Accounting Manager, Project Lead

Capital One • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

Does the idea of working with professional, highly trained accountants inspire you? Are you an accounting professional with a demonstrated ability to lead projects and develop new ideas? Would you like to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded, all while having a work-life balance? If so, opportunities for professional and personal fulfillment in a dynamic, progressive organization await you at Capital One! As a Manager of Accounting on the Accounting Project team you will lead a body of work, individually and through others, that support our Controllers Central Integration Team and transform our Finance organization. You will have the opportunity to be involved in progressive project work with exposure to senior management and various departments across the Company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting, accounting integration, finance, audit, or a combination
• At least 3 years of experience in project management, product management, or a combination

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP), or Lean or Agile Certifications (Product Owner, or Agile Project Mgmt, or SAFe Scaled Agilist)
• At least 1 year of experience managing direct or indirect reports

Responsibilities

• Lead a highly dynamic and cross-functional team of Accounting subject matter experts
• Provide strategic direction to partners and peers in delivery of moderate to large complex initiatives
• Understand customer expectations; current gaps & technical constraints; drive requirements and ultimately partner with the line of business and finance teams
• Leverage problem solving and influencing skills to ensure the initiative delivers on intent
• Partner cross-functionally with customers to provide strategic and tactical thought partnership to effectively drive delivery
• Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of commitments
• Demonstrate a proven track record of excellent project management, bringing the ability to quickly put structure in place to manage work in a dynamic complex environment
• Have excellent communication and partnership skills which are essential for interacting and communicating with key stakeholders at all levels across the company to manage, inform and influence outcomes
• Exhibit strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Lead through change with an ability to prioritize diverse tasks

Benefits

• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
• performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager