Corporate Accountant - Hybrid - Dallas, Texas

Corporate Accountant - (Associate, Controllership) - Hybrid - Dallas

• Responsible for the operations and controls surrounding accounting, tax, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrates expertise in processing transactions, recording accounting entries, managing the general ledger and reconciliations, and interpreting and complying with technical accounting matters and financial reporting disclosure requirements.
• Through the Controllership function, stakeholders receive relevant insight and commentary on transaction-level and financial results for analysis and decision-making.
• The position is based in Dallas, Texas. It is a hybrid role in which you will be in the office three (3) days a week—working from the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and another day of your choosing—and working two (2) days remotely from home.

Essential Functions:

• Administers the processing, accounting entries, reconciliations, reporting, analysis, and documentation of assigned job areas within the Corporate Accounting Team.
• Analytics related to expenses, accruals, and other financial statement accounts.
• Creates and/or improves current accounting and reporting processes; recommends enhancements or improvements.
• Manages relevant accruals and maintains accrual position reports for ease of tracking.
• Reconciles Corporate Accounts, including payroll-related accounts from the HR Workday subsystem to the General Ledger.
• Maintains monthly processes related to accruals and books monthly journal entries.
• Informs, gains input, and supports decision-making by sharing knowledge, status, needs, and issues across business lines.
• Guides and assists junior-level professionals as needed.
• Prepares / Reviews, reconciles, or analyzes accounting entries, transactions, general ledger, and consolidation results.

Other Functions:

• End-to-end deep dive reviews and transformation routines.
• Accounting reporting tools, analytics, and enhancements.
• Special projects as requested.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree: Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of relatable experience in accounting, financial reporting, and auditing or field equivalent work experience.  Experience in expense accrual process, analyzing expenses and payroll.

Licenses & Certifications:

• Preferred: CPA - Certified Public Accountant

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate competence in accounting practices and procedures, including US GAAP/IFRS and regulatory reporting standards.
• Strong understanding of the expense accrual process with relevant experience.
• Practical analytical and accounting skills.
• Good understanding of payroll and able to discover discrepancies and correct them immediately.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to focus on details to ensure and maintain data accuracy and demonstrate a holistic understanding of accounting and financial reports.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to multi-task and adhere to deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong MS Excel skills - Will be researching variances.
• Intermediate to Advanced experience with MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Access.
• Accounting software experience in Oracle and SAP is a plus.
• Ability to demonstrate continuous improvement through training.

Diversity & EEO Statements:

• At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce and strive to increase the diversity of our teams. We actively encourage everyone to apply.
• Santander is an equal opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

• Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking.
• Occasional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown.
• Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, climb ladders.

Employer Rights:

• This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job.

• You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties.
• You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.
• The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.
• This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

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Primary Location: Dallas, TX, Dallas

Other Locations: Texas-Dallas

Organization: Santander Consumer USA Inc.