Description
Hybrid This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Cole Engineering Center Tower, Warren MI three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
The Role
The Capital Management & Special Projects Controller Group team is looking for an innovative, forward-thinking, detail-oriented analyst to join their team. The Fixed Asset & Special Project Sr Finance Analyst is responsible for understanding GM's end-to-end fixed asset processes including operations, systems, financials, and the related control environment. The role requires a high level of independent judgment and initiative, decision making and serving as a strategic business partner across the enterprise to bring timely and insighted decisions.
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What You'll Do
- Coordinate, monitor and analyze results of plant fixed asset annual physical inventory process
- Support and collaborate with Global Business Solutions (GBS) fixed asset team to ensure compliance with APM requirements, effective controls and accurate reporting
- Analysis and reporting of month-end capital and PP&E balances including global PP&E, capital accruals and associated P&L impacts
- Navigate and understand various systems impacting fixed assets including eSAP, eTools, ITD transformation, Global Ledger, FINCORE, GCARS, etc.
- Oversight, review and consolidation of all indirect material contracts and associated processes, including enhancements, modernization and expansion of current processes.
- Utilize new technologies and solutions to create more robust controls, process efficiencies and impactful reporting packages
- Presentation of financial results to other members of the organization including leadership
- Assist with special projects and ad hoc requests
- Develop strong relationship with business partners support requests/inquiries including Controllership, Finance, IT and various other operational partners
- Maintain controls and work with Financial Assurance and external auditors to support audit requirements, streamline existing business processes and develop new/enhanced control procedures
- Model GM's desired behaviors including safety
- Actively promote GM's culture of inclusion
- This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate
Additional Description
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, mathematics, business or related field
- 5+ years of experience with Accounting or finance
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to understand and apply accounting or financial reporting standards (US GAAP)
- Ability to prioritize assignments/projects, take on additional responsibilities and deliver within restricted time constraints
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated commitment to teamwork and partnerships
- Focus on learning and personal development
- Ability to embrace and manage change
Preferred:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Experience with Public accounting firm, internal controllership, contract review, technical accounting analysis, or fixed analysis
- 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
- 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
- Resolve complex accounting issues impacting strategic business initiatives and identify potential accounting risks
- Complete special assignments outside of core job responsibilities
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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