Peoples Bank Looking for Controller at Munster, IN Full Time

Highly visible position reporting directly to the CFO.

The Controller manages the financial records and maintains the accounting systems used in various accounting schedules, financial statements, board reports, and analyses. The Controller ensures that all accounting policies and procedures are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and prepares and submits all financial reports to top management and government agencies. Also supervises accounting staff.

Qualifications Include

• Minimum 5 years of prior accounting experience with a minimum three years with a public company.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including generally accepted accounting principles.
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
• Knowledge of federal and state tax regulations.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting.
• Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
• Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.

About Peoples Bank

For over 100 years, Peoples Bank has maintained a philosophy of commitment to the customer, a belief that has allowed Peoples Bank to thrive and continue to serve communities within its Indiana and Illinois footprint. It’s the same philosophy that drives Peoples now as it did in 1910 when the Bank first opened for business. Today, the company keeps better banking moving forward for its customers and communities at Banking Center locations across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.

Headquartered in Munster, Indiana, Peoples Bank is a locally managed community bank whose mission is to help our customers and communities be more successful. We do this by providing a variety of consumer, business, and wealth management products, and offering a wide range of digital banking services to meet the unique needs of our customers.

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