Senior Technical Accountant - Product Development

Description
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.
What You'll Do

• 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

Qualifications:

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

What will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• CPA
• Knowledge and experience working enterprise accounting system (SAP preferred)
• Experience writing technical white papers

Location: Hybrid. This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the - Global HQ Warren Mi three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business]
Relocation: This role is NOT eligible for relocation benefits.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
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