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Staff Accountant

1/17/2026

The Staff Accountant is responsible for ensuring adherence to policies and procedures while overseeing key accounting functions. This includes data entry, journalizing transactions, preparing financial reports, and assisting in month-end close processes.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

11-50 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
The Atlantic Federal Credit Union was founded in 1935 by a group of AT&T Western Electric employees in Kearny, N.J. They were dedicated to building a not-for-profit financial cooperative to meet their savings and borrowing needs -- an especially formidable task in that depression era. Over the years, we've grown from a one company credit union to one of the larger credit unions in New Jersey. The cooperative spirit among our founders that marked our early beginnings continues today. We take pride in providing outstanding financial services to our members at the lowest possible cost.
About the Role

Description

Job Summary:

Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to. Overseeing several key responsibilities including developing and motivating a high-performance team committed to delivering service excellence at all times. Strategic team building and cross training to support current and future goals are essential. Ensuring the consistent delivery of world-class service in line with member expectations and credit union objectives.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Enter data into accounting systems and update various spreadsheets on a daily basis. Journalize all necessary transactions and verify general ledger is in balance.

· Prepare and post journal entries to reconcile daily debit and credit card settlements, ATM settlements; investigate and clear suspense items.

· Prepare and post monthly general ledger transactions including but not limited to: investment and participation loan activity and schedules, prepaid and fixed asset subsidiary ledgers.

· Prepare all bank reconciliations prior to the month-end close; research and resolve discrepancies.

· Assist in month-end close and financial statement preparation as needed.

· Analyze and reconcile general ledger for all accounts as assigned.

· Prepare financial reports and statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Analyze financial data, identify trends, and provide insights and recommendations to management.


At the Atlantic Federal Credit Union, we offer an attractive benefits package to full-time employees, including Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, Prescription Coverage, Vision Coverage, a 401(k) Plan with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Company-Paid Life Insurance, Company-Paid Long Term Disability, Company-Paid Accidental Insurance, Reimbursement of ATM Fees with an AFCU Account, 11 Paid Holidays Per Year, an Employee Referral Program, an Employee Assistance Program, and Credit Union Membership. We invite you to explore our current openings below to see if you may be a good fit to help fulfill our mission of promoting the economic and social wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Requirements


· A bachelors degree in accounting or finance required

· At least two years of accounting experience in a financial institution is preferred.

· Preferred experience with Portico and Wisdom and other Fiserv Products

Key Skills
AccountingData EntryJournal EntriesGeneral LedgerBank ReconciliationFinancial Statement PreparationFinancial ReportingAnalysisTeam BuildingService ExcellenceSuspense Item ResolutionTrend IdentificationInsightsRecommendationsCross TrainingMotivation
Categories
Finance & Accounting
Benefits
Medical CoverageDental CoveragePrescription CoverageVision Coverage401(k) Plan With Company MatchTuition ReimbursementPaid Time OffCompany-Paid Life InsuranceCompany-Paid Long Term DisabilityCompany-Paid Accidental InsuranceReimbursement Of ATM Fees With An AFCU Account11 Paid Holidays Per YearEmployee Referral ProgramEmployee Assistance ProgramCredit Union Membership
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