Thank you for your interest in a career at Regions. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career --- a place to expect more opportunities. If you are focused on results, dedicated to quality, strength and integrity, and possess the drive to succeed, then we are your employer of choice.

At Regions, the Senior Accountant uses professional accounting concepts and internal company policies to solve moderately complex accounting or operational issues, prepares and analyzes financial results for reports, and partners with internal and external clients to meet reporting needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages accounting and reporting requirements for select business groups including planning and analysis
• Prepares special accounting reports for management or regulatory authorities
• Monitors compliance with accounting policies and generally accepted accounting principals
• Interacts with various levels of internal and external clients to obtain or provide information and/or resolve issues for assigned tasks, accounts, and legal entities
• Provides general ledger research, inputs to strategic planning, and leads special projects
• Performs accounting estimates and ensures key reports and processes are operating efficiently and effectively
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements
• Ensures the integrity of accounting information
• May coordinate preparation and distribution of financial statements
• May organize completion of quarterly and Annual regulatory filings
• May prepare balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
• Develops skills to become accounting subject matter expert
• May lead large projects

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
• Five (5) years of accounting, corporate finance or directly related experience

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration, and adaptability are important
• Advanced analytical and research skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced skills in Excel and Microsoft Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with accounting, Treasury, or capital market systems
• Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), accounting systems, and practices

Additional Preferences:

• Experience accounting for debt securities
• Experience accounting for derivative transactions in hedged relationships
• Knowledge of back-office procedures related to security settlements, wire transfers
• Knowledge of margin activity related to ISDA and MSFTA contracts
• Experience with data governance procedures, identifying critical data assets, developing data controls
• Proficiency using Bloomberg terminal and data license to create reports
• Experience with TPG or other bond accounting software systems
• Proficiency using Workiva’s W-Desk to create and run reports

Advanced Excel Experience preferred. Specifically experience with:

• V lookups
• Pivot tables
• Conditional statements
• VBA

This position may be filled at a higher level depending on the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience.

This position is intended to be onsite, now or in the near future. Associates will have regular work hours, including full days in the office three or more days a week. The manager will set the work schedule for this position, including in-office expectations. Regions will not provide relocation assistance for this position, and relocation would be at your expense.

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$82,560.50 USD

50th Percentile:

$108,320.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

This job may participate in an annual discretionary bonus plan.

Location:

Birmingham, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.