Financial and Regulatory Analyst

Job Details

Description

General Purpose

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Financial & Regulatory Reporting professional to lead our corporate accounting, reporting, and technical accounting functions. The ideal candidate will take ownership of our audited financial statements, quarterly earnings releases, ensure compliance with evolving regulatory standards, and provide critical insights to leadership.

This role requires a strong background in bank accounting, deep expertise in FASB pronouncements along with a strong knowledge of banking law and regulation.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Preparation, review, and consolidation of the company’s audited financial statements, footnote disclosures, and employee benefit plan financial reports.
• Prepares quarterly financial statements and work with management to develop earnings releases.
• Works with external auditors to manage audit engagements, resolve issues, and ensure strict compliance and audit readiness.
• Completes accurate and timely quarterly regulatory and compliance reports as required by relevant governing agencies.
• Provides technical accounting research and draft comprehensive memos on complex, non-routine transactions (including hedges and derivatives) for management and external auditors.
• Supports the investigation, selection, and implementation of alternative enterprise-wide finance and accounting software solutions (ERP/FMS) to replace legacy spreadsheet-based workflows with an integrated, end-to-end solution.
• Continuously monitors, researches, and assesses the impact of new FASB pronouncements and regulatory guidance on the company’s financial statements.
• Creates and maintains accounting models to streamline ASU implementation and simplification.
• Partners with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements, update accounting manuals, and ensure rigorous adherence FFEIC internal control standards.
• Advises business units on accounting implications of new products or strategic initiatives, assisting with implementation and integration.
• Regular and reliable on-site attendance is required as an essential function of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability

• Ability to translate the bank's vision, mission, and values to empower and motivate.
• Understands business implications of decisions; demonstrating knowledge of the market, competition, profitability and aligns department’s work with strategic goals.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and provide proactive recommendations to leadership.
• Proven experience or aptitude for evaluating and implementing financial technology (FinTech) to replace manual processes.
• Proven experience with a sophisticated accounting team in a growth environment.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable verbal and written communications for non-financial stakeholders.
• Mastery of GAAP, regulatory reporting (Call Reports), and tax preparation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with data visualization tools (eg. Power BI) or banking core systems.
• Demonstrates effective interaction with colleagues, management, and leadership.

Education Or Formal Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or closely related required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation preferred.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Colorado Driver’s License required.

Experience

• Ten (10) years or more of related experience in a financial institution setting.
• Experience in a mid-to-large community bank ($5B+ in assets) is highly preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.

Working Conditions

Working Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment, that may have a hybrid schedule to include remote and in office work. In-office attendance requires a minimum of three (3) days per week. This arrangement can be modified at any time, at management discretion. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printers.

Travel to conferences, meetings, and branch locations on a regular basis is necessary.

Physical Activities

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This is largely a sedentary role. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee may have to lift up to 25 pounds.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Starting Rate of Pay is from $90,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year, depending on experience.

For an overview of our employee benefits please visit: Alpine Bank Careers Page

Position anticipated to close July 2, 2026, or until filled.