Financial procedure & controls administrator

Please reference the schedule and minimum qualifications listed below before applying. If you need assistance with filling out our application form or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process, please notify our Human Resources Team at 801-366-6947 option 1 or email macurecruiting@macu.com and every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.

Job Summary

This role serves as a critical first line enablement role, translating Board policy, regulatory requirements, and enterprise governance standards into effective and executable Finance & Accounting procedures. The Administrator is responsible for designing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining efficient Financial & Accounting workflows, ensuring regulatory requirements and internal controls are embedded into day‑to‑day operations. This position reports to the SVP of Finance and serves as the primary subject matter expert for Finance & Accounting procedures, workflow analysis, and control documentation.

Core Responsibilities

• Workflow Design & Optimization: Work with Finance & Accounting business units to develop and implement standardized financial processes and procedures for all accounting and finance functions, ensuring they are optimized for both efficiency and risk mitigation.
• Policy Compliance & Procedure Governance: Maintain, review, and update department procedures and processes to reflect changes in workflows, policy requirements, laws and institutional strategy.
• Internal Control Oversight: Establish and maintain Finance & Accounting standards for procedure quality, documentation, version control, approvals, and control acknowledgement.
• Control Testing Support & Management Self-Assessment: Perform management self-assessments and readiness reviews of key Finance & Accounting controls, including documentation and evidence preparation to support independent validation.
• Issues & Risk Escalation: Own first line identification, documentation, escalation, and remediation of Finance & Accounting control gaps, process deficiencies, and regulatory issues.
• Finance & Accounting Control SME: Serve as the Finance & Accounting first line point of coordination with internal stakeholders for risk assessments, audits, and regulatory exams.
• Strategic Change Management: Partner with business units (i.e., Lending, IT, EFT, Deposit Operations) to review and provide first line operational approval for new or changed processes or automated workflows that impact Finance & Accounting.

Education and Experience

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required; a Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Certification: CPA, CIA or CRMA designations preferred, and beneficial for candidates with strong internal control and governance expertise.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting, audit, or regulatory compliance and process improvement experience, with at least 3–5 years in a management or policy-setting role.

Technical Skills

Deep knowledge of GAAP, NCUA Call Reports (Form 5300), FRB & FHLB reporting requirements, and proficiency with enterprise-level financial and ERM software (e.g., Oracle Cloud ERP, or Archer).

Knowledge & Skills

Prominent knowledge of theory and organizational experience through extensive exposure to complex practices across several different disciplines within Finance & Accounting procedures and controls.

Physical Abilities / Working Conditions

Physical Demands: Ability to sit, talk and hear consistently. Vision Requirements: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).

Weight Lifted or Force Exerted: Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Environmental: There are no unusual environmental factors (such as a typical office). Noise Environment: Moderate noise (business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Note: This Job is not eligible to be performed in Colorado or Connecticut, either remotely or in-person.

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Mountain America Credit Union is one of the foremost financial institutions in the country, with more than 95 branches located in 5 states (Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, and Arizona). We believe that a healthy balance between work, home life, and play is essential to our team members and our success.