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Balancing Specialist

Busey Bank · Champaign, IL · $20.00–$22.00 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time an auditor asked for support on one of your reconciliations. How did it go?

What they are checking: Whether their work is documented well enough to stand on its own when an auditor reviews it.

You have Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHLB reconciliations due the same week as month end. How do you plan your time?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage many recurring deadlines without letting quality drop.

Tell me about a time you found a mistake you had made in a reconciliation after it was signed off. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own errors quickly, which is what keeps small balancing problems from becoming audit findings.

What would you do

You found an unreconciled item that has been sitting for 60 days. Another department owns it and is not responding. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they push aging items to resolution and escalate rather than letting them roll month after month.

Busey reviews reconcilements from banks it acquires. What would you look for in a reconciliation from a bank being converted onto our system?

What they are checking: Whether they know old unresolved items and unusual balances can hide problems that come over in a conversion.

About the work

Walk me through how you reconcile a core application, like checking or loans, to the general ledger.

What they are checking: Whether they understand that subledger totals must tie to the GL and know how to trace a difference.

A correspondent bank account is out of balance by a small amount and the cause is not obvious. Where do you start looking?

What they are checking: Whether they have a methodical way to find differences, like timing items, transpositions and missed entries.

How would you reconcile teller and ATM cash and decide what goes on the variation report?

What they are checking: Whether they can tell normal timing differences from real overages and shortages that need follow-up.

What do you know about IOLTA accounts, and why does the interest on them need to be handled carefully?

What they are checking: Whether they grasp that lawyer trust interest belongs to each state's Bar Foundation and errors have legal weight.

How strong are your Excel skills? Tell me about a spreadsheet you built to make a reconciliation faster or more reliable.

What they are checking: Whether they use tools like lookups and pivot tables to work faster and reduce manual errors.

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The full job description

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Position Summary The Balancing Specialist is responsible for balancing core applications, correspondent banks, general ledger accounts and internal checking accounts. Duties & Responsibilities • Prepare account reconciliations on core applications – checking, savings, loans, safe deposit and time deposits to the general ledger from core reports. • Prepare account reconcilations on correspondent bank accounts. • Prepare account reconcilations on general ledger and internal checking accounts. • Manage a number of general ledger balances to application totals using Core Balancing tool. • Reconcile Teller and ATM cash and prepare variation reports. • Reconcile official checks and perform various functions to support the program. • Reconcile Interest on Lawyers Trust accounts and submit interest earned to each states Bar Foundation. • Reconcile Florida Documentary Stamps and submit report for filing and payment. • Reconcile monthly Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHLB reconciliations to identify differences. • Review reports and reconcilements of banks purchased for conversion to our system. • Work closely with other departments on research to make sure entries clear timely. • Support internal and external audits through timely and accurate completion of all reconcilements. Education & Experience Knowledge of: • Strong oral and written communication skills • Strong organizational skills • Proficiency in accounting and finance systems Ability to: • Complete work accurately to prevent/limit number of errors • Maintain confidentiality of information • Analyze and interpret numerical data • Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures • Solve problems independently while applying logic and discretion Education and Training: • Requires a High School Diploma with an Associate’s degree in Accounting or Bookkeeping or equivalent banking experience a plus. • Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office. Compensation and Benefits Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance. (Base Pay Range: $20.00-$22.00/hr) Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being—now and in the years to come—are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information. Equal Opportunity Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment. Unsolicited Resumes Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.

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