Principal Associate, Accounting

Capital One•McLean, VA

43d•$109,900 - $137,900

About The Position

The Principal Associate, Accounting role is within the Card Controllers Team, focusing on supporting accounting, controls, and internal management reporting. This position also involves supporting project initiatives and lines of business at Capital One. The role requires a self-starter responsible for supporting balance sheet reconciliations and daily partner settlements, while managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. This role offers opportunities to engage with various groups across the organization for new technology implementation, issue resolution, and process improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or military experience
At least 3 years of experience in accounting, audit, finance, or a combination

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience in accounting, audit, finance, or a combination
At least 1 year of experience implementing process improvement projects

Responsibilities

Lead certain Card Settlement & Reconciliation workflows with oversight of daily and monthly control executions
Be a work leader of a team of associates to guide completion of workflows and embrace Capital One values
Manage the relationship with our third party staffing vendor, including daily oversight, issue resolution and ensuring the completion of deliverables
Collaborate with internal and external partners to provide meaningful subject matter support, evaluate and mitigate risks, and implement process or product changes
Support progress on our process efficiency & automation agenda
Collaborate with Accounting Shared Systems teams including work related to our Global Finance Systems and Reconciliation system enhancements, upgrades and future state
Collaborate and build relationships with back office Lines of businesses teams
Provide ad hoc analysis to management
Provide support for audit, risk and compliance groups as necessary