Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Overview

This role performs advanced accounting, financial and regulatory report preparation, analytics, data stewardship, and control activities to support accurate, timely, and compliant financial and regulatory reporting. The position provides specialized capability for the Financial Reporting function, including serving as a key control point for shareholder reporting, regulatory compliance, financial governance, systems implementation, data integrity, and organizational decision-making.

The role operates with significant independence, applying advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Farm Credit reporting requirements, exercising professional judgment in complex accounting and reporting matters, and partnering cross-functionally to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review the Association’s financial, shareholder, regulatory, and District reporting in compliance with GAAP, Farm Credit Administration (FCA) regulations, District Bank requirements, and established internal standards.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex or emerging financial reporting matters; document conclusions and communicate impacts to appropriate stakeholders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for reporting processes, data flows, and data elements, including Alteryx workflow development, testing, and issue resolution.
• Critically evaluate and challenge the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data used in financial and regulatory reporting; identify anomalies, investigate root causes, and coordinate timely resolution.
• Perform and review general ledger account reconciliations and documentation supporting management review, regulatory examinations, and internal and external audits.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, loan and general ledger extracts, analysis of significant accounts, reporting validations, and communication of close status.
• Lead development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Financial Reporting workflows, work instructions, documentation, and training materials for consistent execution, audit readiness, knowledge transfer, and operational scalability.
• Leverage Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx, Excel, and other approved tools to develop and maintain reports, automate recurring activities, analyze trends, respond to audit requests, and support ad hoc business needs.
• Provide expertise related to the Association’s data catalog and financial-reporting data requirements; help define business data elements, ownership, lineage, controls, and reporting uses.
• Evaluate internal controls over financial reporting within assigned processes; identify weaknesses or inefficiencies and recommend enhancements to improve control effectiveness, compliance, documentation, and automation.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and related requests by preparing clear, complete, and well-supported documentation.
• Train and mentor team members on reporting requirements, systems, data, controls, and procedures to build technical depth and reduce reliance on individual subject matter experts.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, data quality, control effectiveness, and scalability.
• Represent Financial Reporting professionally in communications with auditors, examiners, and other internal stakeholders.
• Strengthen controls and governance through higher-quality review, reliable documentation, disciplined data stewardship, and sustained audit readiness.
• Act as a trusted subject matter expert for Financial Accounting and Association priorities, providing technical leadership and influencing cross-functional decisions that strengthen reporting, governance, and organizational performance.
• Build scalable financial reporting capabilities through formalizing process ownership, subject matter expertise, cross-training, and knowledge transfer.
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness through thoughtful use of data, systems, analytics, automation, and process redesign.
• Support organizational growth and complexity by providing advanced technical capacity for expanding regulatory, shareholder, system, and data requirements.
• Connect accounting execution with enterprise data and reporting initiatives so that financial information remains complete, consistent, traceable, and decision-useful.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of general accounting procedures, GAAP, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, general-ledger processes, and internal controls.
• Experience preparing and analyzing regulatory Call Reports for financial institutions, including interpretation and application of regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience working with financial systems, data flows, reporting tools, and technology-enabled process improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work to meet multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency in reporting design tools.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, accountability, discretion, and commitment to data integrity and responsible financial practices.
• Proficiency in automated accounting software applications, Alteryx, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and email.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including effective verbal and written communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA license (preferred), with maintenance of required continuing professional education requirements.
• Diversified financial services industry experience (preferred).

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• At least six years of progressively responsible financial reporting experience.

Essential Job Functions / Work Conditions

• Ability to perform essential job functions in a professional office environment, which may include both indoor and outdoor work settings as needed.
• Regular requirement to sit for extended periods and perform work at a desk and computer.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are necessary to collaborate with others and convey information.
• Ability to communicate, remain stationary for periods of time, and use hands and fingers to operate standard office equipment.
• May need to reach in various directions and occasionally move or lift items up to 25 pounds.
• Work generally performed during established business hours; occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required.
• Domestic travel required up to 15%.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range (annual): Minimum $103,385.23 – Max $175,754.90
  • The range is adjusted using geographic variance for physical location of the hired candidate.
  • Compensation may be outside the salary range for bona fide reasons not related to membership in a protected class.
  • Compensation, title, and job level may be adjusted based on candidate qualifications, including achievements, skills, experience, or work location.
• Bonus eligible based on association and personal performance.

Benefits offered include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Outstanding 401k plan: automatic 3% employer contribution, plus match up to 6%
• Generous Paid Time Off
  • Vacation accrued at 21 days annually
  • Sick Days accrued at 15 days annually
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Plus 16 hours of volunteer time
• Investment in employee development
• Family friendly work environment
• Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
• Competitive Incentive Compensation Plan

Remote Work

FULL-TIME REMOTE. These roles and job functions can be done remotely while maintaining customer service and business goals. Employees may come to an office to work if needed, and some travel for team meetings will be required.

Equal Opportunity / Work Authorization

Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship or transfers are not available.

Equal opportunity employer; does not discriminate based on protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Posting

Position will be posted until filled.