Manager, Corporate Accounting

Toyota North America•Plano, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Toyota’s TMNA Corporate Accounting Department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Manager, Corporate Accounting. The primary responsibility of this role is to oversee and lead the end-to-end accounting, reporting, and control environment for payroll, employee benefits, and company car and team member lease programs. This includes ensuring the accurate recognition of compensation-related expenses and liabilities across all areas. This role leads and develops a team of five team members, ensuring the timely and accurate execution of the monthly close process. The position is responsible for managing complex accounting matters, including benefits accruals and imputed income related to company related benefits. It also plays a key role in driving digital transformation initiatives, leveraging systems and automation to streamline processes, enhance data integrity, and improve overall efficiency. In addition, the role ensures strong internal controls, compliance with U.S. GAAP and regulatory requirements, and alignment between financial reporting and underlying operational data. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, the person in this role will support the Corporate Accounting’s department's objective of timely financial close and accurate reporting of financial information.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
8+ years of accounting experience (in similar field and/or industry)
Mixture of public/private accounting experience
CPA License
Enthusiastic self-starter with ability to tackle multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong US GAAP Knowledge
Strong leadership skills in taking the initiative to lead Kaizen efforts and change management
Broad financial analytical skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Toyota business operations and accounting processes
Strong pension accounting knowledge
Experience with SAP S4/HANA
Experience using Blackline

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and mentor a team of five accounting professionals
Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and accountability measures
Supervise and review team deliverables and ensure high-quality, accurate output
Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of business processes, procedures and accounting assumptions on an ongoing basis. Recommend and assist in process improvements to improve the control environment and increase the utilization of resources (people, technology, funds)
Foster a culture of respect for people, continuous improvement, ownership, and collaboration
Oversee the timely and accurate execution of the monthly close process
Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
Perform detailed flux analysis and investigate variances
Ensure payroll, benefits, and vehicle-related expenses are properly recorded and reported
Review and approve CONETS and lead the major reserves process
Oversee accounting for payroll transactions, including wages, bonuses, and payroll taxes
Ensure accurate payroll accruals and proper cut-off procedures
Reconcile payroll sub-ledgers to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies
Partner with Payroll Operations for all payroll processing across all US-based entities
Manage accounting for employee benefits, including health & welfare and retirement plans
Own and manage the benefits allocation process across entities and cost centers, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and proper support
Perform detailed review of intercompany transactions related to benefits accounting, including allocations, eliminations, and reconciliations
Ensure accurate and timely recording of benefit-related expenses, liabilities, accruals, and intercompany billings across multiple participating affiliates. Partner with HR Benefits to validate data and resolve issues
Oversee accounting for company vehicle and team member lease programs
Ensure proper recording of vehicle-related expenses and employee imputed income
Maintain and review schedules supporting vehicle activity and allocations from Vehicle Services
Maintain and enhance internal controls (SOX)
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements
Support internal and external audits, including documentation and walkthroughs
Identify and remediate control gaps or process risks
Drive automation and process optimization initiatives to reduce manual work
Enhance utilization of financial systems (e.g., ERP, reconciliation tools)
Standardize processes, documentation, and controls across the function
Improve data integrity, reporting capabilities, and overall efficiency
Partner with Payroll Operations, HR Benefits, FP&A, Business Unit Finance, Financial Reporting, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment
Assist in providing guidance on accounting issues to business groups of the company as needed
Support budgeting and forecasting activities related to payroll and benefits

Benefits

A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
Paid holidays and paid time off
Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
Relocation assistance (if applicable)