Job Description
Hybrid: This position requires you to work on-site 3 times a week (Tue to Thu)
We are seeking a finance and accounting professional to perform General Ledger activities with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with professional accounting standards, best practices, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This role is responsible for identifying and analyzing accounting risks and issues, researching transactions and contracts, supporting internal controls and SOX compliance, and partnering with Finance to assess accounting implications for material business decisions. The position also supports internal and external financial reporting, drives continuous improvement in accounting practices and policies, interprets new accounting standards, and provides direction to a team with similar functional responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Perform General Ledger functions and ensure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards, best practices, and GAAP.
Identify, interpret, and analyze potential accounting risks and issues.
Research and analyze accounting transactions and contracts.
Identify and execute internal controls, SOX compliance, and financial procedures.
Partner with Finance to determine accounting implications of transactions and perform analytical analyses to support material business decisions.
Assist with internal and external financial reporting, including analyzing consolidated results, drafting SEC documents and management review reports, ensuring quality, and administering strict timelines.
Evaluate current accounting practices and policies and drive continuous improvement.
Research and interpret new accounting standards, assess applicability to GM, and support compliance with external 10-Q and 10-K reporting requirements.
Provide direction to a team of individuals with similar functional responsibility.
Required Qualifications
Strong General Ledger accounting experience.
Knowledge of GAAP and professional accounting standards.
Experience identifying, interpreting, and analyzing accounting risks and issues.
Experience researching accounting transactions and contracts.
Knowledge of internal controls, SOX compliance, and financial procedures.
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Finance on accounting implications and business decision support.
Experience supporting internal and external financial reporting, including consolidated results, SEC reporting, and management review reporting.
Ability to evaluate accounting practices and policies and drive continuous improvement.
Experience researching and interpreting new accounting standards.
Leadership capability to provide direction to a team with similar functional responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience drafting SEC documents and management review reports.
Experience supporting consolidated financial results analysis.
Demonstrated ability to assess the impact of new accounting standards on business operations.
Proven ability to balance compliance, reporting quality, and strict timelines in a complex environment.
Experience leading or guiding teams with similar functional responsibilities.
What Makes This Job Different
This role combines core General Ledger ownership with exposure to technical accounting analysis, contract review, SOX compliance, and external reporting.
The position has direct impact on material business decisions through close partnership with Finance and evaluation of accounting implications.
It offers a blend of operational execution and strategic influence, including continuous improvement of accounting practices and interpretation of new accounting standards.
The role also includes team direction responsibilities, adding a people leadership dimension alongside technical accounting scope.
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 believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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