Senior Technical Accountant - Product Development

GM • Warren, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Development Controller Group is looking for an innovative, forward-thinking, detail-oriented accountant to join their team. The Senior Technical Accountant is responsible for understanding GM’s global emissions compliance status, and related impacts on our accounting, as well as taking an active role in contract review, specifically to vehicle supply agreements, and ad hoc projects as needed. The role requires a high level of independent judgment and initiative, decision making and serving as a strategic business partner across the enterprise to bring timely and insighted decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting or controllership (technical accounting preferred)

Nice To Haves

• CPA
• Knowledge and experience working enterprise accounting system (SAP preferred)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor and analyze results of emissions accounting process
• Support and collaborate with finance, business partners, and other key stakeholders, to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and GM’s Accounting Policy Manual (APM) requirements, effective controls and accurate reporting
• Analysis and reporting of month-end Product Development related results
• Assist with internal and external financial reporting, including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports
• Navigate and understand various general ledger and consolidations
• Oversight, review and consolidation of all vehicle supply agreement related contracts and associated processes, including enhancements, modernization and expansion of current processes.
• Utilize new technologies and solutions to create more robust controls, process efficiencies and impactful reporting packages
• Initiate and support enhancements that improve the quality and speed of the monthly close process
• 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, International 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees