Staff Accountant - Financial Services

Are you early in your accounting career, have 1+ years of financial service accounting experience, located in the state of Iowa or Illinois, and looking for a role where you can learn, grow, and make an impact - without sacrificing work-life balance? A well-established, member-focused financial institution with a long history of stability and growth is adding a Staff Accountant to their collaborative team. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-visibility role within banking/credit union accounting, with strong mentorship and clear advancement paths.

What You’ll Be Doing In this role, you’ll get hands-on experience supporting core accounting operations while continuing to build your technical skillset:

• Own weekly accounts payable processing and partner with vendors to resolve invoice questions
• Assist with month-end close and general ledger activity
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Support ATM and transaction balancing processes
• Help gather data and prepare reports for leadership
• Contribute to process improvements, automation efforts, and ongoing projects

This role goes beyond data entry - you’ll gain exposure to transaction balancing, GL processes, and financial operations within a regulated environment.

Why You’ll Love This Opportunity

• Mostly remote – with occasional in-person collaboration, requiring travel to the Quad Cities
• Supportive leadership with a strong focus on training & development
• Clear career progression path into advanced accounting roles
• Stable, growing organization with a tight-knit, collaborative team
• Excellent benefits, including 401(k) match + profit sharing and bonus potential
• Work-life balance with minimal overtime outside of close cycles

What We’re Looking For

• Financial institution accounting experience strongly preferred (credit union, bank, etc.)
• 1–2+ years of accounting experience (preferably within a financial institution)
• Understanding of GL accounting and reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, formulas, etc.)
• Comfortable working with systems and learning new technology
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communicator who can collaborate across departments

This is a great chance to join a modern, forward-thinking accounting team within a growing financial institution that is investing in automation, innovation, and continuous improvement. If you’re looking for a role where you can build your foundation in financial services accounting and grow your career long-term, we’d love to connect - Apply today!