Financial Analyst - Controllership

Description

Controllership is a multi-faceted team managing Corporate, Regional, and Business Unit Accounting, Treasury Accounting, Employee Benefits Accounting, Warranty, Consolidations & SEC Reporting, Financial Assurance, Technical Accounting, Design and Build, Sales and Marketing, Customer Care and Aftersales, Systems and Modernization with operations around the globe. We are committed to working together to leverage our diversity in a rewarding work environment and creating opportunities for our people.

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. Current openings include positions supporting our Close and Consolidations teams.

What You'll Do

The following responsibilities may vary in applicability based on the Controllership team assigned:

• 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 result 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 generally 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

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) (preferred)
• Public accounting firm experience (preferred)
• Ability to work with a high level of 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
• 3+ Years of Accounting, or Finance Experience required.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Complex problem solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to take a strategic, 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, SAP, Power BI, KNIME, Sharepoint, and/or Robotics Process Automation