Reconciliation Unit Supervisor

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

This position is responsible for the daily work flow of the Reconcilement, Data Entry, and Legal Units, including the supervision of employees, ensuring that tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner and consistent with the needs of the unit and the bank.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all job-specific training requirements in a timely fashion.
• Monitor the efficiency and accuracy of the work flow of the units.
• Review daily and month-end reconcilement reports for accuracy. Report any issues to management.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all legal information requests and subpoenas.
• Develop and maintain relationships with various external vendors, including cash delivery channel representatives, various local and state regulatory departments, attorneys, and IOLA boards.
• Work closely with other supervisors to ensure efficiency and accuracy in work completed by the department.
• Interview and hire new staff, resolve employee issues, provide coaching and disciplinary action when needed and complete evaluations. Schedule and monitor PTO usage/requests.
• Train new and current staff on process changes.
• Work with various departments of the Bank to help ensure efficiency and productivity.

Ancillary Duties:

As an integral member of the Deposit Operations Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Deposit Operations Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.

Education, Training and Requirements:

• An Associate degree or equivalent with an emphasis in accounting, specialized deposit operations education and training, or equivalent experience in a similar regulated industry normally required.
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills:

• Proficient reading, writing, grammar and mathematical skills.
• Above average interpersonal communications and supervisory skills; knowledge of the technical aspects of the deposit operations functions and knowledge of policies and procedures.
• Strong computer skills, to include Microsoft Office.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of experience in Deposit Operations or related position required.
• Previous supervisory or equivalent leadership experience normally required.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

The Company is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability. If you have a physical or mental impairment and would like to request an accommodation with respect to the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.