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The Reconciliation Accountant 1 is responsible for preparation of account reconciliations, implementation of the reconciliation process for general ledger and/or house accounts and preparation of necessary accounting entries to clear reconciling items within approved guidelines. Assists in gathering information for requests and inquiries of management, auditors, and or examiners.

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Perform low-to-moderately difficult reconciliations of general ledger and house accounts in accordance with Arvest Reconciliation Policy and department procedures. This involves balancing the accounts, reviewing, and researching reconciling items, following up on outstanding items as needed until cleared and providing supporting documentation for account balances and for reconciling items.

Complete thorough research and analysis to develop solutions to complex and non-routine reconciliation issues while taking into consideration potential impact to customers and to other departments.

Prepare journal entries including cost center adjustments, re-class entries and write-offs as needed to clear outstanding items from reconciliations. All journal entries must be accurate, must contain adequate descriptions and documentation, must be completed in a timely manner and must be made in accordance with Arvest Accounting Policy.

Maintain a working knowledge of all account reconciliations performed within the department and serve as a back-up when other associates are out.

Identify balancing issues and report to leadership for resolution.

Prepare resolution plans for all stale dated items and provide a monthly list of all stale dated items with accompanying resolution plans to be reviewed by the Reconciliation Committee.

Design and implement basic reconciliations for new general ledger accounts and house accounts and make recommendations to increase efficiency of existing reconciliations.

Assist in gathering of completed reconciliations along with any additional information requested by management, auditors, and or examiners.

Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations, and the bank\'s BSA/AML Program, as applicable to your job duties. This includes but is not limited to; complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls; report any known violations of compliance policy, laws, or regulations and report any suspicious customer and/or account activity.