At R.I.A. Federal Credit Union, the primary focus of the Accounting Director is to improve the financial well-being of our members. This is accomplished through building relationships, operating with integrity, and taking action. Building relationships is integral to the success of R.I.A. As a community credit union, the Accounting Director will invest the time to get to know stakeholders internally and externally, taking care of their needs while finding opportunities to improve their financial well-being. In an era of big banks and big data, operating with integrity is becoming a more difficult trait to find in a financial institution. The Accounting Director is committed to handling finances and data in a manner that is ethical, transparent, and professional, while maintaining confidentiality, compliance, and security. Not content with business as usual, the Accounting Director is action-oriented, helping members solve financial challenges and positively impacting the community through volunteering and sponsorships. The Accounting Director is responsible for the management of all aspects of department functions, ensuring the most effective, efficient, accurate, and secure processes possible. This includes overseeing accurate and efficient accounting operations, internal controls, and financial reporting. The Director is responsible for the chart of accounts and necessary internal controls, reviewing the general ledger to include appropriate reconciling processes, software applications, and segregation of duties. The Director will assist in the preparation and monitoring of the budget, and other financial estimates, projections, and plans, while maintaining a documented system of accounting internal controls, policies, and procedures. Additionally, the Accounting Director will oversee, process, enter, and/or verify transfers of member and credit union funds both internally and externally by wires and other transfer methods, acting as a back-up as needed. The Director will oversee, approve, and process accounts payable invoices, determining proper general ledger accounts for invoice processing. Daily department operations will also be managed, including general ledger maintenance, fixed assets reporting, subledger balancing, transfers, and file maintenance. The Director is responsible for standard internal and external financial reporting of the credit union, including the quarterly NCUA 5300 report, and will work closely with the CFO to ensure accounting estimates are accurate and well-supported, including compliance with CECL and other regulations as appropriate. The Director will also coordinate the maintenance, implementation, and refinement of accounting internal control functions, ensuring compliance with GAAP, NCUA, and government regulations. The role involves working with auditors, examiners, and certified public accountants, preparing necessary schedules and providing assistance in performing their reviews of the credit union operations. The Director will plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of assigned personnel, exercising managerial leadership duties related to staffing, development, training, coaching, motivating, performance management, and disciplinary actions. Special reports will be prepared by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends, and the Director will work on special projects and tasks that require higher levels of confidentiality and accounting expertise.