Overview

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

Responsibilities

This position is mainly responsible for reconciling the loan system balances to the corporate general ledger. Additionally, this position will provide a month-end reconcilement of loan operations variances to the Accounting Department.

• Reconcile the SilverLake loan system balances, comparing them to the Corporate General Ledger
• Reconcile all loan general ledger/DD accounts assigned to Loan Operations on a daily basis by monitoring and clearing outstanding items. Processing general ledger entries (cross-application) or preparing loan payments/reversals as needed.
• Provide a month-end reconcilement of loan processes to Team Leader/Supervisor and properly document any variances that exist and enter into Blackline accordingly.
• Use various systematic tools and reports on a daily basis to effectively perform required duties (e.g. SilverLake, GL Recon, 4Sight and Synergy).
• Communicate with other departments/branches regarding exception issues as they arise
• Other duties as assigned
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely manner

Qualifications

Education, Training and Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associates Degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent relative work experience preferred
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older

Skills:

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize and work effectively under time constraints
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be proficient with Excel
• Must be able to consistently demonstrate the Company’s core values: a strong work ethic, integrity, respect for others, responsibility, transparency and humility

Experience:

• Working knowledge of required documentation for all loan types
• Preference will be given to a candidate with at least one (1) year experience in banking or accounting