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Perfecting Community Bank Account Reconciliations Workshop

Account reconciliations may be one of the most routine processes in a community bank, but they are also one of the most important. Weak, incomplete, or poorly documented reconciliations can lead to inaccurate financial statements, Call Report errors, unresolved differences, fraud risk, audit findings, and regulatory criticism. Understanding reconciliation requirements means cleaner audits and fewer exceptions!
Upcoming
DATE

Thursday, October 8, 2026
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

INSTRUCTOR

Andrea Lambert

FORMAT

Workshop

$450.00 or 4 Tokens

Includes: Live Access, 30 Days OnDemand Playback, Presenter Materials and Handouts

  • Accounting/Reporting
  • Auditing
  • Compliance
  • Deposit
  • Deposit Compliance
  • General Compliance
  • Lending
  • Reporting
  • Risk Management/Legal
  • Board Member
  • Branch Manager
  • Compliance Officer
  • Controller/Accountant
  • Deposit Operations Manager/Specialist
  • Internal Auditor
  • IT Professional
  • Loan Operations Manager/Specialist
  • Privacy Officer/Information Security Professional
  • Risk Manager
  • Senior Management

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This interactive 2.5 hour workshop begins with a focus on basic information, refining skills and establishing reconciliation processes. Then participants break into a workshop environment where they can work through problems and issues together.

Perfecting Account Reconciliations is a practical, community bank-focused webinar designed to help bankers strengthen the entire reconciliation process, from preparation and review through exception resolution, documentation, and management oversight.

We will explore the direct relationship between reconciliations and the accuracy of the bank's financial statements and regulatory Call Reports, including how unreconciled items, improper classifications, stale items, and unsupported balances can flow into regulatory reporting errors.

The class will also put reconciliations into context within the bank's broader internal control framework. A well-designed reconciliation process provides one of the foundational controls for safeguarding assets, maintaining reliable books and records, detecting errors or unusual activity, supporting segregation of duties, and demonstrating effective financial and operational oversight.

What You'll Learn

  • Building an Effective Reconciliation Program Understand the elements of a strong bank-wide reconciliation process.
  • Reconciliations, Financial Statements & Call Reporting Explore how general ledger reconciliations support the integrity of financial statements and the Call Report.
  • Reconciliations as a Foundation of Internal Controls Examine where reconciliations fit within the bank's internal control framework and how they support segregation of duties, error detection, fraud prevention, financial reporting reliability, and management accountability.
  • Managing Exceptions, Differences & Stale Items Learn how to identify, document, investigate, escalate, and resolve reconciling items.
  • Strengthening Review, Documentation & Audit Readiness Learn what a meaningful independent review should include, what documentation should be retained, and how banks can create a reconciliation process that stands up to scrutiny from internal audit, external auditors, regulators, and the board or audit committee.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for community bank personnel involved in preparing, reviewing, overseeing, or relying upon account reconciliations, including Controllers and Chief Financial Officers, Accounting and finance personnel, Call Report and regulatory reporting personnel, Operations officers and staff, Deposit and loan operations personnel, Internal auditors, Compliance and risk management personnel, Information technology and information security personnel responsible for system interfaces, Department managers responsible for general ledger accounts, Senior management as well as Audit committee members and others responsible for financial oversight.

Whether your bank is looking to formalize its reconciliation program, address recurring exceptions, improve Call Report accuracy, strengthen internal controls, or simply confirm that current practices meet expectations, this session will provide practical guidance for turning account reconciliations into a stronger and more reliable control process.

Andrea Lambert

Instructor Bio

Andrea Lambert is currently lending her skills as Senior Call Report Consultant and member of the 3PR staff. Andrea has over 20 years of banking experience with a broad range of financial and operational skills. She began her banking career as a part-time teller and bookkeeper as she completed her B.S. in Finance from Illinois State University. In 2005, she started a seven-year career with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as an associate national bank examiner, becoming familiar with rules and regulations, best practices, and success strategies as they relate to the call report process and the banking industry as a whole. In 2012, Andrea filled the cashier position at a local community bank. During the ten years she worked there, she was responsible for ensuring the accuracy of various operational components of the bank, with a focus on call report preparation.

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