Technical Accountant

About Patelco Credit Union

Patelco Credit Union is a not-for-profit credit union with a purpose to build financial health and wellbeing for our members

Since 1936, Patelco has grown from $500 in assets to over $9 billion in assets and is the 7th largest credit union in California with branches throughout Northern California.

 

We are here for our members throughout all their stages of life

Meeting them with the products and services to help them plan purposefully for their futures and to secure our life-long partnership as their trusted financial advocate

As one team, we are all committed to delivering service, empowering financial literacy, creating products, and providing new technology for our members.

 

We believe that work should be rewarding, challenging, and enjoyable

We’re dedicated to creating a positive and supportive culture where our team members can thrive

If you’re looking to use your skills and knowledge to make a difference in our members’ lives, Patelco could be the perfect fit for you.

Overview

Patelco accounting group is seeking a technical accountant for accounting policy and internal controls to further review, develop, enhance, and document the accounting policies and procedures for the company, along with being a subject matter technical expert in terms of accounting for new initiatives and products

Responsibilities also include supporting the design and implementation of an internal controls program under the COSO framework, along with appropriate documentation and enhancements of controls, processes, and procedures in support of the growth of the company.  

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance for technical accounting applicable to Patelco and ensure accounting and financials are in accordance with GAAP 

• Support technical accounting needs for new initiatives or changes to understand the products fully to conclude on the accounting requirements 

• Ensure that the company’s accounting policies are updated on a regular basis 

• Ensure appropriate technical accounting memos are in place and updated for technical accounting pronouncements applicable to Patelco 

• Documentation of procedures / processes / risks and controls / internal control structure 

• Support the design and implementation of an internal controls program under the COSO framework 

• Support governance and oversight of the internal controls program 

• Prepare and monitor end-to-end process documentation and workflows, with key controls identified 

• ASC knowledge including ASC 326 CECL, ASC 842 Leases, ASC 310 Loans and Nonrefundable Fees, ASC 860 Mortgage Servicing Rights, ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, ASC 715 Compensation, ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, ASC 320/321 Investments, loan participations, and financial statement preparation under GAAP 

• Interact with external auditors and regulatory examiners and assist in coordinating requests 

• Support projects and workstreams for Accounting when needed 

• Provide status updates to project team and provide direction to the accounting group for deliverables needed 

• Collaborate with others across the credit union to help educate them on accounting procedures 

• Assist implementations and other strategic initiatives for the accounting group 

• Be a key stakeholder for accounting among other business partner groups, and provide technical accounting conclusions and controls recommendations to business partner groups 

• Build stro