Accounting Business Systems Analyst II

Participates in supporting all accounting or mortgage investor-related projects, analysis and conversions for Banking Services.  Maintains those aspects of Bank loan systems supporting accounting functions, including but are not limited to, consumer, commercial and residential mortgage loan systems.  Establishes and maintains the coding for accounting interfaces and output reporting to support accurate and timely posting of transactions to general ledger and DDA accounts.  Supports internal and external reporting of financial information and regulatory reporting.  Provides analytical, operational and/or project support to their unit on one or more of the systems.

• Provide support from an accounting or investor reporting standpoint for loan and/or deposit conversions and upgrades for all lending and deposit systems, which may include general ledger interfaces and automated balancing functions.
• Using technical solutions, support the improvement and implementation of existing and new processes related to accounting for various lending and/or deposit products that enhance Department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the creation of business requirements documents, functional requirements and testing and implementing of those new requirements.
• May support the monthly closing of the general ledger by analyzing and interpreting account fluctuations and completing monthly and quarterly reporting.  May process manual functions in the absence of an automated solution.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses, reconciliations, tests of accounting data integrity and work paper review.
• Review the Bank's accounting transaction documentation for completeness and accuracy; research account variances.
• May provide report deliverables to business partners and investors as required.
• Support the integration of acquired portfolios to the Bank's systems.
• Complete research to resolve reconciliation reporting discrepancies as needed; document and communicate discrepancies to business partners and clients as applicable.
• May serves as user administrator to various Bank and investor systems. 
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.  Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

This position works independently under general supervision.  The jobholder interacts with internal business partners as well as internal and external auditors, with support of more experienced personnel. Products supported by the position could include one or more of the following: Consumer Lending, Commercial and Business Banking Lending including Leasing, Auto Floor Plan and Residential Mortgage Lending.

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Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 1 year’s accounting, audit and/or financial institution experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 5 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 1 year’s accounting, audit and/or financial institution experience

Strong analytical skills

Strong knowledge of pertinent software products

Experience working under critical time constraints

Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

Strong interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Good organizational skills

Emerging problem-solving skills

Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or Finance with significant Accounting coursework)

Knowledge of the Bank’s servicing system

Strong data management experience

Knowledge and application of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)