Description
Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Detroit Renaissance Center, Detroit MI, three times per week, at minimum.
The Role
Controllership's mission is to serve as a Strategic Business Partner, bringing timely and insightful decisions to all strategic and tactical matters as they related to SEC requirements, accounting, audit/SOX compliance and financial analyses. Leveraging financial systems, we strive to increase visibility, improve efficiency, shorten decision cycle times, and reinforce financial integrity and accountability. Ideal candidates are dynamic accounting professionals focused on learning, personal growth and development and are interested in gaining knowledge and expertise across various Controllership functions at General Motors. Additionally, as a member of the Controllership team, individuals are offered rotational opportunities to broaden experiences within the organization and expand skillsets.
What You'll Do
- Develop a detailed understanding of GM's processes and systems to identify control gaps and any opportunities to streamline processes and controls.
- Assist with internal and external financial reporting, including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports.
- Supporting strong control environment to ensure accurate and timely results.
- Adhering to strict timeline for deliverables
- Research and interpret new accounting standards and brainstorm how each apply to GM as well as comply with external 10-Q/10-K reporting requirements.
- Support strategic initiatives and transformation activities focused on empowering our all-electric future.
- Develop analytics and tools to provide insights into the results for business units and regions.
- Recommend types of automations, analytics, and data processing approaches to meet business objectives.
- Initiate and support enhancements that improve the quality and speed of the monthly close process.
- Assure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- Resolve complex accounting issues impacting strategic business initiatives and identify potential accounting risks.
- Support cross-functional Finance teams while developing relationships to increase future career opportunities.
- Complete special assignments outside of core job responsibilities
Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Ability to work with sound independent judgment and initiative, while being able to rapidly take on and assimilate work from existing team members when required.
- Ability to understand and apply accounting and financial reporting standards (GAAP)
- Willing to take on additional responsibilities, attend training, and learn new technical skills.
- Ability to collaborate with business, IT, and data analysis resources to capture, prioritize and document solution requirements, and drive measurable results.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Public accounting firm experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Complex problem solving and analytical abilities.
- Capable of strategic thinking and transformational point of view
- Passion for innovation, automation, and technology
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated commitment to teamwork and partnerships.
- Understanding of (or interest in learning) data structure, data interfaces and systems landscape
- Experience with (or interest in learning) HFM, OneStream, SAP, Power BI, KNIME, SharePoint, and/or Robotics Process Automation
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
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