Candidate Profile #418328

Illinois – Chicago Area – Bank Accounting Manager/Controller

• Years of Related Experience: 15
• Minimum Salary: $100K
• Work Area:  Chicago, Illinois Area
• Experience:
  • Perform data analysis and deliver weekly and monthly financial reports for the Controller and CFO.
  • Director of operations for the daily reconciliation of the Federal Reserve general ledger up to $600MM per day ensuring account balances.
  • Supervise two Sr. Accountants and an Accounting Analyst while managing ATM and vault balances.
  • Manage $52MM monthly expenses across
  • Review reports, identify, investigate, and reconcile discrepancies of missing money to ensure complete balancing to the cent by working with the ATM department, Brinks, and Transportation).
  • Review, research, and communicate with the Federal Reserve resolving any currency and coin discrepancies while addressing branch manager questions and completing reports, posts, and entries.
  • Streamlined month-end close process to within five business days, ensuring 100% compliance with GAAP and internal objectives.
  • Automated key accounting functions saving 14 monthly hours (on preparation, submission, and error detection) for the department employees and streamlined AP processes, saving four hours daily.
  • Implemented IT-driven improvements for vendor management and ensured GAAP compliance through rigorous auditing of high-value transactions.
  • Led cross-functional collaboration with Planning & Analytics, Legal, Compliance, IT, and Audit teams to implement robust financial reporting systems ensuring timely and accurate internal, management, and financial reports, meeting all regulatory requirements, and enhancing decision-making processes across the organization.
  • Managed the transition of a finance integration project from an inefficient in-house system, eliminating manual processes, eradicating errors, automating processes driving efficiencies, and reducing employee time on manual processes.
  • Board Member with NCUA experience and CPA completion in 2025.
  • Proficient in Jack Henry, QuickBooks, Power BI, SAP Concur, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Word, Symitar Core, WorkDay, Enterprise, Blackline, and Kronos.
  • References are available.
• Education: Master’s Degree
• Reference #:  418328
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