Account Manager/Pension Account

This position is responsible for managing financial reporting and accounting activities related to a pension and retirement fund. The role includes preparing journal entries and supporting schedules for both liabilities and assets, maintaining ledgers, reconciling bank accounts, and producing annual financial statements. The accountant will also track daily market balances and may be assigned additional financial duties as needed. A key part of the role involves working directly with employees and retirees to support and clarify their pension-related inquiries and benefits.

• Prepare supporting schedules and journalize the Retirement Office activity (liabilities) on a monthly basis.
• Prepare supporting schedules and journalize the monthly activity of the Pension Fund (assets) by money manager.
• Maintain a general ledger and a stocks and bonds ledger.
• Prepare annual financial statement and supporting schedules and journal entries for year-end closing.
• Maintain a record of the daily market balances of the Fund.
• Reconcile bank account.
• Other responsibilities, as may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant financial/accounting experience.
• Excellent inter-personal, oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong background in accounting.
• Must be computer literate; ability to effectively use various financial software packages and Microsoft Office Suite.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands or arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.