, work with balance sheets and income statements, and will work to produce board reports on a monthly basis. This group gets involved in financial strategy and planning, financial reporting and analysis, risk management and compliance, and treasury and cash management for a fast paced and fast growing bank in FL. We are seeking someone motivated, who wants to grow their accounting career, who also has a good foundation of accounting principles and working with Excel daily.