Financial Controller I

Financial Controller I

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent education and related training
• 2-3 years of relevant accounting finance experience that includes complex financial analysis
• Incumbent must possess the experience and business vision to provide leadership to support to the Corporate Controller and Executive leadership
• Sound and comprehensive understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes
• Ability to build consensus through communication and presentation of factual and relevant information
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interpret and communicate financial analysis to business partners in a concise and useful manner
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sound and logical decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work well with others in a dynamic, team-oriented environment
• Familiarity with GAAP, with specific knowledge of GAAP related to supported business units
• High proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and other basic software products

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing quality assured financial reporting of the business activities within the Line of Business (LOB)
• Serves as liaison with the Corporate Policy team as subject matter expert, assisting in maintaining up to date policies, and requesting clarification of existing policies as required
• Primary roles include Management Reporting & Analysis, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Reporting, and accounting controls and operations
• Applies comprehensive understanding of how the organization operates to solve issues that have accounting and financial reporting implications
• Uses advanced analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Leads teams or projects with significant risk and complexity and mentors other teammates to develop their technical expertise
• Works independently with guidance in only the most complex and unusual situations
• Provide accounting guidance and support to ensure new products or transactions are accounted for correctly and accounting and financial reporting risks are identified
• Preparation/review of reporting and analyses of monthly results in support of the closing process and understanding and reviewing financial results
• Subject matter expertise in the identification and querying of the data necessary to prepare and provide value added management reporting
• Account level variance analysis in support of the month-end close process
• Preparation/review of standard and enhanced reports, regular and ad hoc analytics, and interpretation of LOB financial results
• Assess accounting impacts of business changes
• Oversight of the internal control structure over processes specific to the LOB that impact financial reporting
• Proactively partners with the LOB to ensure accuracy and integrity of processes impacting financial reporting
• Prepare/review reporting and analyses of monthly results for the closing process to identify and mitigate areas representing material financial risk
• Provides support for LOB information enhancement initiatives
• Prepares/reviews of SEC and Regulatory disclosures and financial filings to ensure the SOX Control structure mitigates financial risk
• Ensures adherence to relevant financial management requirements including policies, standards, procedures, internal controls, and record retention
• Supports the month end close process
• Analysis of GL activity and results
• Performance of SOX controls
• Preparation of journal entries to record the results of business transactions to the GL
• Serves as liaison with Accounting Operations group as subject matter expert for LOB accounting and data
• Works collaboratively with the LOB and SFO teams to ensure accurate recording of transactions to the GL
• Preparation, review and oversight of quarterly and annual SEC and Regulatory disclosures and other financial filings
• Responsible for preparation and review of quarterly and annual legal entity audited financial statements and annual report
• Responsible for the preparation, review, and monthly submission of other regulatory reports and filings
• Supports the Corporate Controller and Financial Reporting team on external financial and regulatory reporting matters
• Serves as liaison with Corporate Accounting Policy team as subject matter expert on LOB accounting issues
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with corporate accounting policies in the areas of the LOB that perform accounting processes
• Responsible for adhering to Truist accounting policies

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Essbase/Hyperion, EPM/BPC, or other enterprise accounting software
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred