Balancing Specialist
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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