Accounting Analyst - Warranty

General Motors • Warren, MI

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Role: Serve as a Warranty Accounting Analyst, bringing timely and insightful decisions to all strategic and tactical matters as they related to warranty forecasting, accounting, audit/SOX compliance and financial analyses, leveraging financial systems and processes that increase visibility, improve efficiency, shorten decision cycle times, and reinforce financial integrity and accountability. What You'll Do (Responsibilities): Perform Warranty COE General Ledger functions; assure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards and best practices in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) Prepare manual journal entries, balance sheet reconciliation, and reserve adequacy studies Prepare warranty accrual rates using US GAAP accepted actuarial methodologies Maintenance of financial data in warranty system Identify, interpret and analyze potential accounting risks and issues Research and analyze accounting transactions and contracts Identify and execute internal controls, SOX compliance and financial procedures Partner with Finance to determine accounting implications of transactions and perform analytical analyses to utilize when making all material business decisions Assist with internal and external financial reporting - including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports, ensuring quality, and administering strict timeline Evaluate current accounting practices and policies and drive continuous improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting
• minimum 2 years' experience in accounting or controllership

Nice To Haves

• CPA preferred
• Knowledge and experience working enterprise accounting system (SAP and/or Oracle Hyperion)
• Warranty or product costing accounting experience
• Experience working within Automotive or Manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Perform Warranty COE General Ledger functions; assure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards and best practices in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Prepare manual journal entries, balance sheet reconciliation, and reserve adequacy studies
• Prepare warranty accrual rates using US GAAP accepted actuarial methodologies
• Maintenance of financial data in warranty system
• Identify, interpret and analyze potential accounting risks and issues
• Research and analyze accounting transactions and contracts
• Identify and execute internal controls, SOX compliance and financial procedures
• Partner with Finance to determine accounting implications of transactions and perform analytical analyses to utilize when making all material business decisions
• Assist with internal and external financial reporting - including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports, ensuring quality, and administering strict timeline
• Evaluate current accounting practices and policies and drive continuous improvement

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees