Principal Associate, Agile Accounting

Capital One • McLean, VA

27d • $109,900 - $137,900

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated accountant to join the Controllers Group as a Principal Accounting Associate with a focus on agile project planning. You will be a self-starter responsible for managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast paced, time sensitive environment. The Controllers Group supports the financial implementation of new products, services, and systems with countless opportunities for knowledge growth. This role will have the opportunity to engage with groups across the organization as part of variance analysis, financial statement risk identification, and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or military experience
• At least 3 years of experience in accounting, external financial reporting, audit, finance, or a combination
• At least 3 years of experience with Google Office or Microsoft Office products, or a combination

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, external financial reporting, audit or Finance, or a combination
• 3+ years of experience driving projects in Accounting
• 2+ years of experience in Tableau, Python, or SQL, or a combination

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for Financial Services Accounting projects, managing them from planning through delivery and stabilization
• Build and maintain relationships with local and cross-functional teams to support corporate initiatives
• Facilitate the use of Agile methodology to ensure consistent project delivery
• Present findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership
• Plan, manage, and execute project documentation, identifying and remediating risks, issues, and dependencies
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to solve accounting and business problems, ensuring accountability and resolution
• Demonstrate organizational agility and apply financial, data, and technology concepts to meet program objectives
• Leverage problem-solving and influencing skills to ensure project plans deliver on intent
• Contribute to process improvements through project development, knowledge sharing, and a well-governed mindset
• Participate in key corporate initiatives, including technology and data transformation
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to address process or product changes
• Provide ad hoc analysis to management and support audit, risk, and compliance activities as needed

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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