General Motors

Job Description

Sponsorship: 

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

This will play a key role in a project to transform Controllership reporting and consolidation activities. The project will focus on realigning processes to best leverage team strengths to streamlining and standardizing processes. Role will collaborate with several teams across Controllership, GBS, and IT, and work involves a high level of independent judgment, accuracy, creativity, and initiative. Role will serve as a Strategic Business Partner, bringing timely and insightful decisions to all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to SEC requirements, accounting, audit/SOX compliance and financial analyses, leveraging financial systems and processes that increase clarity, improve efficiency, shorten decision cycle times, and reinforce financial integrity and accountability. 

What You’ll Do

• Lead workshops / meetings with multiple teams to understand processes.
• Evaluate current accounting practices and policies and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Controllership Modernization, GBS Transformation, IT, etc. to determine how to best leverage existing technology.
• Identify and eliminate redundant and non-value-added work. 
• Identify and eliminate collective pain points and reduce number of handoffs in processes. 
• Bring creative solutions to the table to improve processes.
• Partner with impacted teams to align the solution for process improvements.
• With every proposal, maintain a strong control environment and high quality in reporting.
• Identify, interpret and analyze potential accounting risks and issues.
• Track and monitor the progress of projects and help resolve issues to bring them to completion.
• Prepare presentation materials and present status to leadership, when applicable.
• Work with a high level of independent judgement and initiative.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• College degree with major in accounting or business administration or equivalent experience/ training
• 3+ years finance/accounting experience including combination of public/private
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated commitment to teamwork and partnerships
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrated project management skills, including ability to plan and prioritize multiple assignments within restricted time constraints
• Demonstrated ability to work and lead with minimal supervision on unstructured assignments
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work on mid shift (flexible to EST hours)

What Will Give You A Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Certification - Certified Public Accountant
• Highly proficient personal computer skills and technology driven
• Experience with Power BI, KNIME, and Microsoft SharePoint
• Experience with SAP and Hyperion systems
• Passion for innovation, automation, and technology
• Willingness to work flexible schedules to accommodate various time zones
• High level of independent judgment and initiative
• Fast learner and adaptor
• Strong communication, build effective working relationships with business partners

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. 

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.