Manage general accounting operations, financial and regulatory reporting, call report, liquidity, outside funding, interest rate risk, and budgeting for a profitable community bank with seven locations, with bank assets ranging from $200-$330 million since 2018.★ Provide leadership, management and mentoring of direct reports. Monitor KPI’s and serve as subject matter expert for any issues they encounter. Conduct performance reviews, create team and individual success… Show more Manage general accounting operations, financial and regulatory reporting, call report, liquidity, outside funding, interest rate risk, and budgeting for a profitable community bank with seven locations, with bank assets ranging from $200-$330 million since 2018.★ Provide leadership, management and mentoring of direct reports. Monitor KPI’s and serve as subject matter expert for any issues they encounter. Conduct performance reviews, create team and individual success plans.• Prepare financial statements and reports for both internal and external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).• Conduct analysis of financial results to identify and effectively communicate key variances and drivers to management with suggestions for improvements.• Closely monitor accounting and financial reporting practices to ensure compliance with standards, appropriate internal controls, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and federal and state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.• Lead in-depth financial reporting and governance. Responsible for financial strategy, reconciliation, variance analysis, funds reporting, and budget preparation/management. • Partner with executive leadership to ensure company goals are attained. Prepare and evaluate results in terms of profitability, performance against plan/budget, and other matters of operating effectiveness.• Serve as a primary contact with external CPAs and auditors. • Prepare and present financial reports to the board monthly. • Serve on the local business development committee, disaster recovery, and IT steering committee. • Served as the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Holding Company. Served on and Co-chaired the asset-liability committee.• Served as acting Human Resources Manager, May 2020 - January 2021, covering payroll processing, open enrollment, disciplinary actions, hiring, and new employee paperwork. Show less

Promoted to manage accounting functions.★ Maintained and continuously improved system of financial records and internal controls; made process recommendations and partnered with senior leadership to implement improvements where needed.• Provided in-depth financial reporting, variance analysis, and cost analysis. Prepared financial statement analysis including comparison between actual, budgeted, and prior-year results.• Provided strategic financial advisement… Show more Promoted to manage accounting functions.★ Maintained and continuously improved system of financial records and internal controls; made process recommendations and partnered with senior leadership to implement improvements where needed.• Provided in-depth financial reporting, variance analysis, and cost analysis. Prepared financial statement analysis including comparison between actual, budgeted, and prior-year results.• Provided strategic financial advisement. Monitoring, recommending, and implementing improvements to financial controls, processes, and procedures. Identified risks, root causes, and opportunities for continuous improvement.• Reconciled general ledger, official checks, and correspondent bank accounts.• Inputted and processed accounts payable.• Entered and processed prepaids using Fiserv Prologue.• Prepared monthly ALM to submit to the correspondent bank. • Completed the daily financial report and sent it to members of management. Show less

In addition to serving as Financial Assistant / Vice President Accounting, selected to implement a vendor review process and record system. ★ The first audit and exam after assuming this role had no findings reported in the area that previously had received repeat findings. • Reviewed 3rd party vendor contacts for accuracy and risk. • Conducted annual review of vendor financial watching for any areas of increased risk. • Monitored vendors for any new legal… Show more In addition to serving as Financial Assistant / Vice President Accounting, selected to implement a vendor review process and record system. ★ The first audit and exam after assuming this role had no findings reported in the area that previously had received repeat findings. • Reviewed 3rd party vendor contacts for accuracy and risk. • Conducted annual review of vendor financial watching for any areas of increased risk. • Monitored vendors for any new legal litigations or data breaches. Reviewed vendor standing with Secretary of State annually. Show less

Selected to assume a customer-facing role. Applied product knowledge and consultative sales skills to discuss and identify customer needs, offering them a full range of solutions, including products and services such as deposit accounts, CDs, debit cards, and online banking. ★ Issued new and renewal debit cards. Answered account-related questions and online banking questions. Set up and activated business online banking customers, filed debit card disputes, and created a new account… Show more Selected to assume a customer-facing role. Applied product knowledge and consultative sales skills to discuss and identify customer needs, offering them a full range of solutions, including products and services such as deposit accounts, CDs, debit cards, and online banking. ★ Issued new and renewal debit cards. Answered account-related questions and online banking questions. Set up and activated business online banking customers, filed debit card disputes, and created a new account procedure manual. Show less

Onboarded to Processed account transactions, balance teller drawer, vault, and ATM daily, informed customers of available bank products, provided account information, and answered account-related questions.★ Helped transition accounts and processes from Community First Bank and to Hancock Bank.