Job Summary

The Staff Accountant promotes the growth and prosperity of the bank by professionally serving the needs of internal customers. They are responsible for account reconciliations, assisting with the month-end close process, and other duties as determined by the management team.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reconcile and review general ledger and bank use accounts to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies, investigate and resolve any variances promptly.
• Prepare accurate general and bank transaction entries accompanied by supporting documentation.
• Create, maintain, and update Excel spreadsheets as required by manager.
• Serve as back-up for other accounting positions and support other Accounting personnel in tasks.
• Assist with maintaining a SOX control environment.
• May assist with preparing monthly financial statements and board report packages
• May assist with preparing schedules and disclosures supporting external reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of sensitive information.
• Adhere to all corporate policies and procedures, Federal and State regulations, and laws.
• Complete all mandatory annual compliance training.
• Follow regulatory requirements including those pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Customer Identification Program (CIP), and OFAC to assist in the identification, detection, and determent of money laundering and other unlawful activities, as well as regulations pertaining to lending and consumer compliance to include fair lending laws.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or other related field; may consider a combination of applicable education and experience.

Required:

• 3+ years of accounting education or experience.

• 3+ years of reconciliation experience.

• Strong understanding of the reconciliation process.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly organized and able to multi-task.

• Detail-oriented with the ability to see the big picture.

• Dedicated to follow up and follow through on routine and non-routine tasks.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.

Preferred:

• Accounting experience in a publicly traded financial institution.

About HomeTrust Bank

HomeTrust Bank, founded in 1926, is a North Carolina chartered, community-focused financial institution committed to providing value-added community banking through online/mobile channels and multiple locations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Learn more at www.htb.com. Apply today to take your first steps towards joining this talented population of employees within a growing organization.

Work Environment, Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. HomeTrust Bank promotes an equal employment opportunity workplace which includes reasonable accommodation of qualified applicants and employees.

• This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines.

• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Physical activity requiring reaching, sifting, lifting to 25 lbs., finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking and hearing are required.

• The employee will frequently communicate and must be able to exchange accurate information with others.

• The employee may need to move around their office to attend meetings and to access files, machinery, or other job-related tools.

DISCLAIMER: HomeTrust Bank is an evolving company. As such this job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

HomeTrust Bank's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal law. Employment decisions will be based on valid job requirements or business needs, and we administer personnel actions (including retirement, selection, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, training, and social/recreation programs) without discrimination on any prohibited basis.