Bookkeeper I in Lexington, Kentucky at BANK OF THE BLUEGRASS & TRUST COMPANY

Basic Function: The bookkeeper is responsible for performing various clerical functions to maintain the bank’s general ledger and external accounts, updating reports and performing various clerical functions to support our internal and external customers.

Essential Duties & Tasks:

• Balancing various general ledger accounts including preparing a variety of debit and credit tickets and maintaining related reports.
• Process/verify wire transfers and maintaining related reports.
• Provide quality customer service by performing various tasks as needed related to customer accounts, telephone inquiries and research requests including tasks related to stop payments, chargebacks, overdrafts, correspondence and processing legal orders. Customers are both internal and external.
• Ensure Integrity Of Bank Records-balance various bank accounts and general ledgers.
• Ensuring compliance in BSA, OFAC, Privacy, Customer Information Security and all other regulations as applicable to the position. Failure to ensure compliance can result in Civil and Criminal Penalties, as well as corrective actions up to and including termination.
• Staying knowledgeable on the bank’s products and services and looking for opportunities to make recommendations to customers based on need.
• Fostering the spirit of teamwork in supporting the bank’s goals and mission statement.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the Federal Reserve, general ledger account and Correspondent Banking

Education, Training & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED and/or one or more years of bookkeeping and balancing financial records.
• Good math skills and a record of accuracy.
• Excellent Customer Service Skills, both written and oral communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of excel and related Microsoft Office applications.

Physical & Mental Factors/Requirements:

• Ability to stay focused and multi-task.
• Ability to meet the pressure of deadlines.
• Ability to communicate on the telephone, write, speak, read, hear and type.
• Ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Ability to perform manual tasks.
• May be required to sit for extended periods of time, paying attention to detail.
• Requires occasional bending, reaching and stretching.

Working Environment: Professional Office Environment.