[Remote] Banking & Payments Accountant- US (100% remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sun World International is a California-based agriculture and technology firm focused on fruit variety development, technology, intellectual property, and licensing. The Banking & Payments Accountant executes and accounts for banking and payment activities, maintains payment controls and records, and supports cash activity, reconciliations, and month-end close.

Responsibilities

• Payment operations: Prepare domestic and international payment batches, wires, ACH transactions, checks, and other payment methods in accordance with authorization limits and segregation-of-duties requirements
• Payment controls: Verify that payment requests contain appropriate approvals and support; coordinate independent validation of vendor bank changes and other high-risk payment instructions before processing
• Banking administration: Maintain bank account records, authorized signer documentation, user-access listings, and payment templates
• Daily cash activity: Retrieve and distribute bank balances and transaction activity; identify unusual, rejected, returned, duplicated, or stale transactions and coordinate timely resolution
• Intercompany settlements: Execute approved intercompany transfers and settlement instructions provided by Tax, Accounting, or Finance; retain complete support and ensure entries are communicated to affected entities
• Fraud prevention: Administer positive pay and other bank fraud-prevention tools; report exceptions immediately and support periodic reviews of payment controls and bank access
• Bank relationships and documentation: Coordinate routine service requests, KYC documentation, account maintenance, bank confirmations, and fee inquiries with financial institutions and internal stakeholders
• Close and audit support: Provide bank statements, confirmations, reconciliations, payment support, and cash schedules for month-end close, financial audits, and internal reviews
• Process improvement: Maintain banking and payment procedures, cross-train designated backups, and identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and strengthen controls
• Month-end close: Assist with month-end close responsibilities such as recording journal entries and performing reconciliations of accounts
• Other: Assist with other accounting projects as needed

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting, treasury operations, banking, or cash-management experience
• Working knowledge of journal entries, bank reconciliations, payment processes, and internal controls
• Experience with ERP systems, online banking platforms, payment file formats, and Excel
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and high transaction accuracy in a controlled environment
• Experience in a multi-entity or international organization
• Familiarity with foreign-currency payments
• Experience using Business Central

Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 10%
• Insurance coverages
• 401(K) with company match
• Flexible vacation time
• 100% remote

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