Accounting Specialist I

Job Classification: Salary Reports to: Assistant Controller/Controller

Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Location: Seneca, KS

Organization: Community National Bank was founded in 1984 by a group of individuals in Nemaha County, Kansas with diverse local ownership with decisions made on a local level.

Position mission: Represent CNB by ensuring fiscal management, regulatory compliance, and safeguarding bank assets with a strategic long-term focus. Support the fulfillment of the organization’s mission and goals.

Major Duties:

• Performs general cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.
• Support the Asst. Controller in processing accounts payable in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Assist with and backup for monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Assist VP-Accounting and Asst. Controller with maintaining the general ledger as needed.
• Codes invoices, set up new accounts, reconcile accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles accounts daily/monthly, verifying deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks in both Excel and BlackLine Software.
• Reconciles cash disbursement accounts, customer accounts, and other financial accounts.
• Complete payment of invoices associated with accounts payable and ensure payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software when needed.
• Assist Asst. Controller to maintain Company Wide Fixed Assets list and ensure proper addition, depreciation, disposal entries are made in accordance with GAAP and Bank Policy.
• Assist with review to accounts payable procedures and policies.
• Engage with other Bank departments to gain a working knowledge of all processes and procedures to better perform daily functions
• Assist with preparation of 1099’s for Community National Bank and Community Bancshares, Inc.
• Assist with preparing and maintaining monthly accruals and ensure timeliness and accuracy of accrual data.
• Analyze/Review Expenses for operational efficiencies and budget variances.
• Backup to VP-Accounting and Asst. Controller
• Maintains knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices and procedures.

General Responsibilities:

• Support CNB’s strong relationship culture through quality customer service and superior product knowledge
• Provide superior customer service by resolving problems efficiently and responding timely.
• Identify and implement solutions to problems in general and urgent matters.
• Actively seek to add and enhance knowledge regarding developments and current trends in the industry.
• Seek counsel of supervisor on issues as appropriate
• Uses experience and sound judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Work collaboratively with staff to maintain a team environment.
• Flexible to accept additional assignments as requested by leadership.
• Cross train for other positions to cover when necessary.
• Professionalism while representing CNB (onsite, professional and community events and via communications)
• Participate and attend meetings as requested.
• Recommend policies and procedures as they relate to area of responsibility.
• Timely responses to inquiries for information to customers, staff, and vendors
• Answer telephone calls and provide a prompt response.
• Follow CNB’s policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrates the ability to understand computer systems.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

• Extreme attention to details required
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with little or no supervision
• Ability to prioritize and manage work effectively and efficiently to accomplish tasks while managing multiple projects at the same time and delivering friendly service
• Ability to problem solve rationally using common sense
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions either written, oral, diagram, schedule, or electronic formats
• Effective communicator (verbal, written and body language)
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong data processing experience and skills, including software knowledge of programs utilized (Microsoft Suite products, Organization and industry specific products)
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Ability to respond to emergency situations
• Ability to respect diversity and individual needs

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative to those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand and sit for extended lengths of time, read computer screens, talk on the phone, unpack and move supplies up to fifty (50) pounds, reach, kneel, bend, climb and balance. Vision abilities required for this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the work environment is primarily a professional, deadline driven environment with interaction of internal team members and external customers. Noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Additional Duties:

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position, not an exhaustive nor all-inclusive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, knowledge, skill and ability required to perform this job. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as required.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate individuals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. However, no accommodations are made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the team member or others, or which impose undue hardships on Community National Bank. An individual seeking an accommodation should contact the Human Resources Manager or CEO.

Job descriptions are not intended to and do not create employment contracts. Community National Bank maintains its status as an at-will employer. Team members can be terminated at any time, for any reason not prohibited by law. Community National Bank is an equal opportunity employer.

• Demonstrates the ability to understand computer systems.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

• Extreme attention to details required
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with little or no supervision
• Ability to prioritize and manage work effectively and efficiently to accomplish tasks while managing multiple projects at the same time and delivering friendly service
• Ability to problem solve rationally using common sense
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions either written, oral, diagram, schedule, or electronic formats
• Effective communicator (verbal, written and body language)
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong data processing experience and skills, including software knowledge of programs utilized (Microsoft Suite products, Organization and industry specific products)
• Knowledge of general office equipment
• Ability to respond to emergency situations
• Ability to respect diversity and individual needs