Senior Accountant - Mortgage Accounting

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# 21809

Remote? No

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

This Senior Accountant will be a member of Ally's Controller's Team. Reporting to the Director or Manager, the position will be responsible for assisting in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of a public company and key responsibilities include gathering information from the various groups, pulling the information into the quarterly and annual financial statements and working thru the various levels of review from a number of business owners.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly and year-end financial statements (10-Q/10-K).
• Support qualitative improvements in control operations to reduce /eliminate control deficiencies.
• Analyze and reconcile more complex accounts, researching discrepancies and taking action to ensure accounts are balanced.
• May have supervision responsibility, which would include providing training and development to direct reports and performance evaluation.
• Provide insight into potential process improvements.
• Coordinate with a number of groups across the enterprise in gathering all the necessary materials.
• Participate in gathering the review comments and making any necessary changes to the financial statements.
• Assist in analytical accounting support to the internal business partners.
• Assists in the resolution of accounting problems thru the appropriate channels leaders, to aid in the understanding of accounting activities.
• Drive audit compliance within the areas for which you are responsible.

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field(s) of study or equivalent

• Highly preferred: 3+ years previous work experience in Accounting or related field.
• Highly preferred:
  Bachelor's degree in Accounting, finance, or related. Master's degree, a plus.
• Highly preferred:
  Advanced MS Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.).
• CPA (or equivalent).
• Workday experience.
• General technical accounting and/or functional skills for area of expertise.
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and high degree of self-motivation.
• Sound oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize data, perform independent analysis, and provide explanations/conclusions to management.
• Ability to work with limited supervision while applying previous experience to execute all but the most complex tasks.
• Ability to lead small projects or contribute meaningfully to larger projects.
• Comfortable interacting with other personnel in group or support staff from other departments; may interact with other internal and external personnel (i.e., external auditors, regulators) on specific projects or more complex tasks, usually under supervision.

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally’s total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:
Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and…