Financial Analyst - Capital Management Controllership

General Motors • Warren, MI

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 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 initiative, judgment, decision making, and serving as a strategic business partner across the enterprise to bring timely and insighted decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business or related field
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to understand and apply accounting and 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

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Public accounting firm experience
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• 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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor and analyze results of GM’s global fixed asset processes
• 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/OneStream, etc.
• Support and review the General Motors Specialty Vehicles statutory audit processes, collaborating with the Statutory CoE, tax and GM’s external auditors.
• 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

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

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