Bank accountant vs general accountant

Differences between bank accountant and general accountant duties and responsibilities

Bank accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
• Assist in the creation, verification, and transmission of ACH files.
• Collaborate with payroll conversion process from ADP to PeopleSoft; performing parallel testing and confirming accuracy of payroll information in PeopleSoft.
• Review of contract documentation to determine billing requirements, reporting requirements and ERP setup for automate invoicing.

General accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage payroll functions, financial statements, accounts payable, basic job cost, account analysis, accruals, year-end audits.
• Manage and monitor accounting procedures for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and coordinate and facilitate external audit requirements.
• Assist manager with cash flow, preparing financial statement, BBC, and report to CPA.
• Create budget at beginning and coordinate CPA firm's audit at the end of year.
• Assist in any kind of audit engagement (internal control, external, SOX, etc . )
• Provide support for the controller with period-end close accruals and journal entries and assist in various duties and responsibilities.
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