We are looking for a high energy technology driven Accounting Analyst to provide analyst, administrative and technical support in a paperless environment for the Bank's accounts payable, general ledger, certification, and expense report functions in accordance with FHLBSF policies and procedures, as well as federal and state regulations. The ideal candidate is detailed, organized, self-motivated, and communicates effectively. This candidate works well independently, in groups, and is always building on their skillsets through Bank-sponsored training and development opportunities. They have an ability to analyze and make recommendations.

Major Accountabilities:

Accounts Payable and Expense Reports

• Initiate, review and process supplier invoices and expense reports for accuracy, general ledger coding, proper documentation and levels of approval, and compliance to Bank policies. Monitor due dates to ensure timely payment.
• Review Board of Directors compensation payments entered by BOD administrator for accuracy and work with BOD administrator on any discrepancies.
• Reconcile supplier statements. Identify, research, and resolve supplier account discrepancies.
• Perform supplier ACH payments for invoices and expense reports on a weekly basis.
• Prepare wire funding and payments in accordance with Bank policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Bank suppliers, and business units to control stop payments and reissue where necessary. Maintain security of accounts payable check stock.
• Work with procurement team in support of supplier onboarding including tax ID, banking information, address confirmations, 1099 inputs, and purchase order issues.
• Monitor AP cash position to ensure funds are sufficient for supplier payments.
• Understand prepaids and appropriately mark invoices as prepaids.
• Create prepaid schedule for invoices based on period of service and run automated prepaid amortization on a monthly basis.
• Maintain and monitor Accounts Payable inbox in Outlook and update email tracking procedures as needed.
• Analyze and process the 1099s working throughout the year on 1099 designations for suppliers, tax ID validation and proper invoice spend category coding.
• Review and update job-aids for Workday releases and other updates.
• Work with IT Support on Workday related issues and updates through Jiras and Confluence.
• Flexibility in taking on additional responsibilities as needed.

General Ledger

• Research and analyze GL transactions as requested by cost centers and prepare any adjusting entries necessary.
• Assist in accruals ensuring all recurring supplier payments have been either processed or accrued for at month end.
• Maintain and prepare Board of Directors accrual on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile the prepaid GL account to the prepaid detail balance.
• Analyze and certify balance sheet accounts.
• Provide analytical and operational support in response to queries from key stakeholders.
• Prepare, collect, and coordinate materials for internal and external auditors upon requests.
• Review AP policies and procedures with updates on an annual and as needed basis.
• Perform and support additional accounting related functions, as needed.

Customer Service / Teamwork Interaction

• Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with cost centers, colleagues, suppliers, and other external parties. Ability to garner necessary information from relationships in order to accomplish job functions.
• Respond and resolve all inquiries from employees, suppliers, and other external parties in a professional and timely manner.

Education/Experience/Skills/Knowledge:

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred.

Experience:

• ERP experience in a paperless environment required. Workday Financials preferred.
• Minimum of four years general accounting experience with strong working knowledge and understanding of accounting principles, general ledger, accounts payable processes, accruals, and procurement.
• Solid experience in a SOX and highly regulated working environment, is required.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to deal with external parties, colleagues, and bank management in a professional and effective manner. High level of customer service required.
• Advanced Excel experience is required. Power Query and Power BI experience, a plus.
• Must be thorough, detail-oriented, able to perform accurate data entry, work well under pressure with minimal or no supervision and meet strict deadlines. Ability to analyze issues, recognize inconsistencies and recommend resolutions. Independently resolve routine issues and escalate complex problems for resolution.

SALARY RANGE: $95K - $105K

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. We value and actively seek to recruit, develop, and retain individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences reflecting the full diversity of the communities that we serve. It is the policy of the Bank to comply with all applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities.

Salary ranges reflect the base salary that the Bank reasonably expects to pay for a given role and is not inclusive of annual incentive award opportunities, retirement benefits or the value of other health and welfare or other ancillary benefits. We consider many factors when determining base salaries such as individual background and experience, the competitive environment, education, particular skill set(s), and industry and institutional knowledge.

The Bank is committed to offering all team members challenging and engaging work with market competitive pay, retirement, and benefit offerings. In support of this commitment, the Bank routinely engages in market competitive benchmarking surveys and analysis to ensure our team members continue to be paid fairly and competitively.